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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Oluwaseyi Babalola
Saturday, June 18th, 2011

By Oluwaseyi Babalola, Lagos, Nigeria – June 18, 2011 – There is nothing as elusive as leadership. All the money in the world can make one rich, and all the power in the world can make one strong, but these things can never make a leader. One can also inherit fortunes but never can genuine […]
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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Paul I. Adujie
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

FULL Title for this Article – “Land Grabs in New Scramble For Africa & Global Food Security Implications” “By Paul I. Adujie, New York, NY – June 15, 2011 – “Slavery and colonialism came with great benefits to Africa from Europe” Among the “benefits” are, the adoption of Christianity by millions of Africans and the […]
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Articles, Columnists, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

By Dr. Leonard Karshima Shilgba, Yola, Nigeria – June 14, 2011 – What service does Nigeria need from her legislators at this time? At this time, the foundation for national survival, national cohesion, and national development has not been laid yet. Now is not the time for self-deceit; now is not the time for pretence; […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – June 14, 2011 – Our notes will be incomplete if we do not pause to invite some reflections upon some of the events that took place beyond our shores last week. For whilst we were following the state organized inauguration ceremonies of newly elected officials across Nigeria, with […]
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Articles, Columnists, Emeka Chiakwelu, House, Legislature, NNP Columnists
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

By Emeka Chiakwelu, NNP – June 14, 2011 – The alleged financial misappropriation, fraud and loan shenanigan in the hands of the erstwhile Speaker of House of Representative, Mr. Dimeji Bankole is quite troubling. “Bankole is already facing a 16-count charge of allegedly misappropriating N9 billion capital project fund through contract inflation.” Then it was […]
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Articles, Columnists, Imo, NNP Columnists, Nwaorgu Faustinus, State News
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

By Nwaorgu Faustinus, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria – June 14, 2011 – Majority of Imo indigenes and non indigenes will agree to some extent that the butted past administration led by one of the most hated, alleged criminal cum 419ner, cunning, heartless etc, governor Ohakim who has earned for himself the above sobriquet as well as “Ikiri/ewi” […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Adewale T. Akande, Party Politics
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
As most Nigerians accurately predicted, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) made a clean sweep of all the positions contested in the just concluded 2011 general elections in the South West, thereby taking the zone back to where it has always belonged. The South West is traditionally the bastion of the progressive hue of politics, […]
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Borno, Headlines, Remi Jibowu, State News
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Four people were on Sunday night shot dead at a beer parlour in Bulunkutu, a Maiduguri, Borno State suburb even as the Islamic sect gave conditions before it could ceasefire. Among the conditions given for truce was the resignation of the newly-elected governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, prosecution of his predecessor, Senator Modu Ali Sheriff and […]
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Africa & World Politics, Arnold Alalibo, General Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Geneva-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo will today participate in a panel discussion on building sustainable societies at the ongoing 100th Session of the International Labour Organisation, ILO, holding in Geneva. The News Agency of Nigeria correspondent covering the meeting reports that the session is being organised by ‘Club de Madrid’, an independent non-profit organisation composed of […]
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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Paul I. Adujie
Sunday, June 12th, 2011

By Paul I. Adujie, New York, NY – June 12, 2011 – Cutting the American Defense Budget or Military Spending is panacea for economic recovery, budget balancing and deficit reductions. After all, what use is the military to beleaguered American citizens who are being thrown out of their homes in foreclosures? Or what use is […]