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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – August 18, 2011 – The last time I checked the value of the of the naira, it was very saddening to discover that the it was being sold at 274 to buy 1 GBP and 165 to buy 1 USD. We all knew things could be bad, but […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Saturday, August 6th, 2011
By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – August 6, 2011 – Once upon a time, there was a land wherein it was common practice for everyone to be happily affected by, and even actively participate in any kind of religious festival or event around them. It did not really matter whether it was a Christian, […]
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
By Anthony A. Kila London, UK July 27, 2011 – There is an open sore on the airwaves of Nigeria and since about a decade ago, thanks to technology, from Nigeria to the airwaves of practically the whole world. The sore is in the form of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). It is […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Headlines, State News, Tochukwu Ezukanma, Zamfara
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
Governor Abdul’aziz Yari Abubakar of Zamfara State is at loggerheads with his predecessor, Alhaji Aliyu Shinkafi. Yari lamented that he inherited a whopping N42billion debt without any handover note. Shinkafi, however, insisted few days before he left office that he left substantial amount of money that would finish all ongoing important capital projects in the […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
By Anthony A. Kila, Cambridge, UK, – July 14, 2011 – Up until not too long ago, everybody we knew was Anglican, Catholic or something similar to that. The clergymen were then known by titles such as canon, reverend, father and vicar. They were known for their robes, collar and demeanor; they were not necessarily […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), NNP Columnists, Presidency
Saturday, July 9th, 2011

By Anthony A, Kila, London, UK – July 9, 2011 – Unlike most people who simply read and consume the daily chronicles and stories of their time for information and decisions, students of strategy like those of history and politics have a quirk: they read and follow events looking for what the big issue is. […]
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Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
Submitted by Anthony A. Kila In a bid to position young people for the challenges of professional education and leadership, the Cambridge based European Centre of Advanced and Professional Studies (ECAPS), with input from the undergraduate admission offices of the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford and London is offering a 3 week holiday session to Nigerians, […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, Governors, NNP Columnists
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
By Anthony A, Kila, London, UK – June 30, 2011 – When it comes to utterances and conducts, Nigerian politicians have often displayed a level of audacity that verges on recklessness. The recent request, or is it suggestion, by Nigerian Governors asking the Federal Government to remove subsidies on petroleum products is one of those […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
By Dr. Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – June 23, 2011 – In a country wherein elites are obsessed with political zoning and power sharing, it is natural and even understandable to see politicians and pundits engrossed in discussions and analysis about how the Yoruba nation (insipidly and annoyingly called South-West in Nigeria) was treated […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – June 14, 2011 – Our notes will be incomplete if we do not pause to invite some reflections upon some of the events that took place beyond our shores last week. For whilst we were following the state organized inauguration ceremonies of newly elected officials across Nigeria, with […]