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Jos: Testimony of a victim

ByAlvan Ewuzie alvanatsun@yahoo.com, 07082020392 Thursday, September 15, 2011

Confession: This testimony is slightly stale. It is three years old. I have kept it for that long but the urge to spill it has never been more. I probably would have kept it but for the resurgence of the beauty-turned-beast, otherwise known as Jos. I weep for the city imbued with a natural beauty, one where rocks perch near houses as though they want to drop, but never do. The town has a serenity of whether… Continue

Added by News Updates on September 15, 2011 at 1:25am — No Comments

The nation’s new war

By Ralph Egbu 08186958958 (egburalph@yahoo.com) Sunday, September 11, 2011

Suddenly, the whole nation is engulfed in war. But like everything Nigerian, we have refused to acknowledge this fact. Like the ostrich, we prefer to bury our heads in the sand, while the whole body is exposed, believing to be safe in this false ducking posture. We can’t be. The hunter looking for the ostrich can also identify it by its beautiful exposed plumages. This is why we should leave the realm of… Continue

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The petrol attendant and his nozzle

By Funke Egbemode 08055069066 (SMS only, please) {egbemode@sunnewsonline.com}

Sunday, September 11, 2011

With death, bomb and massacre everywhere, I figure we all need something light enough to cheer us up, something to take our minds off all the morbid thoughts. So, I ain’t writing about Boko Haram or Jos killing fields. It’s strictly Intimate Affairs today…

This piece was inspired by a story told by the old man of an honourable member while I was at the National Assembly.… Continue

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The Costs of a Twin Disaster

Written by Pita Ochai

Monday, 21 March 2011

Japan counts its losses after suffering one of the worst earthquakes and a tsunami

Japan, the island country of East Asia, is counting its losses after the 9.0 magnitude quake hit the north-eastern part of the country on Friday, March 11. The quake, described as the strongest ever recorded in Japan, struck the main island of Honshu and triggered a powerful tsunami that devastated dozens of coastal communities. The official death tolls… Continue

Added by News Updates on March 22, 2011 at 2:49am — No Comments

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