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When Port Harcourt hosted Wole Soyinka, By Sam Akpe

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Sam Akpe writes about the need for a cohesive security approach in Nigeria.

The hall wore a robe of expectations as minutes ticked towards the hour. The city was wrapped in the mood of impending festivity. Something was in the air. Road safety personnel and armed policemen were on duty — directing traffic and maintaining orderliness along Woji Road. A walk into the event hall felt like an […]

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