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Where Are Our Leaders?

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba, Yola, Nigeria – Feb. 9, 2011 – In the wake of several assassinations of black civil rights leaders and children in USA in his day, the indefatigable Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said, “The unforgivable default of our society has been its failure to apprehend the assassins. It is a […]

Party Politics and The 2011 Elections

Posted by admin Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, Articles, Columnists, Party Politics Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

By Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, London, UK – Feb. 9, 2011 – In previous articles, since 2007 I have always defended and given the excuse for our aberrant democratic practice as being nascent, (i.e. new, embryonic, blossoming, hopeful, promising, and budding). In fact, I try very hard to believe in my own folly, always trying seriously […]

Cote d’Ivoire: Deconstructing The Mind of ‘President’ Gbagbo

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, Sunny Chris Okenwa Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

By Sunny Chris Okenwa, Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Feb. 3, 2011 – ‘President’ Laurent Kodou Gbagbo was born on May 31 1945 in a small village called Mama in the town known as Gagnoa in the South-western Cote D’Ivoire. He hails from an ethnic group ‘Béte’, a minority compared to other ethnic groups like Agni, […]

Ohakim, Character Assassins and April 2011 Election

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, State News Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

By Kenneth Uwadi, Imo, Nigeria – Feb. 2, 2011 – There is no doubt that the Governor Ikedi Ohakim administration has rebranded Imo State in Nigeria as it has also radically changed the derogatory profile of Owerri as a jungle city for good .That Owerri the capital of Imo State is a beautiful city is […]

Segun Aganga: Ten Months After

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, Ministries Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe, London, UK – Feb. 2, 2011 – Finance Minister Segun Aganga is a very brilliant man. You do not become a managing director of Goldman Sachs, a leading investment banker in the world, for being stupid. And for a Blackman to have become so in the United Kingdom – an essentially […]

Isn’t Nigeria, a Natural Disaster?

Posted by admin Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

By Arnold Alalibo, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria – Feb. 2, 2011 – The recent volcanic eruption in Iceland elicited many positive comments by Nigerians about the geographical location of Nigeria. Many Nigerians praised God for situating the country in a natural disaster free zone. Yes, we are lucky. Aren’t we? While other countries suffer from natural disasters, […]

How to Become a Registered Professional Engineer in Canada

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Godwin O. Airuoyuwa Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

By Godwin O. Airuoyuwa, B.Eng. P.Eng., PMP , Toronto, Canada – Feb. 2, 2011 – Many African immigrant engineers are in this country today either working as factory workers or are engaged in some less dignifying jobs not related to engineering. This is not a choice many of them would have made if the option of being […]

Diaspora African Migrants Storm Tripoli for Solution by Hakeem Babalola

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, Hakeem Babalola Monday, January 31st, 2011

By Hakeem Babalola, Budapest, Hungary – Jan. 31, 2011 – More than three hundred and fifty Africans in the Diaspora converged in Tripoli to participate in an historical conference held for three days in a continuous effort to find permanent solution to the plights of African migrants in Europe and around the world. The conference […]

Open Letter to Ambassador John Campbell; who’s bidding and in Whose Interest?

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Ndiameeh Babrik Sunday, January 30th, 2011

By Ndiameeh Babrik, NNP – Jan. 30, 2011 – Whenever one reads Ambassador John Campbell provocative but still thought invoking write ups about Nigeria, he has always ended it with the title “John Campbell is a former United States of America Ambassador to Nigeria. Out of curiosity I decided to check the internet to find […]

Eligible Voters Set to Detoxify Nigeria

Posted by admin Adewale T. Akande, Articles, Columnists Saturday, January 29th, 2011

By Adewale T. Akande, Alicante, Spain – Jan. 29, 2011 – The word “toxin”was first used by a reputable organic chemist called Ludwig Brieger (1849-1919). According to my little “…Oxford Dictionary” the word signifies “poison especially of animal or vegetable origin; poison secreted by micro-organism and causing particular disease” To detoxify is to literally eliminate […]