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Obaro Ikime Quotes

1936–2023 Nigeria

Prof. Obaro Ikime (30 December 1936 – 25 April 2023) was a Nigerian historian.

Nigeria
Historians
Non-fiction authors

Also known as: Can Anything Good Come Out of History?

Random Obaro Ikime quote

4 quotes

Nigeria is [a] multi-ethnic nation – a common wealth of separate nations almost

Can Anything Good Come Out of History? (2018)

Indeed our people expect that if their son is a minister, he should steal enough to distribute to them! If he is caught, they know that nothing will happen to him any way – so are they all thieves

Can Anything Good Come Out of History? (2018)

there are ministers who have never read any history of the country over whose affairs they now preside

Can Anything Good Come Out of History? (2018)

The title of this book tells the reader the reason for publishing it…. The aim is, as it were, to prepare the reader to seek to answer the question which constitutes the main title of the book

Can Anything Good Come Out of History? (2018)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Obaro Ikime (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.