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Bring back our Jos

Anybody who grew up in Jos, the plateau state capital, from the 60s right up to the early 90s like me will agree that it was without doubt the most pl

Gumi and the sin-eater syndrome

In 18th and 19th century Europe, especially in Wales, upon the death of a person, his or her relatives would prepare a ritual bread and drink, place i

Lindsay Barret at 80 in West Africa

It was in Dakar in March 1966 that I made the definite decision to spend an extended portion of my life in West Africa. When I had left Paris in Febru

2023: Three categories of presidential aspirants

In the past few months, three major developments have pushed the 2023 elections to the forefront of national public discourse. In the order they trans

Matters arising before next MPC meeting

On July 7, 2009, two major events that were related took place in the Nigerian financial industry. One was the first meeting of the Monetary Policy Co