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A Strike Too Many – By Arnold A. Alalibo

Posted by admin Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, Education, NNP Columnists Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | August 27, 2013 – The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, ASUU, took the nation by storm recently when it declared an indefinite strike action to press home the implementation of an agreement it reached with the federal government in 2009 and a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, it […]

Towards Nigerian Ex-Governors Forum – By Arnold A. Alalibo

Posted by admin Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, Governors, NNP Columnists Tuesday, July 30th, 2013

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | July 30, 2013 – The ambition of some state governors to retire to the senate at the expiration of their tenures in 2015 is causing political tension in the affected states. At the last count, over 10 of such governors are currently scheming to pick their parties’ senatorial […]

Capitalising on The US Offer – By Arnold A. Alalibo

Posted by admin American Politics, Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists Wednesday, July 17th, 2013

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | July 17, 2013 – The fight against terrorism in Nigeria was recently given a boost when the United States of America offered a $7 million (N1.1billion) reward to anyone with information on the whereabouts of the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau. The reward is said to be […]

Governors and Their Senatorial Ambitions – By Arnold A. Alalibo

Posted by admin Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | July 3, 2013 – The ambition of some state governors to retire to the senate at the expiration of their tenures in 2015 is causing political tension in the affected states. At the last count, over 10 of such governors are currently scheming to pick their parties’ senatorial […]

The Single Term Palaver – By Arnold A. Alalibo

Posted by admin Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Presidency Saturday, June 29th, 2013

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | June 28, 2013 – Our beloved country of good people is about to convulse once again in a contrived controversy on the ongoing constitution amendment. The polity is beginning to feel warm. The crosscurrents of nonsense, intrigues, dishonesty and lies characterizing the amendment exercise are entertaining for some […]

Those Unwanted Text Messages – By Arnold A. Alalibo

Posted by admin Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists Sunday, June 2nd, 2013

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | June 2, 2013 – It is not an experience I enjoy sharing with anyone. It is something I have endured for a long time, and that is the rash of uncontrolled and unsolicited short message service, SMS, commonly referred to as text messages I get on my handset […]

Thatcher, Titan of British Politics – By Arnold A. Alalibo

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

By Arnold A. .Alalibo | NNP | April 24, 2013 – Former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, the controversial “Iron Lady”, who shaped British politcs, died from a stroke recently at the ripe age of 87. Thatcher was Britain’s first woman premier, a right-wing colossus and key figure in the Cold War. She led Britain […]

Ezekwesili’s Challenge – By Arnold A. Alalibo

Posted by admin Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists Sunday, March 3rd, 2013

By Arnold A. Alalibo / NNP / March 4, 2013 – Mrs Obiageli Ezekwesili, former Vice President of the World Bank and ex-Minister of Solid Minerals and Education, was in the news recently over her challenge to the Federal Government to account for N45 billion in foreign reserve account and another N22 billion in the […]

Cultivating the Nigerian Spirit – By Arnold A. Alalibo

Posted by admin Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists Thursday, February 21st, 2013

By Arnold A. Alalibo / NNP / Feb. 22, 2013 – Something intrigues me about the average Nigerian, how he makes constant efforts in order to achieve a specific goal. The average Nigerian is steadfast in whatever he does so long as the intended outcome is attained. I am astonished at the manner Nigerians persist […]

Another Look at Marxism – By Arnold A. Alalibo

Posted by admin Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists Thursday, January 24th, 2013

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | Jan. 24, 2013 – Prior to the close of the last century, the influence of Marxist thinking on the industrialised world had been the subject of exhaustive analysis by historians and scholars. But very few attempts were made to gauge its impact on certain contemporary realities of developing […]