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President Jonathan should not back out of the presidential debate

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Kenneth Uwadi, Presidency Monday, March 7th, 2011

By Kenneth Uwadi, Imo State, Nigeria, – Mar. 7, 2011 – Washed-up, the big white notebook, brought out again, I write from the bed, as i always do. My doctor is to see me today, Saturday. I have little fever. This doctor, he will come to ask the same old questions .How are you today? […]

First Lady’s efforts and our women politicians

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists Monday, March 7th, 2011

By Muhammed Ajah, NNP, Mar. 7, 2011 – One keeps thinking about the recent campaign of the first lady, Her Excellency, Dame Patience Jonathan who has been going round the country with curiosity, trying to convince the Nigerian people for her husband’s presidential bid. Is this not novel in the polity? First, she started this […]

Electoral Scorecard for Rational Citizens

Posted by admin Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists Monday, March 7th, 2011

Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – Mar. 7, 2011 – We now know the names of all the candidates that will be contesting in the forthcoming elections, we also know who their running mates will be. A point needs to be made immediately about these candidates: unlike what we have seen for too long in […]

Gaddafi: A System of His Own – By Hakeem Babalola

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Columnists, Hakeem Babalola, NNP Columnists Sunday, March 6th, 2011

By Hakeem Babalola, Budapest, Hungary – Mar. 6, 2011 – Brother Leader Gaddafi. That is how I heard Libyans calling him – throughout my three days in Tripoli for a Historical African Migrants Conference in Europe which took place in Tripoli on January 15. I was impressed to see an African leader being genuinely loved […]

My Bribe to the Nigerian Police (Parts 1 & 2) – By Tochukwu Ezukanma

Posted by admin Columnists, Nigerian Police, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma Saturday, March 5th, 2011

By Tochukwu Ezukanma, Lagos, Nigeria – Mar. 5, 2011 – Driving from Ojodu, en route, to Ikeja, I turned right from Bank Shonabare Street into Kosoko Road. I did not know that Kosoko Road is a one way street from 2pm to 10 pm, because from where I turned in, there was no sign indicating […]

Endorsing Buhari & Bakare by Chinedu Akuta

Posted by admin Columnists, NNP Columnists Saturday, March 5th, 2011

By Chinedu Vincent Akuta, London, UK – Mar 5, 2011 – Support Option A4 Group Leicester-UK, has endorsed Buhari and Bakare, for Presidential and Vice Presidential positions, for the April 2011 election. This decision was taken, based on the following(s): (1) Immunity Clause(s) Removal. Buhari has promised to facilitate the removal of immunity clauses […]

The lure of protest politics by Dr. Jideofor Adibe

Posted by admin Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists Saturday, March 5th, 2011

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe, London, UK – Mar. 5, 2011 – Why do candidates who know they have absolutely no chance of winning an election insist on contesting? Why do some repeatedly choose to punch above their natural political weight? Chris Okotie, who became a music icon while a law student in the 1980s before […]

Nigeria and the Middle East Crisis – By Dr. Leonard Karshima Shilgba

Posted by admin Columnists, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists Saturday, March 5th, 2011

By Dr. Leonard Karshima Shilgba, Yola, Nigeria – Mar 5, 2011 – In Tunisia the people said they had had enough of their president, and so they gave him the boot. Egypt saw it and said, “Why can’t we do it? This is our time,” so they poured out in the streets and after a […]

Abati: Of Bode George, crime and punishment

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Reuben Abati Friday, March 4th, 2011

“HAVE you gone to visit the Mandela of our land?” “Who? The Madiba is around?” “Who is talking about Nelson Mandela? I mean, Oga Bode, the atona oodua, PDP chieftain, former Chairman of the Nigeria Ports Authority, La-go-s Bo-y?” “Ex-convict plenipotentiary and extraordinary, graduate of Kirikiri maximum” “Be careful. Don’t talk like that. You say […]

An Urgent Letter to Nigerian Military by Dr. Cliff Edogun

Posted by admin Cliff I. Edogun, PhD, Columnists, NNP Columnists Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

By Cliff I. Edogun, PhD, NNP – Feb 28, 2001 – I thought we should commence this long overdue conversation now as we look forward hopelessly to the general elections holding in April. As you are now fully aware, the Egyptian military just introduced a credibly new paradigm for emergency military intervention in the politics […]