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Articles, Columnists, Femi Fani-Kayode, NNP Columnists
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012

By Femi Fani-Kayode | NNP | October 2, 2012 – Lord Apsley and I were colleagues at Harrow School in England approximately 36 years ago. I have never forgotten his uncharitable remarks about Nigeria which led to a heated arguement between us. At that time I found it ironic, and I still do, that this […]
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Articles, Columnists, First Ladies, NNP Columnists, Patience Jonathan, Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012

By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye | Lagos, Nigeria | Sept. 26, 2012 – It is a classic case of ‘One Week, One Controversy’! And the inimitable Dame, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, has been in the news again. She hardly disappoints. Perhaps, before your read this piece, Mrs. Jonathan would have returned from Germany where she had gone “to […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
By Anthony A. Kila | London, UK | Sept. 26, 2012 – Which subtler way to put the recent display of violent demonstrations in parts of Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan and now northern Nigeria, which was characterised by burning of flags and pictures, and even leading to the killing of people in […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Presidency, Raheem Oluwafunminiyi, Reuben Abati
Sunday, September 23rd, 2012

By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi | Ibadan, Nigeria | Sept. 22, 2012 – In the last couple of weeks, the Presidency via its media inner circle has been having it tough with critics, most especially the hard-nut-to-crack opposition parties, the ‘army of sponsored and self-appointed anarchists’ and also ‘the twittering, pinging, Facebook crowd of the new age’. […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Sunday, September 23rd, 2012

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | Sept. 23, 2012 – A country with diverse cultures, traditions and interests, more than 140 million people, an oil producing giant with a land mass of 923, 768 sq km, Nigeria is indeed endowed with human and natural resources. After attaining independence in 1960, the country with a […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Columnists, NNP Columnists, Prince Charles Dickson
Friday, September 21st, 2012
By Prince Charles Dickson | Jos, Nigeria | Sept. 21, 2012 – ‘Let us separate quarrel before we separate fight’ I start this admonition with the critics anthem, one that has always inspired me. It is by H.G. Wells and he says we are going to write about it all. We are going to write […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists, Presidency
Friday, September 21st, 2012

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | Sept. 19, 2012 – When I published the ‘Re-invention of Goodluck Jonathan’ in this column on December 1 2011, I did not plan to write a sequel to it. Let me give a brief summary of this re-invention as captured in what is now the first instalment […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, Education, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
An important event this week is the reopening of schools for most our children. They will be resuming today as you read these notes, and it is important we reflect on the sate of education in the country. I say most, not all, because in reality many other schools opened two weeks ago in conformity […]
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Articles, Columnists, Kunle Ojeleye, NNP Columnists
Saturday, September 15th, 2012

By Dr. Kunle Ojeleye | Calgary, Canada | Sept. 15, 2012 – I must confess that the recent headline from NaijaPundit is one of the most irresponsible sensationalising journalism I have ever seen. Please be the judge. Headline From NaijaPundit THE ONLY THING SACROSANCT IN NIGERIA IS THE QUR’AN-BUHARI (Written by Vanguard Newspapers on 30 […]
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Articles, CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Columnists, NNP Columnists, Paul I. Adujie
Saturday, September 15th, 2012

By Paul I. Adujie | New York, USA | Sept. 15, 2012 –The introduction of Five Thousand Naira as a single currency note, will exacerbate already existing pressures on Nigeria’s long beleaguered national currency. It is sadly the case that Ghana, Haiti and Jamaica national currencies have better strength and international respect compared to the […]