December 22, 2009 - Page 4

Tribute to Olusegun Oladipo

SHAKESPEARE it was that wrote: "When beggars die there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes." This statement, made by Calphurnia, Caesar's wife, in Julius Caesar
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Implications of a no accord at Copenhagen

THE two-week Copenhagen Climate Conference organised by the United Nations (UN) ended on Saturday, December 19, without adopting a legally binding accord. That was a big disappointment to a world that was
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The Nigerian predicament

AT the December 11 Colloquium on Nigeria sponsored by Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and led by famed novelist, Chinua Achebe, the most provocative presentation was made by former U.S. Ambassador
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Blood for cash?

No illustration of the hard times the average Nigerian is going through can be more vivid than the report that hundreds of the country's citizens are indiscriminately offering their blood for sale.
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