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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Thursday, December 12th, 2019
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | Nasarawa, Nigeria| December 12, 2019 – I was quite pleased that the controversial International Conference on Witchcraft at the University of Nigeria, my alma mater, held as scheduled, despite opposition from right-wing Christian bodies and other busy-bodies. The conference, organised by the Prof. B.I.C Ijomah Centre for Policy Studies and […]
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Articles, Columnists, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85), NNP Columnists, Presidency, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Thursday, December 12th, 2019
By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | December 12, 2019 – President Buhari’s war on corruption struck a responsive chord in Nigerian minds because corruption has, for long, been the bane of Nigeria. It convoluted our value system and rendered every institution dysfunctional, and portends to unravel the social fabric of the Nigerian society. A successful […]
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Abia, Articles, Columnists, Corruption Politics, Legislature, NNP Columnists, Raw Politics, Senate, State News
Friday, December 6th, 2019
By Prof. Phil Alalibo | NNP | December 6, 2019 – Orji Kalu, the former governor of Abia State, met his waterloo in the courtroom of Justice Mohammed Idris, who sentenced him to 12 years in prison for his role in defrauding his state while he was governor. The case of Kalu is typical of most […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Saturday, November 23rd, 2019
By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | November 23, 2019 – In an attempt to establish quality service delivery in Nigerian banks, a former Central Bank Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, launched a most far-reaching and comprehensive recapitalisation and consolidation of the banking sector. Twenty-five banks emerged after the consolidation. Two positive effects of the restructuring […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Saturday, November 23rd, 2019
By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | November 23, 2019 – As usual, on October 1, 2019, Nigeria held her annual ritual: the commemoration of Nigerian independence. The day that was celebrated fifty nine years after is October 1, 1960. On that historic day, the Nigerian Prime Minister, Alhaji Tafawa Belewa, concluded his speech with, […]
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Abiodun Komolafe, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Thursday, November 21st, 2019
By Abiodun Komolafe | Osun State, Nigeria | November 21, 2019 – I have written a few weeks back about the lamentation of the 14th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Lamido Sanusi II. However, the critical mass of Nigerians still seems to be going about their daily social activities as if nothing frightening is in the offing. […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, South-East, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Sunday, November 17th, 2019
By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | November 17, 2019 – To become the president of Nigeria, a presidential candidate must battle for power and be bruised, battered and bloodied in the political trenches for power. The global advance of democracy and its peaceful transfer of power, through the ballot box, made obsolete Mao Tse Tung’s […]
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Africa, Arlene Schar, Articles, Columnists, David Leffler, NNP Columnists
Monday, November 11th, 2019
By Teresa Studzinski, Arlene J. Schar, and Dr. David Leffler – “May you live in ‘interesting’ times” is an oft quoted expression to connote living in times of danger and uncertainty, and surely the citizens of the Middle East are living in such unprecedented times. Countries divided against themselves will not last long. And so the […]
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Articles, Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Columnists, Emeka Chiakwelu, NNP Columnists, Nollywood (Film Industry)
Friday, November 8th, 2019
By Emeka Chiakwelu | NNP | November 8, 2019 – Genevieve Nnaji is a brilliant and impressive filmmaker. To be frank I never anticipated from her the level of sophistication and intellectual audacity she has exhibited since her emergence on a global stage. She deserved a lot of credit for rewriting the perception of Nollywood female […]
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Articles, Columnists, Governors, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists, State News
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019
By Kenneth Uwadi | Imo State, Nigeria | October 23, 2019 – Ralph Miliband was a key twentieth century political thinker. Ralph Miliband once said that the hottest place in hell will be reserved for those who sit on the fence in the face of great moral crisis. No one will want to go to the […]
