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Sunday, January 5th, 2014
A speech for the all progressives congress mobilization convocation Topic: Ideological Fundamentals of the APC Speaker: Prof. Leonard Karshima Shilgba Date: January 3, 2013. Venue: gboko, Benue state. Nigeria. We must carry this message around our state and nation that now is the time for us, the people, to arise and build this broken wall […]
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Sunday, December 15th, 2013
By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba | Yola, Nigeria | Dec. 15, 2013 – Obasanjo’s December 2, 2013 excoriating letter to President Jonathan has elicited diverse reactions from Nigerians. While some see the letter as appropriate, others have asked what “moral right” President Obasanjo has to write such a letter to President Jonathan. First of all, […]
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Thursday, November 7th, 2013
By Leonard Karshima Shilgba | Yola, Nigeria | Nov. 7, 2013 – President Jonathan announced on October 1, 2013 his intention to convoke a national conference at which there would be no issues excluded from discussion. He then inaugurated on October 7, 2013 a committee he charged to come up with a framework for the […]
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Saturday, October 12th, 2013
By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba | Yola, Nigeria | October 12, 2013 – Below is the speech delivered by Leonard Shilgba at the Tiv Day Adamawa State event held at the Ribadu Square, Yola on October 5, 2013. This day, to me, marks the beginning of a pursuit of a new agenda for my Tiv […]
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Sunday, July 7th, 2013
By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba | Yola, Nigeria | July 7, 2013 – In 2010 when the drumbeats for the 2011 general elections in Nigeria grew louder, a group of elders in Northern Nigeria, called the Northern Elders Forum, made very threatening noises and insisted on having a Nigerian from the North emerge as the […]
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Wednesday, June 19th, 2013
By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba | Yola, Nigeria | June 19, 2013 – Politics is defined as activities associated with governance of a country or area. From etymological enquiry, the word politics derives from the Greek word “politikos”, which means “of, for, or relating to citizens.” Thus, Wikipedia defines politics as “an art or science […]
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Monday, April 15th, 2013
By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba / Yola, Nigeria / April 15, 2013 – A Forgiving Nation, a Deceived Nation By Leonard Karshima Shilgba I am a citizen of my nation, a nation always eager to forgive. This is a nation that offers forgiveness even when it is not asked. Mine is a deceived nation, sold […]
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Monday, April 1st, 2013
By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba / Yola, Nigeria / April 1, 2003 – wp_posts
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Friday, February 1st, 2013
By Leonard Karshima Shilgba / Yola, Nigeria / Feb. 1, 2013 – I have seen very busy activities by Nigerian professional politicians lately; they work towards achieving their political desires in 2015. I have seen the prince on foot. President Goodluck Jonathan is on foot. I see him walking on foot, without any human security, […]
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Saturday, January 5th, 2013
By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba / Yola, Nigeria / Jan. 5, 2013 – In 2013, the sum of N 4.987 trillion shall be spent by the federal government of Nigeria. The capital expenditure is a paltry N 1.6 trillion, which is 32 per cent of the entire budget. But more worrisome is the established tradition […]
