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Thursday, December 27th, 2012
By Kenneth Uwadi | NNP | Dec. 27, 2012 – It was in May, 2012, that Philip Amadi, a friend of mine, experienced his worst nightmare — being kidnapped. He was driving home from work when he was intercepted near Fancrid Hotel Omoku in Rivers State by armed men in a car. Within seconds, they […]
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Sunday, November 4th, 2012
By Kenneth Uwadi | Imo, Nigeria | Nov. 4, 2012 | This is certainly not the best of times for over 15 communities of Egbema and Oguta in Imo State of Nigeria ,many of whom have been forced to flee their homes in the last four weeks due to flood and are now taking temporary […]
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Monday, September 3rd, 2012
Read Part I – http://newnigerianpolitics.com/2012/08/04/gov-okorocha-and-the-lga-cash-pot-by-kenneth-uwadi/ Read Part II – http://newnigerianpolitics.com/2012/08/17/gov-okorocha-the-lga-cash-pot-part-ii/ Kenneth Uwadi | Imo State, Nigeria | Sept. 3, 2012 – Imo State is one of the 36 States of Nigeria with Owerri as its capital and largest city. The State came into existence in 1976 along with other new States created under […]
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Friday, August 17th, 2012
Read Part 1 – http://newnigerianpolitics.com/2012/08/04/gov-okorocha-and-the-lga-cash-pot-by-kenneth-uwadi/ By Kenneth Uwadi | Imo, Nigeria | Augtust 17, 2012 – According to Albert Einstein ‘The world is a dangerous place, not only because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing’ Another philosopher, William Blake said “When I tell the truth, […]
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Saturday, August 4th, 2012
By Kenneth Uwadi | Imo State, Nigeria | August 4, 2012 – Ralph Miliband was a key twentieth century political thinker. Ralph Miliband once said that the hottest place in hell will be reserved for those who sit on the fence in the face of great moral crisis. No one will want to go to […]
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
By Kenneth Uwadi, Imo State, Nigeria – Dec 20, 2011 – Owerri the capital of Imo State in Nigeria has been named the dirtiest city in Nigeria in a report published on Tuesday by Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria. Excrement in the street, graffiti, indiscriminate dumping of refuse and lack of sanitation exercises are […]
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
By Kenneth Uwadi, Imo State, Nigeria – Dec. 14, 2011 – I love Nigeria my beloved country that opened its doors to me and my family so that we could walk into the greatness of its freedom and its founding values. Every time I look at our beautiful flag and place my hand over my heart […]
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
By Kenneth Uwadi, Owerri, Imo, Nigeria, Nov. 22, 2011 – When I was a teenager, my Dad would take me to Leventis Supermarket in Port Harcourt with him on Saturdays. The very first thing he does was to ask for ice cream, and then we will stroll around the supermarket, making purchases, licking our ice […]
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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
By Kenneth Uwadi, Imo State, Nigeria – October 27, 2011 – Five days ago, the U.S. Department of State warned U.S. citizens of the risks of travelling to 7 states in Nigeria including Imo State because of kidnapping, robbery, and other armed attacks in these areas. This to me is no good news for Imo […]
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Sunday, October 16th, 2011
Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora, Chief Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu has expressed hopes that her husband, Chief Odumegwu Ojukwu who is currently undergoing treatment in a London hospital will soon be discharged as he is recuperating rapidly. Speaking with journalists at the Leyton Marsh Fields, London, venue of the 2011 Nigerian Carnival United Kingdom […]