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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
By Anthony A. Kila | London, UK | Sept. 26, 2012 – Which subtler way to put the recent display of violent demonstrations in parts of Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan and now northern Nigeria, which was characterised by burning of flags and pictures, and even leading to the killing of people in […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Presidency, Raheem Oluwafunminiyi, Reuben Abati
Sunday, September 23rd, 2012

By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi | Ibadan, Nigeria | Sept. 22, 2012 – In the last couple of weeks, the Presidency via its media inner circle has been having it tough with critics, most especially the hard-nut-to-crack opposition parties, the ‘army of sponsored and self-appointed anarchists’ and also ‘the twittering, pinging, Facebook crowd of the new age’. […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists, Presidency
Friday, September 21st, 2012

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | Sept. 19, 2012 – When I published the ‘Re-invention of Goodluck Jonathan’ in this column on December 1 2011, I did not plan to write a sequel to it. Let me give a brief summary of this re-invention as captured in what is now the first instalment […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, Education, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
An important event this week is the reopening of schools for most our children. They will be resuming today as you read these notes, and it is important we reflect on the sate of education in the country. I say most, not all, because in reality many other schools opened two weeks ago in conformity […]
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Articles, Columnists, Kunle Ojeleye, NNP Columnists
Saturday, September 15th, 2012

By Dr. Kunle Ojeleye | Calgary, Canada | Sept. 15, 2012 – I must confess that the recent headline from NaijaPundit is one of the most irresponsible sensationalising journalism I have ever seen. Please be the judge. Headline From NaijaPundit THE ONLY THING SACROSANCT IN NIGERIA IS THE QUR’AN-BUHARI (Written by Vanguard Newspapers on 30 […]
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Articles, CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Columnists, NNP Columnists, Paul I. Adujie
Saturday, September 15th, 2012

By Paul I. Adujie | New York, USA | Sept. 15, 2012 –The introduction of Five Thousand Naira as a single currency note, will exacerbate already existing pressures on Nigeria’s long beleaguered national currency. It is sadly the case that Ghana, Haiti and Jamaica national currencies have better strength and international respect compared to the […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Thursday, September 13th, 2012
By Anthony A. Kila | London, UK | Sept. 13, 2012 – For many people these are clearly uncertain times, it is the same everywhere you look in the world. In Nigeria, however, uncertainty is the norm, it is neither a temporary nor a new phenomenon. Generally, most people living in Nigeria and those dealing […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Prince Charles Dickson
Tuesday, September 11th, 2012
By Prince Charles Dickson | Jos, Nigeria | Sept. 11, 2012 – If lice are not completely gone from one’s clothing, one’s nails will not be free of blood. (If the causes of one’s problems are not removed, the problems will persist.) These days in addition to professional comedians, I listen to our leaders, […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Philips Akpoviri., Reuben Abati
Thursday, September 6th, 2012

By Philip Akpoviri | NNP | Sept. 6, 2012 – Save for President Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience, no other serving Nigerian public official, in my reckoning has in the past year attracted more vilification than Dr Reuben Abati, the presidents spokesman. The Petroleum Minister, Mrs Diezani Allison-Maduekwe comes pretty close, but Abati leads […]
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Articles, Columnists, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists
Monday, September 3rd, 2012

Read Part (I) – http://newnigerianpolitics.com/2012/09/03/the-nigerian-challenge-the-future-of-minorities-i-by-dr-leonard-k-shilgba/ A Basil Chianson Annual Lecture at Benue States University, August 25, 2012 By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba | Yola, Nigeria | Sept. 3, 2012 – Nigeria was not designed to become a nation; she was designed for mundane materialism. Although some efforts were made in 1963 by Nigerian nationalists to […]