Today marks exactly one full week since my dear Ummi died. It’s been a painful and devastating experience for me, for her mother, her siblings, her grandparents, members of her family, immediate and extended relatives and for a host of others. During the course of this week, an unbelievable number …
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On Legitimacy And Legacy: Tinubu’s Head And Troubles Ahead (2)
Unprecedented! “When he made that famous call at 4:45 p.m. and said, ‘Good evening Mr President, I have called to congratulate you, and I concede defeat’, I was silent for quite a while because I was surprised, and he said, ‘did you hear me?’,” the president (Buhari) said. Data Dives from …
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Monitoring spirits everywhere. Nigerians speak of being remotely monitored by some so-called village people. It doesn’t matter whether they are atheists or animists, Muslims or Christians. Deep in their soul, they bear a surreal burden of surveillance. Data Dives from Dataphyte is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and …
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