2016 January 10 | New Nigerian Politics

Do you speak French – By Reuben Abati

Posted by admin Columnists, Headlines, Reuben Abati Sunday, January 10th, 2016

by Dr. Reuben Abati I was on my way back from Botswana, after attending a conference organized by the Africa Leadership Forum (ALF). This was sometime in the 90s, on that same trip was Professor Tekena Tamuno, the eminent historian of blessed memory. We boarded an Air Afrique flight from Johannesburg to Abidjan, where we […]

Open appeal to President Buhari: What shall we do about the academic fraud At NOUN?

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Sunday, January 10th, 2016

Open Appeal to President Buhari: What Shall We Do About The Academic Fraud At NOUN? By AbuJuliet Dear Mr President, I will not bore you with unnecessary stories as I intend driving straight to the matter that inspired this open appeal. Your Excellency, it is needless to point out that you are a Visitor […]

Boko Haram: ‘Mission Accomplished’ or ‘Technically Defeated’? By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

Posted by admin Articles, Boko Haram, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists Sunday, January 10th, 2016

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | January 10, 2016 – The recent declaration by President Buhari that the country has “technically won the war” against Boko Haram reminds one of George W Bush’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ speech on May 1 2003. The United States had invaded Iraq on March 20 2013, with a coalition […]

The Absurdity of Neo-Biafranism – By Tochukwu Ezukanma

Posted by admin Articles, Biafra, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma Sunday, January 10th, 2016

By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | January 10, 2016 – With the ravages the first attempt by the Igbo and other peoples of Eastern Nigeria to declare their region an independent country of Biafra wrought on Eastern Nigeria, especially, Igbo land, it is perplexing that some Igbo are still agitating for Biafra. The previous […]