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Abati: Egypt/Tunisia: It could happen here

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

IT all started in Tunisia with an aggrieved vegetable and fruits seller, Mohammed Bouazizi, 26, setting himself ablaze in protest against bureaucratic dictatorship. Bouazizi will now be remembered forever as a martyr whose death drew fresh attention to fault lines in governance in the Arab world. Bouazizi died because he was fed up with government […]

Cote d’Ivoire: Deconstructing The Mind of ‘President’ Gbagbo

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, Sunny Chris Okenwa Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

By Sunny Chris Okenwa, Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Feb. 3, 2011 – ‘President’ Laurent Kodou Gbagbo was born on May 31 1945 in a small village called Mama in the town known as Gagnoa in the South-western Cote D’Ivoire. He hails from an ethnic group ‘Béte’, a minority compared to other ethnic groups like Agni, […]

Ohakim, Character Assassins and April 2011 Election

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, State News Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

By Kenneth Uwadi, Imo, Nigeria – Feb. 2, 2011 – There is no doubt that the Governor Ikedi Ohakim administration has rebranded Imo State in Nigeria as it has also radically changed the derogatory profile of Owerri as a jungle city for good .That Owerri the capital of Imo State is a beautiful city is […]

Segun Aganga: Ten Months After

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, Ministries Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe, London, UK – Feb. 2, 2011 – Finance Minister Segun Aganga is a very brilliant man. You do not become a managing director of Goldman Sachs, a leading investment banker in the world, for being stupid. And for a Blackman to have become so in the United Kingdom – an essentially […]

Some Nigerian Men Need to Groom – The Story of Four Nigerian Gentlemen

Posted by admin Columnists, P Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

By Phil Tam-Al Alalibo NNP – Feb. 2, 2011 – The importance of grooming for men cannot be overstated, especially, when one is lodged in Western societies where sharp appearance and tidy disposition appear to be the currency for advancement, respectability and sociability. It becomes even more expedient when one is a professional in the […]

Isn’t Nigeria, a Natural Disaster?

Posted by admin Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

By Arnold Alalibo, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria – Feb. 2, 2011 – The recent volcanic eruption in Iceland elicited many positive comments by Nigerians about the geographical location of Nigeria. Many Nigerians praised God for situating the country in a natural disaster free zone. Yes, we are lucky. Aren’t we? While other countries suffer from natural disasters, […]

How to Become a Registered Professional Engineer in Canada

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Godwin O. Airuoyuwa Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

By Godwin O. Airuoyuwa, B.Eng. P.Eng., PMP , Toronto, Canada – Feb. 2, 2011 – Many African immigrant engineers are in this country today either working as factory workers or are engaged in some less dignifying jobs not related to engineering. This is not a choice many of them would have made if the option of being […]

For the Attention of Goodluck Jonathan & Nuhu Ribadu-By Cliff I. Edogun,PhD

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

By Dr. Cliff I. Edogun, NNP – Feb 1, 2011 – At no time in our checkered political history have Nigerian voters been offered such a choice between two new generation of political leaders whose intellectual depth and sense of vision far surpass the trove of auctioned certificate and degree holders of our recent past. […]

Diaspora African Migrants Storm Tripoli for Solution by Hakeem Babalola

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, Hakeem Babalola Monday, January 31st, 2011

By Hakeem Babalola, Budapest, Hungary – Jan. 31, 2011 – More than three hundred and fifty Africans in the Diaspora converged in Tripoli to participate in an historical conference held for three days in a continuous effort to find permanent solution to the plights of African migrants in Europe and around the world. The conference […]

Abati: Are Nigerians ready to fight for democracy?

Posted by admin Columnists, NNP Columnists, Reuben Abati Sunday, January 30th, 2011

THE point has been made elsewhere that the enthusiasm and passion that Nigerians have shown in the course of the current voters’ registration are proof positive of their commitment to democracy and their willingness to defend their freedom. In the light of fresh revelations, however, is this really the case? Is there something more fundamental […]