Mr. President, Do You Believe These Speeches? – By Prince Charles Dickson

By Prince Charles Dickson, Jos, Nigeria – October 10, 2011 – A needle cannot be used to make pounded yams. (Some tools are inadequate for some tasks.) “On this day 51 years ago, the British Union Jack was lowered…The 1st of October remains a special day for us, for Africa, and indeed the world”. While […]

No Job, Yes, Work No Dey – By Phillip Akpoviri

By Phillip Akpoviri, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria – October 10, 2011 – This piece is essentially the texts of my address at a gathering of undergraduates and fresh graduates of tertiary institutions across the South-South and South-Eastern parts of Nigeria during a Capacity Building Workshop held over the weekend in Port Harcourt. I thank you for finding […]

The Broad Daylight Rape of Imo State – By Kenneth Uwadi

By Kenneth Uwadi, Imo State, October 6, 2011 – On Monday, 3rd October 2011 , I   received   a   mail   from a   Mr   Chinedu   who   threatened to deal with me for   what he sees   as   giving   the   government of   Owelle   Rochas   Okorocha   a bad press. The threat was in reaction to an article I wrote on […]

Fani-Kayode’s Zombies & the Delusion of Daniel Wilson-By Oyetope Olufunke-Felix

By Oyetope Olufunke-Felix, NNP, October 6, 2011 – For those that may not know Daniel Wilson, is a fading musician who used to sing love songs back in the early ’90’s. Sadly today his sweet voice has gone, he is completely jobless and he is desperately trying to get the attention of the government. He […]

Gov. Mimiko: An ‘Antidote’ to Leadership Deficit – By Emmanuel Ajibulu

By Emmanuel Ajibulu, Ondo, Nigeria – October 6, 2011 – Over the years one of the disturbing concerns of ever-increasing global challenge of the 21st century especially in Nigeria is finding and nurturing purposeful leaders for socio-political and economic advancement. Many world leaders, leadership scholars, business gurus and mentors equally express worries about the need […]

66th UN Gen Assembly:Wars & Worries Without End – By Prof. E.O. Esiemokhai

 By Professor Dr. Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai, NNP, October 6, 2011 – Those (these include States and individuals), who live by the sword will perish by the sword. It is given   to   man to understand that those, who manufacture the weapons of war, orchestrate wars, order wars to be fought, fight wars,” will not eat of […]

Nigerian Leaders are the Best in the World – By Anthony A. Kila

By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – October 4, 2011 – At fifty-one, Nigeria is definitely is old; old enough to deal with some hard facts of life regardless of how unpleasant or mind numbing these might be. If Nigeria were human and a woman, at this age her prospects of finding love and conceiving […]

Nigeria, at 51, Carelessly Holding a Gun – By Prince Charles Dickson

By Prince Charles Dickson, Jos, Nigeria – October 3, 2011 – A kì í mú ìbọn tetere. One does not hold a gun carelessly. (Always be careful in handling dangerous matters.) As we count days to our 51st independence anniversary, all is not well with our beloved nation Nigeria. This in itself is no news, […]

Nigeria at 51: Elegy to a Confounding Country – By Akintokunbo A. Adejumo

By Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, London, UK – October 3, 2011 – I normally don’t join in celebrating Nigeria’s Independence Day anywhere I am in the world; at least not since the late 70s. I also do not write the usual piece analyzing our problems and preferring solutions. Other better, able and more flamboyant writers always […]

KAI Operators are Anti-Igbos – By Tochukwu Ezukanma

By Tochukwu Ezukanma, Lagos, Nigeria – October 2, 2011– Just before the 2007 general election, a high ranking official of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Lagos State suggested that I write an article stating that the then governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, promoted an enabling environment for Igbo businesses to thrive in […]

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