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GOVERNOR MURTALA NYAKO’S CONTROVERSIAL SPEECH AT THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR PEACE

March 24, 2014 by Culture Custodian

The widely reported meeting between the 12 Northern governors and government officials of the United States was a heated one. The governors who attended the meeting were Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Isa

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BOKO HARAM KILL 17 IN FRESH BORNO ATTACK

March 24, 2014 by Culture Custodian

It is believed at least 17 people have been killed by an attack on a village market in Borno state. It is believed the Boko Haram sect are behind this attack. Another 35 persons have

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NASARAWA LG ELECTIONS: APC WIN 6, PDP WIN 4, 3 INCONCLUSIVE

March 24, 2014 by Culture Custodian

The results of the recently concluded local government elections in Nasarawa have been announced by the states Independent Electoral Commission. The ruling party in the state, the All Progressive’s Congress,

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FAYOSE EMERGES AS PDP GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE IN EKITI STATE

March 22, 2014 by Culture Custodian

Ayodele Fayose has emerged the gubernatorial candidate for the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Ekiti State. The Peter Odili-led Electoral Panel declared ex-governor Ayo Fayose the winner of PDP’s Ekiti

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CHIBUNDU ONUZO ON THE CHANNELS BOOK CLUB

March 22, 2014 by Culture Custodian

23 year old writer, Chibundu Onuzo of ‘The Spider King’s Daughter’ fame recently appeared on Channels Book Club to discuss her background, her debut book and writing style. Enjoy:

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A CONVERSATION BETWEEN ZADIE SMITH AND CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE

March 22, 2014 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Zadie Smith and Chimamanda Adichie are two of the finest writers in the world. They have been successful on both the commercial and critical fronts. They recently sat together and

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PRESIDENT JONATHAN ADMITS TO TREATING TERRORISM WITH KID GLOVES

March 21, 2014 by Culture Custodian

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan admitted that his administration had hitherto been traeting terrorists in the country with kid gloves. While speaking in Windhoek, Namibia, during a bilateral talk with President

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HO– USE OF REPS ORDER PROBE OF DEZIANI ALISON-MADUEKE FOR ALLEGEDLY SPENDING N10BN ON PRIVATE JET

March 21, 2014 by Culture Custodian

The House of Representatives on Thursday ordered an investigation into an allegation that the petroleum minister, Deziani Alison-Madueke, squandered billions of naira of government funds on the maintenance of a

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QUOTES FROM CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE’S NPR INTERVIEW

March 20, 2014 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

On ‘Americanah’– ” I do think “Americanah” is serious. I think that race is a very serious subject, but I also wanted to poke fun at it. I wanted to poke

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APC NATIONAL CONVENTION TO HOLD MAY 24

March 19, 2014 by Culture Custodian

The All Progressives Congress, APC has announced that its first National convention would take place on May 24th. The party also stated that its Ward Congresses will hold on April

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FUEL SUBSIDY CANNOT BE SUSTAINED ANY LONGER – ALISON-MADUEKE

March 19, 2014 by Culture Custodian

About a week after she told federal lawmakers that the federal government had no plans to remove subsidy on petrol, the Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, said on Tuesday that

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PDP WILL WIN BACK KWARA – PRESIDENT JONATHAN

March 19, 2014 by Culture Custodian

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would recapture all its ‘stolen mandates’ in Kwara on or before the 2015 general elections. Mr. Jonathan gave this

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CUSTODIAN READING LIST

March 19, 2014 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Some people argue that the costs of Education outweigh the positives. All that debt in a bid to earn knowledge you don’t necessarily use in the real world. Well, Euan

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MEET THE NEW GOVERNOR OF ANAMBRA STATE, CHIEF WILLIE OBIANO

March 17, 2014 by Culture Custodian

Chief Willie Obiano served as an Executive Director of Business Banking at Fidelity Bank Plc. Mr. Obiano started his banking career as a supervisor with First Bank of Nigeria in 1981

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“ARE WE NOW LIKE NIGERIA WHERE YOU HAVE TO REACH YOUR POCKET TO GET ANYTHING DONE” – ROBERT MUGABE TAKES SHOTS AT NIGERIA

March 16, 2014 by Culture Custodian

President Robert Mugabe was speaking at his 90th birthday luncheon. The Zimbabwean President took several shots at Nigeria in his remarks saying Zimbabweans are now almost behaving like Nigerians who