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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists, Presidency
Friday, November 23rd, 2012
By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba / Yola, Nigeria / Nov. 23, 2012 – One of the responsibilities of a president is to inspire their citizens, to give them a reason to look forward to a better life. I watched the presidential media chat on Sunday, November 18, 2012, expecting to get answers from my president, […]
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Articles, Columnists, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists
Sunday, November 18th, 2012
By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba | Yola, Nigeria | Nov. 18, 2012 – NOPS is an acronym for Non-Oil Producing States. The Nigerian state is so presently organized in such a way that encourages dependence of the federating states on disbursements from the federation account. But what is the primary economic activity of the Nigerian […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Raheem Oluwafunminiyi, Religion
Sunday, November 18th, 2012
By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi | Ibadan, Nigeria | Nov. 18, 2012 – The Nigerian church, most especially the religious leaders who oversee them are not quite known for being in the spotlight. It is therefore, surprising to have witnessed in the last couple of weeks and most recently, series of disturbing news emanating from both local […]
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Articles, Columnists, Ikechukwu Enyiagu, NNP Columnists, Religion
Sunday, November 18th, 2012
By Ikechukwu Enyiagu | NNP | Nov. 18, 2012 – “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but not one of my words will be left unfulfilled.” The word of God, as the ultimate illuminant, reveals Truth in its perfection. It reveals man and his weaknesses and insufficiency; then it reveals the old serpent and all […]
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Articles, Columnists, Leburah Ganago, NNP Columnists, Rivers, State News
Sunday, November 18th, 2012
By Leburah Ganago | Atlanta, USA | Nov. 18, 2012 – “As of this moment, I found that the Ogoni people are going extinct . No hospitals, no schools. There is nothing. And yet, this is a very rich area. I cannot accept that paradox … I have perceived a great injustice being done to […]
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American Politics, Articles, Columnists, Femi Fani-Kayode, NNP Columnists
Tuesday, November 13th, 2012
By Fani Femi-Kayode | NNP | Nov. 13, 2012 – The American Presidential election will take place in a few days time and frankly some questions still need to be answered. I wish that Governor Mitt Romney had put one of those questions particularly to President Barrack Hussein Obama during their last Presidential debate which […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Sunday, November 11th, 2012
By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | Nov. 11, 2012 | A good friend of mine once said to me that If I wanted to make it fast in life, I should open a school or a church. But I quickly reminded him that I neither had the anointing nor a call from God to […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Prince Charles Dickson, State News, Taraba, Yobe
Sunday, November 11th, 2012
By Prince Charles Dickson | Jos, Nigeria | Nov. 11, 2012 | To criticize one’s country is to do it a service and pay it a compliment. It is a service because it may spur the country to do better than it is doing; it is a compliment because it evidences a belief that the […]
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Articles, Columnists, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists
Saturday, November 10th, 2012
By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba | Yola, Nigeria | Nov. 10, 2012 | I am thinking about a situation when crude oil prices do not exceed 40 US dollars a barrel and the demand for Nigeria’s oil drops, partly because the US (a country that imports about 40 percent of Nigeria’s crude oil) cuts down […]
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Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Sunday, November 4th, 2012
By Akintokunbo A. Adejumo | Ibadan, Nigeria | Nov. 4, 2012 | “Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of – for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous […]
