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Niger Area? Why Our Teachers Got It Wrong…

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I had two favourite teachers in primary school. One was Mr. Olalekan, my literature teacher. He was my class teacher and the person who prepared me for my first public speech—“It is a popular saying that…” I was only nine.

The other was Mr. Adejumo, my social studies teacher. He instilled in me a deep curiosity for history…, and here we are today! However, Mr. Adejumo also taught me something wrong, and I am pretty sure your social studies teachers did too.

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Buhari and the Echoes of Change

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It was Tuesday, 31st April 2015. We were in the classroom, and the course was “Islamic Penal Code” by Prof. Y. O. Imam. But then, we were only there physically; our minds were somewhere else. Our eyes and hands were under the desk, refreshing the news every second.

It was the final day of GEJ vs. GMB. Delta State had been counted, and Lagos was gone! Jega had silenced Orubebe, and we were all waiting for the K-sisters, especially the eldest one, Kano!

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