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  • Why Nigeria’s Presidential Candidates need to debate

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    One of my favorite past times is ‘putting forward my strong reasons’ why a thing should go one way or the other. Many thanks to my father who encouraged us to ‘defend’  requests like an increase in our weekly allowances. Thinking about that particular episode makes me chuckle – the intensity with […]

  • The threat of ISIS and Italy’s fear of others

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    Picture: Lampedusa by Noborder Network, Flickr (CC BY 2.0)   In the light of recent expansion of the Islamic State in the zones of Tripoli and Tobruk, Italy became the next frontline country in the crusade against Islamic extremism. Rome fears terrorist strikes, calls up for a NATO intervention, but […]