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As a pan-Nigerian, I moved the motion for a return to the old national anthem 10 years ago at the National Confab, Mike Ozekhome said.

Reno Omokri, a sociopolitical activist and former presidential aide, has described the return of the old national anthem as a "giant step backward." DAILY

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"It is not really that strange for a Northern Nigerian Hausa, Fulani or Kanuri, who speaks Hausa is a Muslim, to also have bloodline relationships in the Niger Republic or the rest of the Sahel."

The state has existed both in medieval and modern terms. While there are diverging views on the origin of the medieval state, the same cannot be said of

July 29 2023 | Radio Biafra Right now, I feel it is important to draw the attention of all Biafrans and in fact the international community as well to

The real trouble started in my university. By way of background, in April 1978, “Ali Must Go!”, the first major students’ riot against fees increase crippled Nigeria leading to the death of many students, especially in ABU, Zaria.

May 29, until now, was just an ordinary day. No United Nation’s Day, No International Day. No global anniversary. Nothing, except that John F. Kennedy, the assassinated US President, was born on May 29, 1917. My problem started with the 1914 Amalgamation and Flora Shaw’s (Lord Lugard’s wife) Nigeria. We can’t forget the sweat and…

The voices of Australia’s gutsy women journalists are being brought to life in a new season of the National Library of Australia’s podcast, Bookmark This.   Inspired by the NLA Publishing book, Bold Types, the book by Dr Patricia Clarke that told the stories of women journalists working in Australia between 1860 to the end of World War II. Bold Types the podcast is hosted by Amy Remeikis who is joined by Dr Clarke and a stellar line-up of contemporary female journalists reflecting both the...

In Bold Types, Patricia Clarke recounts the chequered journey of women journalists in the fight for gender equality from 1860 to the end of World War II. These were independent, adventurous women who ventured far and wide in search of news, relevance and equality.