While We Patiently Wait For Goodluck in Nigeria – By Prince Charles Dickson

By Prince Charles Dickson – Jos, Nigeria – August 19, 2011 – An Ibo saying translated…means, one treats an illness; one does not treat death. It simply implies that if one neglects an illness until death intervenes, the treatment comes too late. All over the world today, it seems every nation is battling one form […]

Beyond the Single Tenure Bill – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

By Dr. Jidoeofor Adibe, London, UK – August 18, 2011 – The recent indication that the Presidency would submit a bill to the National Assembly for a single term of six years for the President and Governors has dominated the headlines in recent times. And rightly so! The thought of presenting such a bill by […]

The Other Side of the State of the Naira – By Anthony A. Kila

By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – August 18, 2011 – The last time I checked the value of the of the naira, it was very saddening to discover that the it was being sold at 274 to buy 1 GBP and 165 to buy 1 USD. We all knew things could be bad, but […]

Diplomacy in the Era of Transformation – By Prof. Emmanuel O. Esiemokhai

By Prof. Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai, Abuja, Nigeria – August 16 – On October 1, 1960, Nigeria received her independence from Britain and became a sovereign, independent state. It later became the 99 th member of the United Nations Organisation, in accordance with the Declaration on the Right of Nations to Self-determination, up to independence. The […]

The Missing Names in Jonathan’s Cabinet – By Muhammad Ajah

By Muhammad Ajah, Abuja, Nigeria – August 16, 2011 – The list of Honourable Ministers for the federal cabinet and Special Advisers or Assistants to Mr. President so far released is commendable on one hand. The list is made up technocrats and seasoned political calibers who have distinguished themselves in their fields of specialization. The […]

The Time Has Come to Re-construct Onitsha – By Emeka Chiakwelu

By Emeka Chiakwelu, NNP, August 12, 2011 – Gov. Peter Obi should set up technical Committee to re-make diminishing Onitsha. Onitsha the most important commercial center in eastern Nigeria is in shambles and needs immediate attention.  Governor Peter Obi and his administration must now listen to a voice of reason and logic without being defensive. […]

A Memo to President Jonathan – By Lawrence Okezie Odoemelem

MEMO TO:PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN FROM:Lawrence Okezie Odoemelem Subject:At a time like this… Dear Mr. President, I am greatly disturbed by your recent adventure into this six year single tenure debate barely three months after you were sworn in as the 14th President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Your interest in […]

Between Freedom of Information and Witch-Hunt – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe, London, UK – August 7, 2011 – The recent call by Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka for President Goodluck Jonathan to test the workability of the recently passed Freedom of Information (FoI) Act generated deserved headlines.  Speaking at the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN) Town Hall Meeting on the FoI […]

Jonathan, Now That You Have a Shoe… – By Prince Charles Dickson

Complete title of this article is – Jonathan, Now That You Have a Shoe, Where are You Going? By Prince Charles Dickson, Jos, Nigeria – August 7, 2011 – This is a second instalment of an essay I wrote some weeks back…in that admonishment, I had asked that President Jonathan should start walking with or […]

Mr. President and the Courage of his Convictions – By Dr. Olu Ojedokun

By Dr. Olu Ojedokun, London, UK – August 7, 2011 – The recent silence from the front has been based on one consideration, the appropriateness of providing space for the President to consider the road map we have previously published.    We consider a honeymoon period allows the newly elected President time to establish the courage […]

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