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Headlines
Sunday, August 2nd, 2015
By Clifford Ndujihe & Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA— Disturbed by the rot and thriving corruption in the civil service, which has cost the country trillions of naira, President Muhammadu Buhari has taken his anti-graft war to the sector. He has ordered that all outstanding audit queries which had piled up over the years be resolved within […]
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Biafra, Headlines
Sunday, August 2nd, 2015
SINCE the pogrom against Ndigbo of 1966, that led to the the declaration of the Republic of Biafra among the South Easterners of Nigeria , and the subsequent civil war, from 1967 to 1970, in which Biafrans were defeated, many do not know what to do with the name Biafra, which was drawn from the […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Sunday, August 2nd, 2015
By John Egbokhan Nigerian football got a major boost Sunday in Point Noire as the men’s Olympic team progressed to the CAF U-23 Championship, where the three qualifiers for Rio 2016 Olympics will be decided. But the dream of the Super Falcons to play at the summer Games have been punctured by Equatorial Guinea, who […]
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Articles, Biafra, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Sunday, August 2nd, 2015

Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | August 2, 2015 – One of the concerns about liberal democracy in fragile states is its tendency, in the short to medium terms at least, to aggravate the structures of conflicts in such societies, compounding the challenges in the nation-building process, and even threatening the democracy project itself. […]
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Headlines, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, State News
Saturday, August 1st, 2015
Hon Iheanacho Ihim Speaker Imo State House of Assembly House of Assembly Complex Owerri Dear Hon. Iheanacho Ihim: The Youths for Human Rights Protection and Transparency Initiative (YARPTI) is saying congratulations on your election as the Speaker of the Imo House of Assembly .We wish you well in the great task ahead of you in […]
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Articles, Columnists, John Egbeazien Oshodi, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), NNP Columnists, Presidency
Saturday, August 1st, 2015

By Dr. John Oshodi & Queen Momoh | NNP | August 1, 2015 – President Muhammadu Buhari, now that you have been sworn in to lead Nigeria with a newly restored commitment to usher in democratic institutional practices, we would like an opportunity to bring our practical experiences in government services to you as a […]
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Articles, Columnists, House, Legislature, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun, Senate
Saturday, August 1st, 2015

By Olalekan Waheed Adigun | Lagos, Nigeria | August 1, 2015 – If you have been frantically looking out for my opinion on the recent National Assembly leadership election, you are probably searching too seriously. My only conclusion is that you must be an extremely interested party for pushing so hard to know my views on […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Saturday, August 1st, 2015

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | August 1, 2015 – In November, 1863, former President Abraham Lincoln of the United States of America, USA, defined what has been termed the ideal definition of democracy, as “government of the people, by the people for the people.” In other words, democracy is a way of governing […]
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Akwa Ibom, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, State News
Saturday, August 1st, 2015

By Peterson Ekanem | Overland Park, Kansas, USA | August 1, 2015 – Ever since Unoma Akpabio nominated then Deacon Udom Emmanuel as her husband’s successor, not a few people believed that former Gov. Akpabio was angling for a third term by proxy. That Akpabio is now firmly implementing his third term agenda is no longer in doubt, but a […]
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Articles, Columnists, Education, NNP Columnists, Raheem Oluwafunminiyi
Saturday, August 1st, 2015

By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi | Ibadan, Nigeria | August 1, 2015 – The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr. Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) ***** It was the Scottish historian and essayist Thomas Carlyle (1795 – 1881) who once said: No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the […]