The case for renaming my state capital, by Donu Kogbara

Reported by Vanguard Nigeria · 2 hours ago · Emmanuel Okogba

This thought-provoking and slightly edited article, which first appeared in a publication called NewAfrican, was written by my friend and former BBC boss Onyekachi Wambu, a distinguished London-based author and filmmaker. Why do we continue to cling to the colonial names bestowed on our towns and…

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