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Senators, Reps angry with 40% reduction in allowances

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Sunday, July 10th, 2011

SERVING senators and members of the House of Representatives are said to be angry with the leadership of the two chambers of the National Assembly for allegedly orchestrating a 40 per cent reduction in the allowances of the lawmakers. The revelation first came to the knowledge of the new senators a day after their resumption, […]

NYSC appeals to Kano communities, traditional rulers on safety

Posted by admin Headlines, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp) Sunday, July 10th, 2011

THE Kano State coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mallam Lawal Zariya, has appealed to various communities and traditional leaders in the state to assist the organisation in ensuring the protection of life and property of corps members deployed in the state. The corps members, according to him, were leaders of tomorrow, a […]

Presidency, Reps on a collision course again

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Sunday, July 10th, 2011

THE House of Representatives is heading on another collision course with the presidency on zoning of its principal offices, as the leadership prepares to release the list of principal officials and heads of different House committees this week, the Nigerian Tribune can report. The most controversial among the principal offices being contested was that of […]

Maiduguri boils again •30 killed, 20 houses, 15 vehicles burnt •Manhunt for Boko Haram

Posted by admin Boko Haram Sunday, July 10th, 2011

OVER 30 people have been reportedly killed, with 20 houses and 15 cars burnt between 8.30a.m on Saturday and 4.00a.m on Sunday at London Chiki area within the Maiduguri metropolis, during a Joint Task Force (Operation Restore Order) manhunt against members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram. According to a resident of the area, the […]

Don’t Pray For Nigeria, Pray For… By Prince Charles Dickson

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Prince Charles Dickson Saturday, July 9th, 2011

By Prince Charles Dickson, Jos, Nigeria – July 9, 2011 – It is a funny odd country…I love Nigeria. Things change and remain the same all at the same time–Bello Salihu Recently back, into the country from one of those quick study trips, I had reason to be at the new Park & Shop Departmental […]

Buhari’s Biggest Burden – By Anthony A. Kila

Posted by admin Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), NNP Columnists, Presidency Saturday, July 9th, 2011

By Anthony A, Kila, London, UK – July 9, 2011 – Unlike most people who simply read and consume the daily chronicles and stories of their time for information and decisions, students of strategy like those of history and politics have a quirk: they read and follow events looking for what the big issue is. […]

Picture: Nigerian man in US tries to cash bank check, ends up in jail

Posted by admin Headlines, Raw Politics Saturday, July 9th, 2011

Ikenna Njoku of Auburn, Wash., says he was mistakenly jailed for four days after he tried to cash a Chase cashier’s check at a Chase bank branch. Tha bank has apologized. For 28-year-old Ikenna Njoku, what should have been the simple act of cashing a check turned into four days in jail and the loss […]

Canada recognizes independent South Sudan

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, July 9th, 2011

MONTREAL — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Saturday that Canada recognizes the newly-independent country of South Sudan, and welcomed the new country into the “community of nations.” “This historic occasion represents an important opportunity for the people of South Sudan to build a brighter, better future for themselves,” Baird said in a statement. Baird […]

Myths & the Struggle of Socialists for Power in Nigeria – By Dr. Abayomi Ferreira

Posted by admin Abayomi Ferreira, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists Saturday, July 9th, 2011

Dr Abayomi Ferreira, NNP – July 9, 2011- Nigerian Marxists parade some mythical concepts as essentials for the socialist transformation of the country. This writer wishes to discuss the myths and determine their loci in serious political work in Nigeria. We are of the view that undue devotion to the myths amounts to wastage of […]

Boko Haram and Sharia Law, What is the difference by Emeka Collins Eke

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Columnists, Emeka Collins Eke, NNP Columnists Saturday, July 9th, 2011

By Emeka Collins Eke, Los Angeles, CA, July 9, 2011 – I found it very difficult to understand the outrage, disbelieve and surprise many Nigerians expressed when they head the meaning of Boko Haram and the religious believe and their plan in Nigerian society. I was particularly surprised of the reactions of some Northern Nigerians so […]