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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Friday, June 3rd, 2011
By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – June 3, 2011 – Unavoidable, a lot of attention of has been drawn to the inauguration ceremonies that recently took place across most parts of Nigeria for newly elected leaders and those returning and I am sure they will still generate more conversations and analysis. Those inaugurations are […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, South-East
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – May 29, 2011 – The ongoing clamor for the post of speaker of the house of representative by leaders of many Ndigbo sociopolitical and partisan groups has brought back the themes of political marginalization, exclusion and even shortchanging of the Ndigbo back to the forefront of the national […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, Governors, NNP Columnists
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – May 21, 2011 – In democracy, government is not just about nominating people into power, providing services and representing people; it is also about building and defending institutions, setting standards, being accountable and transparent. In dealing with their universities, which is part of my own most immediate constituency, […]
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Anthony A. Kila, CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Columnists, NNP Columnists
Monday, May 16th, 2011

By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – May 16, 2011 – Even when joyful, it is always advisable to keep one’s eyes open. The recent inclusion of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Lamido Sanusi, on the celebrated list of the 100 most influential people in world has filled many of us with pride […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Saturday, May 7th, 2011

By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – May 7, 2011 – Unless we want to deceive ourselves or we genuinely fail to see reality then we must accept that the voters that went to the polls last week to decide who should be governors did not only elect their governors. They also used their thumbprint […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, Elections 2011, NNP Columnists, North-East, North-West
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK, – April 26, 2011 – Lest we all become guilty of what we accuse others of doing, two things need to be said very clearly about the ongoing crisis in the Northern part of Nigeria: one is that the Northern crisis is a very good example of a predictable […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – April 21, 2011 – Before and beyond the obvious irritating and expensive ridicule that Nigerians at home and abroad were exposed to last week, thanks to the postponement of the parliamentary elections (or NASS as they say in the Nigerian parlance), it should now be clear to all […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Thursday, April 14th, 2011
By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – April 14, 2011 – When talking about issues and prospects of the country, it is a common place in Nigeria to lump together its people and wrap them up as one into a shroud of helplessness inside which people are jolted and crushed every so often by the […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Thursday, April 7th, 2011
By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – April 7, 2011 – As attentive readers of my notes will have noticed it is not our habit to write about people. We even do our best to refrain from naming protagonists when admonishing or approving, as we firmly believe that given where we are today only a […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Presidency
Thursday, March 31st, 2011

By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – March 31, 2011 – The recently concluded presidential debate has taken discussions about the forth-coming general elections in Nigeria to a different and interesting dimension. Overall, the event was well organised, well attended and more importantly very followed and now widely discussed. Thanks to the internet, and other […]