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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The most difficult challenge that Nigerians face is not the hegemony of the Hausa Fulani ruling class but the ignorance and slavish mentality of some of those from the Middle Belt and the south that they have conquered. Ignorance, cowardice and delusion is the language and practice of slaves. And it is typical of a slave to despise and hate those that seek to liberate him from his slave masters and his chronic bondage. This is because the liberator or, if you like, the deliverer, reminds them of their slavish and pitiful condition and continuosly urges them to try and break out of it and rise up. The slave either accepts, rises up and follows this counsel with joy, pride and hope believing that God has finally answered his prayer and made a way for him and his loved ones or he violently rejects it and pours venom and contempt upon the one who offfers it. The question the latter asks in their hearts is “who made you our deliverer?” Or “are you any better than ...

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http://ift.tt/2quJD41 Pedestrians walk past Buckingham Palace in central London on May 4, 2017. There is "no cause for alarm" over the health of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband after a meeting of all royal staff sparked frenzied speculation, a source told AFP today. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS There is “no cause for alarm” over the health of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband after a meeting of all royal staff sparked frenzied speculation, a source told AFP Thursday. Television crews descended on Buckingham Palace at dawn after a newspaper report of a “highly unusual” staff meeting prompted speculation of an imminent royal announcement. The palace officially declined to comment. A well-placed source confirmed to AFP that staff from around the country had been called to the palace for a meeting on Thursday, but insisted: “There is no cause for alarm.” While such meetings are rare, they are not unprecedented and can happen several times a year. The Daily M...

http://ift.tt/2pEi2dv Today is World Press Freedom Day and no, it’s not a public holiday for the Press. It is a day of reflection among media professionals about issues of press freedom. The 2017 theme is, “Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media’s role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive societies.” May 3 was declared WPFD by the United Nations in 1993 after a 1991 UN conference held in Windhoek, Namibia, where African newspaper journalists presented a paper on press freedom principles. The paper is famously called the Windhoek Declaration. World Press Freedom Day is to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom, evaluate press freedom around the world, defend the media from attacks on their independence, pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in exercise of the profession, inform the citizens of violations of press freedom, encourage and develop initiatives in favour of press freedom worldwide and to serve as a reminder of press ethics. Every...