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Can Igbo people speak with one voice?

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Following several incidence that happened in Nigeria many people put a question about that can Igbo people speak with one voice? This can be a simple question to answer by considering the situations that Igbo people are currently, ranging from demanding presidency coming to their demand for an independent country. Igbo are unique people if we compare then with other Nigerian tribes, Yoruba people in one way has a good understanding with Hausa people as in the case of Fulani are very closely with Hausa people. Many good businesses are taking place between people from northern Nigeria which are predominantly Hausa Fulani with their colleagues from south western part of the country who are predominantly Yoruba. But the businesses between northerners and south Eastern people who are 90% Igbo we can described it as less as compared with other region. Mutual understanding among the people is positively help in having good relationship and helping each other, I know many people may ask why th
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Who will rescue the north?

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Northern Nigeria was facing serious security challenges since 2009 after intrusion of boko haram terrorist in Borno empire and many langering problems that rock the northern Nigeria. Apart of this boko haram insurgency, recently banditry was heat the North western part of the country especially in Zamfara and katsina local government where many lives was lost and casualties. Many women was became widows as a result of massive killings caused by bandits in North Western part of the country, all the government effort to stop the trauma was in vein. Bandits used to college revenue from all the farmers living in the area before going to their farms which was totally contrary to the ethics of any country living in Democratic context. Government was became very weak in this parts where bandits are more powerful than the government which owns military and police forces. Another problem is kidnapping that engulfed many states in the North west and some parts of central Nigerian. Many peoples w
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Suit against Arabic sign of Acrobatic religiousity

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The Nigerian Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has described the suit challenging the Arabic inscription on the Nigerian currency (naira) as acrobatic religiousity. MURIC made the assertion on Monday, 16 th November, 2020 while responding to a suit filed by a Lagos-based lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobo. MURIC’s statement was issued by its director and founder, Professor Ishaq Akintola. Omirhobo argued that the Arabic inscription on naira notes portray Nigeria as an Islamic state contrary to the country’s constitutional status of a secular state. The lawyer also filed a similar suit against the Nigerian Army seeking the removal of Arabic inscriptions from its logo. The cases are being heard before Justice Mohammed Liman at the Lagos High Court. (https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/11/10/cbn-opposes-suit-to-remove-arabic-inscriptions-from-banknotes/) But according to MURIC, “Omirhobo’s approach is not only naïve, it is pedestrian and kindergarten. This
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Petroleum exploitation started up at northern Nigeria

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Following the recovering of crude oil in Northern Nigeria the federal government was directed the Nigerian national petroleum company to start exploiting the crude oil in the region. This was contained in a statement released by the company, where the work was already started. Alkaleri in Bauchi state was the city where blessed with the petroleum resources and the work was already 90% only 10% was remained for the accomplished of the work. This will positively help the economic of Nigeria as compared with the other petroleum sectors in the country. Nigerian economy was been depended mainly in petroleum resources where the price of the crude oil was crossed in the world marker.
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Some credible moments for African novelist, Chinua Achebe

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  Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist and also a poet who was known in both Nigeria and African countries especially for his gigantic work of exposing African culture and tradition through writing. He was been honoured severally as among the best African novelist where he obtained many awards from several organizations both in Nigeria and other African countries. He was the author of the known and most accepted book in Africa called "things fall apart" where the novel was explained about the African civilization before intrusion of European men in to the continent. He also published many accepted and meaningful books in African literature where he symbolized as among the Fathers of the African novelists. Some of his books includes: Anthills of Savanna Things fall apart A man of the people And several books and poems which symbolized the civilizations of African people before coming of European in to the continent. Achebe was marked as unforgettable mab in African literature
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