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Abuja (FCT), Articles, Columnists, Kaduna, Muhammed Seidu, NNP Columnists, State News
Monday, October 26th, 2015

By Muhammed Seidu | Abuja, Nigeria | October 2, 2015 – I will continue to write my expose until someone capable takes heed and takes steps to save our nation from another Macbeth in pious clothing. When it comes to the game of power and treachery, Governor El-Rufai towers above his peers and those he […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye
Monday, October 26th, 2015
By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye | Lagos, Nigeria | October 26, 2015 – The brutal abduction early last week of Chief Olu Falae, a former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) and former finance minister, by a band of suspected Fulani herdsmen has once again brought to the fore the often tragic excesses of these […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Monday, October 26th, 2015

By Anthony A. Kila | London, UK | October 26, 2015 – After a long period of abstinence, I have returned to discover that there is still an open sore on the airwaves of Nigeria and since about over a decade ago, thanks to technology, from Nigeria to the airwaves of practically the whole world. […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Monday, October 26th, 2015

By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | October 26, 2015 – The first time I watched Fela perform was in the mid-1970s at the Enugu Campus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Then, he was lusty and nimble. He sprang across the stage, as he danced, sang and played both the piano and tenor saxophone. […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists, Presidency
Monday, October 26th, 2015
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | October 26, 2015 – Two recent stories about former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan are likely to have conflicting impacts on his supporters and also on the trajectory of his post-presidency life. The first story is a report that Tanzania is agog with excitement that former President Jonathan […]
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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015

Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | October 21, 2015 – The inspiration for this reflection is the arrest and detention of two Nigerian bloggers – Seun Oloketuyi and Chris Nwandu – who respectively run the blogs Naijahottestgist and CKN. According to reports Oloketuyi wrote in his blog that Nnamdi Okonkwo, the CEO of Fidelity […]
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Articles, Columnists, David Leffler, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015

By Brian Rees, M.D., M.P.H.; David O’Connell, Ph.D.; and David Leffler, Ph.D. | NNP | October 21, 2015 – For over a decade, 18 African nations have been ravaged by war, exposing military personnel and civilians to violence and trauma. As a result, one hundred million Africans now suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and […]
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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Thursday, October 15th, 2015

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | October 15, 2015 –This piece was inspired by a robust telephone conversation I had with someone who claimed to be an “avid reader of my column”. He was concerned that I might be “over flogging” the issue of nation-building as the panacea to the country’s numerous challenges. […]
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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun
Thursday, October 15th, 2015

By Olakekan Waheed Adigun | Lagos, Nigeria | October 15, 2015 – What happens when an organism stops growing? My guess is that you know the answer, but I do not request yours. If we agree with the “evolutionists” that the main purpose of life is growth, then the extinction of certain creatures like dinosaurs […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Saturday, October 10th, 2015

By P. Alalibo | NNP | Oct. 10, 2015 – I am disappointed at the president’s long awaited ministerial list that kept the entire nation in suspense and in an expectant mood. Given the presence of old and tired politicians on that list that has invariably diminished expectations, Nigerians should question why it took the […]