Nigeria at 51: Elegy to a Confounding Country – By Akintokunbo A. Adejumo

By Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, London, UK – October 3, 2011 – I normally don’t join in celebrating Nigeria’s Independence Day anywhere I am in the world; at least not since the late 70s. I also do not write the usual piece analyzing our problems and preferring solutions. Other better, able and more flamboyant writers always […]

KAI Operators are Anti-Igbos – By Tochukwu Ezukanma

By Tochukwu Ezukanma, Lagos, Nigeria – October 2, 2011– Just before the 2007 general election, a high ranking official of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Lagos State suggested that I write an article stating that the then governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, promoted an enabling environment for Igbo businesses to thrive in […]

A New Beginning for South East Zone – By Emeka Chiakwelu

By Emeka Chiakwelu, NNP, October 1, 2011 – Without doubt the formation and commencement of South- East EconomicSummit (SEES)  in Enugu is among the best economic effort and decision made so far by South East zone.  This is a beginning and nothing substantial has been done but this shows a radical departure from incoherency overview […]

Imo State:From Democracy to Autocracy – By Kenneth Uwadi

By Kenneth Uwadi, Imo, Nigeria – October 1, 2011 – Since I started pointing out the     autocratic behaviours   and lack of arithmetic knowledge of governance of embattled   Governor Rochas   Okorocha, I have been   branded so many unprintable names by a selected group of unproductive, uninformed, money hungry, favour seeking, paranoid supporters of the government and   […]

Nigeria at 51: Nigeria is Tougher Than its Challenges – Ohunene Scott-Ananaba

Sept. 30, 2011 Fellow Compatriots,     As long as the Social, Political and Economic landscape of the country is plagued by Corruption and unpatriotic acts in the forms of fraud, disunity, tribalism, indiscipline, nepotism etc, a national, sustainable blueprint for development -which is in effect the bedrock of Mr President’s Transformational Agenda- cannot be established. […]

Destroying This Nigeria – By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba

By Dr. .Leonard Karshima Shilgba, Yola, Nigeria – Sept 30, 2011 – I am not satisfied with the Nigeria in which I live today, neither am I proud of it. I want this Nigeria destroyed and another born. There is despair where there should be hope. Groups that should inspire have rather become hindrances of […]

The Shame of Nigerian Professors and Universities – By Phil Tam-Al Alalibo

By Phil Tam-Al Alalibo, NNP – Sept. 26, 2011 – Last week, the long awaited list of university rankings in Africa was released, specifically, the top one hundred high performing universities (in Africa). The list was published on the http://www.newnigerianpolitics.com website (see complete list below) and when I saw it before glancing through, I was […]

Obasanjo’s Doublespeak – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe, London, UK – Sept. 26, 2011 – I am among those often accused of being fans of Obasanjo. I have never denied that but I need to put a big qualifier to this. Every era has specific leadership qualities that are most needed to get over the challenges of its time. […]

Jos, The Abridged Truth No One Wants to Tell – By Prince Charles Dickson

By Prince Charles Dickson, Jos, Nigeria – Sept. 25, 2011 – A Tarokh adage translates, a child lacks wisdom, and some say that what is important is that the child does not die; what kills more surely than lack of wisdom? (A foolish child is not much better than a dead child).   It’s almost […]

Pius Adesami: The Hallucinating Mind of a Columnist – By Prince Babajide Babalola

By Prince Babajide Babalola, NNP, Sept. 25, 2011 – I would like to respond to the recent inaccurate and irresponsible article, filled with disgust and mental deficiency, published on saharareporters, nigeriavillagesquare and other online magazines by one Pius Adesanmi with the title ‘‘Getting Their Beering Wrong’’. I am particularly disturbed that Saharareporters and others, will […]

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