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Femi Olugbile

Society
99 Articles

The Nigerian national question – Again

A few days ago, yet another effort to define the boundaries between…

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The South African Ambassador in Washington

Diplomats are supposed to be self-effacing men and women who go around…

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Gene Hackman and the frightful underbelly of Alzheimer’s Disease

Eugene Allen Hackman has been considered as one of the greatest American…

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Of presidential memoirs and presidential libraries

The news media were awash recently with coverage of the massive launch…

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From Duke Ellington to ‘Abami Eda’, and to ‘Portable’ – talented musicians and their wiles

For a Jazz lover, one precious recollection you cherish is a snippet…

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An Ode to my baby sister

The story begins with the name. ‘Olufunșo’ translates, roughly as ‘a precious…

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An African War in the Congo

The news out of the Democratic Republic of Congo is grim. For…

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The ‘Executive Order’ of February 7, and the Afrikaners of South Africa

‘By the authority vested in me as President…’ says the Executive Order…

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