OBITUARY: Okara, literary icon who discovered his writing talent after Herbert Macaulay ‘seized his pencil’

by Nigerian Oracle - March 27, 20190

Cryptically crafted, Gabriel Okara’s The Call of the River Nun, written in 1953, transcended beyond an ode to the river that passes through his native home in the Niger Delta.
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How Saudi officials wooed Nigerian doctors in Lagos, Abuja

by Nigerian Oracle - March 26, 20190

Sodiq Abubakar (not real name) was not going to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; it was prayers answered for him and he was ready to deploy all his resources to get
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CLOSE-UP: Adeboye, daughter of Nigeria’s pioneer industrialist, shatters the ceiling at Cadbury

by Nigerian Oracle - March 22, 20190

You don’t become the first female managing director of a topmost, 54-year-old company in Nigeria if you have not paid your dues — perhaps even in excess. Oyeyimika Adeboye was The post CLOSE-UP: Adeboye, daughter of Nigeria’s pioneer industrialist, shatters the ceiling at Cadbury appeared first on TheCable.

Osowobi, founder Stand to End Rape, becomes first Nigerian to be named Commonwealth Young Person of the Year

by Nigerian Oracle - March 14, 20190

OluwaseunAyodeji Osowobi, founder Stand to End Rape Initiative, has become the first Nigeria to be named the Commonwealth Young person of the Year. Osowobi was presented with the award by
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OBITUARY: In our hearts lie Pius Adesanmi, the prophet who foretold his death

by Nigerian Oracle - March 12, 20190

“I am at an age now where I should be confident that, should anything happen to me and I quit this realm eternally, somebody like you would go out of
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Youth corps member rots in Boko Haram custody

by Nigerian Oracle - March 3, 20190

Maryam Umar, a mother of two, knows the joy and challenges that come with raising her children. But her life is much more complicated than just such emotions. She also
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ANALYSIS: Despite Obi, Buhari records highest votes ever in south-east

by Nigerian Oracle - March 1, 20190

The elections are over. President Muhammadu Buhari has been declared the winner. Like us, we know you want to take a deep breath, have a good sleep, and stay away
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Is this the next senate president?

by Nigerian Oracle - February 28, 20190

The race for presidency of the 9th senate, to be inaugurated in June, has already started. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured 60 of the 95 seats announced so
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CDD ANALYSIS: 2019 presidential race to be the tightest ever

by Nigerian Oracle - February 22, 20190

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) election analysis centre has projected a tight race in the 2019 presidential election holding on Saturday. The centre, which is in partnership with
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IN DETAIL: Ganduje can’t give Buhari 5m votes… what we learnt from PVC figures

by Nigerian Oracle - February 21, 20190

Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, cannot statistically deliver five million votes to President Muhammadu Buhari in his state as he earlier promised. An analysis by TheCable of the latest statistics
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