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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, United Nations
Friday, April 24th, 2015

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | April 24, 2015 – In 1948, the World Health Organisation, WHO, held its first World Health Assembly where it was decided that 7th April of every year would mark the celebration of World Health Day, WHD. Since then the date has been set aside to mark WHD globally. […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Calista Ezeaku, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Monday, January 26th, 2015

By Arnold Alalibo/Calista Ezeaku | NNP | Jan. 27, 2014 – At the Banquet Hall of the Hotel Presidential, Port Harcourt, were seated several dignitaries which included politicians, top media executives, university lecturers, representatives of telecommunication companies, labour leaders, state government functionaries among others. The hall was full to capacity and over-flowed with participants. The […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, January 7th, 2015

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | Jan. 7, 2015- The Finance Minister and the Coordinating Minister of Nigeria’s Economy, Dr. Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, harped on Nigerians recently to tighten their belts. The sudden pronouncement of an economic adjustment programme for the country has become quite a talking point. The federal government had on 16 […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Calista Ezeaku, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Sunday, December 7th, 2014

By Arnold A. Alalibo & Calista Ezeaku | NNP | Dec. 07, 2014 – At the Banquet Hall of the Hotel Presidential, Port Harcourt, were seated several dignitaries which included politicians, top media executives, university lecturers, representatives of telecommunication companies, labour leaders, state government functionaries among others. The hall was full to capacity and over-flowed […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Boko Haram, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Friday, October 17th, 2014

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | October 18, 2014 – In the last few months,the insurgent group, Boko Haram, has become a nightmare. It has metamorphosed from a blood-thirsty killing machine, kidnapper of women, bomber of places of worship, markets and motor parks, to a clear and dangerous threat to the territorial integrity of […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Saturday, September 27th, 2014

By Soibi Max-Alalibo | NNP | September 27, 2014 – Not many Theologians would accept that sexual and reproductive health and rights are issues that the church can discuss particularly going by the meaning of theology and the stance taken by churches. The stance, when taken by the church on such issues bordering on sexuality, […]
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Armed Forces, Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Saturday, September 20th, 2014

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | September 20, 2014 – Soon after his appointment as the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh declared April this year as deadline for the end of insurgency in parts of the country. Little did Nigerians know that the military chief only made a motivating statement aimed […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Thursday, September 11th, 2014

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | Sept. 11, 2014 – The horrifying effects of the dreaded viral disease, Ebola fever, dawned heavily on Nigerians on July 25 when a man, who took ill during a flight from Liberia to Nigeria, passed on at a private medical facility in Lagos. The victim, Patrick Sawyer, a […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Boko Haram, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Friday, September 5th, 2014

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | Sept. 5, 2014 – In an attempt to reinvigorate the ongoing war against insurgency in the country, President Goodluck Jonathan recently requested the National Assembly to quickly approve a $1 billion external loan to strengthen our security agencies in the battle against insurgents. The president said the loan […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Friday, September 5th, 2014

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | Sept. 5, 2014 – The Nigerian media has been accused of being unpatriotic in its reportage of the lingering insurgency ravaging the country. The accusation was made at a recent interactive discussion The Tide had with some respondents on an assessment of the media in reporting the activities […]