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Dismantle these Roadblocks

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma Friday, December 24th, 2010

By Tochukwu Ezukanma, Lagos, Nigeria – Dec. 24, 2010 – I once heard on a radio program that the motto of the Nigerian Police Force is “to serve and protect”. That is, to serve and protect Nigerians. I have always known that, at least, in theory, the Nigerian Police Force has lofty and laudable objectives. […]

SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER:The Asiwaju of Progress or Manipulation

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Olu Ojedokun, PhD Friday, December 24th, 2010

By Olu Ojedokun, PhD, London, UK – Dec 24, 2010 – With the reversals by the courts of some gubernatorial electoral ‘victories’ of the PDP in the South West the focus in the media and the internet chatter fora has now shifted to the person of the ‘Asiwaju’, ’Bola Tinubu of Lagos. To some the […]

Siasia names Eagles for US tournament

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, December 24th, 2010

Nigeria coach Samson Siasia will lead a squad of players from Nigeria’s domestic league to an invitational tournament in the USA in February. Siasia has called up 30 players from the Nigeria Premier League in preparation for the United States President’s Day Celebration Soccer Invitational Tournament, the Green Soccer Bowl. The tournament takes place […]

NIGERIANS: Please Stop Recycling

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Max Siollun Friday, December 24th, 2010

By Max Siollun – NNP- Dec 24, 2010 – I do not wish to appear politically incorrect or to be a person that does not care about the environment or planet Earth that we all share. However I am pleading with all Nigerians to stop recycling. That’s right , I said it: STOP recycling OLD […]

Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon: A ‘Rebel’ In The House?

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Sunny Chris Okenwa Friday, December 24th, 2010

By Sunny Chris Okenwa, Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Dec 24, 2010 – The ‘SaharaReporters’ columnist Mr Pius Adesanmi had once described the National Assembly as “a gangrened proscenium populated almost exclusively by school certificate forgers, Oluwole customers, University dropouts, active and retired political assassins, and puny election riggers.” While Adesanmi as a hard-drinking lecturer based […]

My Problem With Nigerians

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba – Yola, Nigeria – Dec 24, 2010 – To what shall I compare this generation? I sang a serenade and they did not dance; I played a dirge and they did not mourn. To an average Nigerian, the greatest problem of Nigeria is corruption. But what is corruption? On many […]

Analyzing Selected Nigerian Presidential Aspirants

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

By Dr. Leonard Karshima Shilgba, Yola, Nigeria – Dec 24, 2010: I looked into the likely outcome of the 2011 presidential elections; except for any unpredictable determinant circumstances, one of the following shall occupy the highest political office in Nigeria—Goodluck Jonathan, Atiku Abubakar, Nuhu Ribadu, and Muhammadu Buhari. Those four deserve to be taken seriously, […]

‘Auntie’ Dora: The Resignation of a Minister

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe – London, UK – Dec. 24 – The recent announcement by Professor Dora Akunyili that she was resigning as Minister of Information and would contest the Anambra Central Senatorial seat under the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), has generated several headlines and commentaries. Dora Akunyili (DA), affectionately called ‘Auntie Dora’ by […]

Expect Mass Exodus from PDP – Akunyili

Posted by admin Ministries, Women Politics Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

Erstwhile Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili, began her campaign for the Anambra Central senatorial seat on Monday and said that she had been inundated with telephone calls by her supporters on when she would officially kick off her campaign in the state so that they could officially defect from the Peoples Democratic […]

PDP remains a unifying factor, Says Wamakko as 392,299 defect

Posted by admin Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Sokoto Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

Governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko has said that in spite of what is said about the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP by some people across the country, the party still remains the backbone of the unity of this country. He spoke when he received 392,299 people that defected to the party from other parties, mostly from […]