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Articles, Columnists, Governors, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists, State News
Sunday, March 29th, 2020
By Kenneth Uwadi | Imo State, Nigeria | March 29, 2020 – It is all over the news that the Imo State House of Assembly on Thursday called on the Inspector General of Police to arrest the State Returning Officer, Prof. Francis Otunta, and the Imo Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Francis Ezeonu, for illegally returning Emeka […]
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Articles, Biafra, Columnists, Emeka Chiakwelu, NNP Columnists
Sunday, March 29th, 2020
POEM – Albino Boy Biafra – By Emeka Chiakwelu | NNP What was your name? Where were your parents? Why are you so thin and pale? With torn clothes, half naked and emaciated body Yes! You were a child of misery and grief Born in hardship cupped with calamity Etched in withered body and soul […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Oseloka H. Obaze
Wednesday, March 25th, 2020
By Oseloka H. Obaze | NNP | March 25, 2020 – It ought not to be a hard sale to convince anyone, that try as we may and have, Nigeria is well behind the emergency response curve required for tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. Hence, now is the time to escalate the national resiliency level holistically, and […]
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Articles, Headlines, NNP Columnists, Top Stories
Sunday, March 22nd, 2020
By Professor Phil Alalibo | NNP | March 22, 2020 Olu: Goodmorning! Nimi: Yes, Olu, goodmorning to you too. I am surprised you are still around. I thought you travelled to Ibadan yesterday to see your mother? Olu: Which Ibadan are you talking about? Nimi: See dis man, oh! How many Ibadan do we […]
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Abiodun Komolafe, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Sunday, March 22nd, 2020
By Abiodun Komolafe | Osun State, Nigeria | March 22, 2020 – “We must make sure about two things, namely: that our principles are just and that are methods are practical; for nothing destroys her own ends as unjust principles and impractical methods and approach.” – Obafemi Awolowo. Twenty three years ago, yours sincerely authored an article on […]
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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Saturday, March 21st, 2020
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | Nasarawa, Nigeria | March 21, 2020 – Has the world as we know it changed inexorably because of a virus that was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019? This is the big question many people are grappling with as the Coronavirus epidemic sweeps through the world, with more than […]
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Articles, Columnists, Headlines, NNP Columnists
Saturday, March 14th, 2020
By Professor Philip Alalibo | NNP | March 14, 2020 – The dethronement of the flamboyant Emir of Kano, Mohammadu Lamido Sanusi, should not be taken at face value. In the universe that is Nigeria, such events always have deeper meanings that become apparent in the grand scheme of things with the passage of time. Nothing […]
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Arlene Schar, Articles, Columnists, David Leffler, NNP Columnists
Saturday, March 7th, 2020
By Dr. David Leffler & Arlene J. Schar | NNP | March 7, 2020 – We are living in times where people throughout the world are divided. And yet, regardless of political persuasion, there are certain points of agreement: corruption in many governments has reached unprecedented levels; ethics and integrity have given way to deal-making and […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Saturday, March 7th, 2020
By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | March 7, 2020 – Since the National Assembly (NASS) approved N37 billion in the 2020 budget for the renovation of the NASS complex, there have been interminable arguments or disputes over the appropriateness or otherwise of the amount. As opinions on the issue appear to oscillate, various camps or […]
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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Saturday, March 7th, 2020
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | Nasarawa, Nigeria | March 7, 2020 – The current debate over the Buhari government’s request to borrow additional $30bn (a substantial portion of which is likely to come from China), has revived debates not just about debt overhang in the country but also about whether China is using debt as a […]
