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Articles, Columnists, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists, State News
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

By Kenneth Uwadi, Owerri, Imo, Nigeria, Nov. 22, 2011 – When I was a teenager, my Dad would take me to Leventis Supermarket in Port Harcourt with him on Saturdays. The very first thing he does was to ask for ice cream, and then we will stroll around the supermarket, making purchases, licking our ice […]
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Articles, Columnists, Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai, NNP Columnists
Monday, November 21st, 2011

By Prof. Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai, NNP, Nov. 21, 2011 – Since the United States retaliated against the Japanese Pearl Harbour incident during the Second War, by dropping on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, an atomic bomb called, “Little John”, some states started to develop their atomic and nuclear research. This has remained a costly and very dangerous […]
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Africa & World Politics, Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Monday, November 21st, 2011
By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – Nov. 21, 2011 – Just some few days ago, the Italian political capital, Rome, once again became capital of world for those obsessed or even merely interested in world politics. The occasion, for the very few that may have missed it, was the fall of the Silvio Berlusconi […]
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Articles, Columnists, Emmanuel Ajibulu, Governors, NNP Columnists, Ondo, State News
Thursday, November 17th, 2011

By Emmanuel Ajibulu, Ondo, Nigeria – Nov. 17, 2011 – Governor Olusegun Mimiko’s increased efficiency and decision-making responsibility have once again manifested in the protection of the environment as a key part of sustainable development. This approach is an extremely smart one and shows that the state has a strong commitment to the fight against […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Philips Akpoviri.
Thursday, November 17th, 2011

By Philips Akpoviri, NNP, Nov. 17, 2011 – Jerusalem in Israel, Mecca in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Rome in the Vatican City are a few of the many places worshippers from across the world visit annually for the enrichment of their religious faith. These Holy Cities boast of symbolic religious monuments, landmarks and […]
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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists, State News
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe, London, UK – Nov. 15, 2011 – That most of the States in the country depend on the monthly allocations from the Federation Account for even their recurrent expenditures is an old story. This dependence sharpened as the number of states ballooned from 19 in 1976 to 21 states in 1987; […]
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Articles, Columnists, Nigerian Police, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

IN response to my earlier article, “Dismantle these Roadblocks”, an irate policeman called me on the phone. The article was on the need to dismantle the police roadblocks across Nigeria because they have failed as a crime fighting strategy. They degenerated from their intended role of crime prevention to cesspools of police corruption, harassment and […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists, Presidency
Monday, November 14th, 2011

Dr. Leonard Karshima Shilgba, Yola, Nigeria , Nov. 14, 2011 – Have you heard that the government of President Jonathan plans to spend one hundred billion naira in 2012 to subsidize electricity tariff for “poor and rural dwellers”? According to the Minister of Power, Professor Barth Nnaji, the 3-year subsidy program shall begin in January […]
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Articles, Columnists, muhammad Ajah, NNP Columnists
Monday, November 14th, 2011

By Muhammad Ajah, Abuja, Nigeria – Nov. 14, 2011 – The Southern intifada must begin now. One more strike, the wrist of the nation called Nigeria may burst open. One more hit, the neck may fly off its shoulders. One more mayhem, the testicles may fall on the floor. When that happens, don’t be surprised. […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Oil Politics, Prince Charles Dickson
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
By Prince Charles Dickson, Jos, Nigeria – Nov. 12, 2011 – If you don’t take the dead rat out of the room no amount of fresh air can give you a fresh breath. Year after year we seem to be squatting at the same spot; sometimes the greatest effort we make will be a leap […]