admin - New Nigerian Politics - Page 1664 of 2308 | New Nigerian Politics

Jonathan can run in 2015 –Orubebe (Setting the stage?)

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Monday, May 14th, 2012

• Orubebe Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on this Section Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, bares his mind on sundry topical issues, especially on his brief as minister, development initiatives in the Niger Delta, performance of President Goodluck Jonathan, the dreaded Boko Haram sect and 2015. CHIDI OBINECHE presents the excerpts […]

Youths to hold summit to tackle national crises

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, May 14th, 2012

The First Nigerian Youths Multi- Stakeholders Dialogue Summit scheduled to hold this month in Abuja has been postponed. The event will how hold on July 2, 2012. In a release signed by Abdullahi Abdulmajeed, the convener and Chairman and Yinka Sotade, Secretary, Summit Organizing committee, and made available to Sunday Sun, the decision to postpone […]

Expose Boko Haram sponsors, ex-ASUU boss charges Jonathan

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics Monday, May 14th, 2012

Former chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Delta State University chapter, Professor. Patrick Muoboghare at the weekend called on President Goodluck Jonathan to take the bull by the horn and unravel the sponsors of Boko Haram sect. Muoboghare, a Niger Delta activist, described the activities of the dreaded sect as “unwholesome,” insisting […]

Delta uncovers fraud in N1bn agric loan

Posted by admin Delta, State News Monday, May 14th, 2012

Delta State Government has uncovered alleged fraud in the disbursement of N1 billion agricultural loans to farmers in the state. The discovery was coming one month after Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan disbursed loans obtained from the Federal Government and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr. Misan Kubeyinje who said his […]

Police hold prayer session for IG, DPO, read riot act to criminals

Posted by admin Nigerian Police Monday, May 14th, 2012

Criminals still operating in Aba, Abia State have been told to look for lawful alternative means of livelihood or relocate from the city, as the police have vowed to deal with them. Giving the warning in Aba during a prayer session, held for the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and other senior police officers, the […]

MASSOB threatens showdown over convicted members

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, May 14th, 2012

Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) says its members would embark on nationwide demonstration should the conviction of its members in Asaba, the Delta State capital, not be quashed. Six members of the organisation namely, Sunday Okoro, Ifeanyi Igbozuruike, Francis Onuigbo, Sebastian Nworie, Emmanuel Nwafor and Chidi Okafor were last […]

Abdul-Rashid Omo Yekini: An ‘Own’ Goal – By Prince Charles Dickson

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Prince Charles Dickson, Soccer, Sports Monday, May 14th, 2012

Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies–Elie Wiesel I have waited for all to pour in the tributes, lamentations, all the ‘had I know’, ifs and how come. Plenty lies, praise, buck-passing and as usual the good morning at night of government and its officials. All the half-truths, propaganda and truth that we […]

Can a Northerner Ever Be De-tribalized in Nigeria? – By Frisky Larr

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Frisky Larr, NNP Columnists, North-Central, North-East, North-West Monday, May 14th, 2012

By Frisky Larr | NNP | May 14, 2012 – Let’s face it. In the present dispensation, northern Nigeria has produced three brilliant Nigerians of the younger generation, on which Nigerians may build their hope for a better tomorrow. You may have guessed right if your mindset works like mine. To be precise though, my […]

TV2’s False Report About Nigerians in Hungary – Hakeem Babalola

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, Hakeem Babalola, NNP Columnists Monday, May 14th, 2012

By Hakeem Babalola | Budapest, Hungary | May 14, 2012 – I think I should start by saying this: Nothing makes me proud than seeing my country and its appointed representatives doing the right thing regarding our welfare. The recent false report by the Hungarian TV2 concerning Nigerian citizens is worth commenting on; and the […]

The Misplaced Hope in Nigerian Youths – By Tochukwu Ezukanma

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma Monday, May 14th, 2012

By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | May 14, 2012 | Good leadership is not a function of age. The world has known great and outstanding leaders in different age brackets. Ronald Reagan was 69 years old when he became the President of the United States of America. He remained president until he was 77 […]