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Poem: Beyond 2015 General Elections in Nigeria – By Muhammad Ajah

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Election 2015, Elections, muhammad Ajah, NNP Columnists Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

By Muhammad Ajah | NNP | March 10, 2015 – Beyond 2015 general elections in Nigeria By Muhammad Ajah I have the feeling That March 28, the apportioned date Moved from February 14 Will come to reality When Nigerians will troop out en masse To display maturity And choose a President of the people That […]

Femi Otedola: The Rejoining Of The Billionaire Club – By Emeka Chiakwelu

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Emeka Chiakwelu, NNP Columnists Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

Written By Emeka Chiakwelu | NNP | March 2015 – Femi Otedola has rejoined the club of global billionaires, a momentous wealth sourced with outstanding gains he made in the petroleum industry. The Forbes magazine, the most recognized and acceptable expert on the evaluation of wealth metrics rated the worth of Otedola at one billion […]

Is Robert Mugabe’s Fall Symbolic? – By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye | Lagos, Nigeria | March 10, 2015 – Not a few across the world are convinced that it has become completely impossible to feel any sympathy for President Robert Mugabe no matter what happens to him. Mugabe’s 35-year old rule which has rewarded Zimbabweans with untold hardship has continued to defy any attempt at […]

Jonathan, the Haunting Eyes of Captain Koli are on You Until You Talk with Him – By Dr. John E. Oshodi

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), John Egbeazien Oshodi, NNP Columnists, Presidency Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

By Dr. John E. Oshodi | NNP | March 10, 2015 – President Goodluck Jonathan, the haunting powers of Captain Sagir Koli, a Nigerian military intelligence officer, could result in you carrying around a load of guilt in both your states of awakenness and dreams regarding the recorded Ekiti rigging matter. It could even make […]

Has TAN Run out of Steam? – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | March 10, 2015 – A recent discussion with a friend over the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) informed my decision this week to reflect on the organisation, what its sponsors probably want and the organisation’s possible trajectory. My opinion of TAN is that it has achieved both fame and […]

Simple Questions for Yoruba Monarchs – By Anthony A. Kila

Posted by admin Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, South-West Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

Anthony A. Kila | London, UK | MArch 10, 2015 – The presidential campaign team of the PDP and their presidential flag bearer, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan must know something we do not know about the electoral value of the monarchs in some parts of Yourubaland for he is spending quite some time with them lately. […]

Nigerian phone maker gets global attention

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

A 30-year-old Nigerian mobile phone maker, Michael Akindele, is beginning to attract attention from the global community, especially the international media. Akindele is an application developer and co-founder of SOLO, a Nigerian smarthphone marker. For instance, a Forbes contributor, Mfonobong Nsehe, describes the Nigerian as a serious challenger in the highly competitive smart phone business. […]

AYC: F’Eagles face Congo for World Cup ticket

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

Flying Eagles coach Manu Garba Nigeria’s U-20 men’s national team, the Flying Eagles, will attempt to qualify for their sixth consecutive FIFA U-20 World Cup, when they play Congo at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium in Dakar in the ongoing African Youth Championship, on Wednesday (today). The 2015 U-20 World Cup is scheduled […]

Jonathan fires Agwai as SURE-P chairman

Posted by admin Latest Politics Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

Lt. Gen. Martin Luther Agwai (retd.) | credits: www.informationng.com President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday sacked Lt. Gen. Martin Luther Agwai (retd.) as the Chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, five days after the former Chief of Army Staff delivered the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s 78th birthday lecture. The President has named Mr. […]

Opinon: Jonathan’s trip to the North-East

Posted by admin Headlines, North-East, Presidency Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

Uche Igwe At last, President Goodluck Jonathan visited the troubled areas of Baga and Mubi recaptured from the Boko Haram insurgents by the Nigerian military. It was nice to see the President visit injured soldiers, commend and encourage those at the battlefield. It was nice to hear him chant, “Never again.” The visit constituted […]