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New Roles for Atiku – By Chinudu Akuta

Posted by admin Articles, Chinedu Vincent Akuta, Columnists Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

By Chinudu Vincent Akuta, London, UK – Jan 22, 2011“There are a lot of ways Atiku can serve Nigeria other than being the president. Except he has other motives for aspiring to be the president of Nigeria. Former Vice President of America Al gore, who served under Bill Clinton for two terms, contested the American […]

My Role As Enemy Of The State

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Okey Ndibe Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

By Okey Ndibe ( okeyndibe@gmail.com)-Jan 18, 2011 I arrived at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos on January 8 for what I imagined – or hoped – would be a routine two-week visit to Nigeria. Within moments of arrival, I came to realize that my trip would be anything but normal. The plain-clothed immigration officer, […]

Abati: The Jonathan Presidency (9)

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Reuben Abati Monday, January 17th, 2011

By Reuben Abati, Lagos, Nigeria – Jan. 17, 2011 – The 1966-70 civil war was among other things, a response by the Igbo nation to the excesses of the political North. Between 1993 and 1999, the opposition to the North’s continued stay in power was also part of the sub-text of the pro-democracy struggle by […]

2011 Elections: A Panacea to the National Question?

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD Sunday, January 16th, 2011

By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba, Yola, Nigeria – Jan. 16, 2011 – It is not confusing to many informed Nigerians that the forging of the more than 250 nations into one country called Nigeria was the idea and making of the British colonial power at the time. Obviously, the decision of subjugation, partition, and then […]

Oyo State is Not a battle Ground

Posted by admin Adewale T. Akande, Articles, Columnists, Oyo, State News Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Adewale T. Akande, Barcelona, Spain – Jan. 15, 2011 – The recent political imbroglio in Oyo State that caused the gruesome murder of the dismissed Chairman of the state National Union of Road Transport Workers, Alhaji Lateef Salako (aka Elewe-omo) and two other party men in a local government congress of the People Democratic Party calls […]

Abati: The Jonathan Presidency (8)

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Reuben Abati Saturday, January 15th, 2011

IN his inaugural speech on May 6, 2010, President Goodluck Jonathan had formally outlined the major concerns of his administration, in addition to paying tribute to the departed President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. He addressed Nigerians as “my dear brothers and sisters.” In a matter of months, the new President will also start addressing Nigerians as […]

Choice of Running Mate Could be Game Changer for Atiku

Posted by admin Articles, Mojekwu Echezona Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Mojekwu Echezona, PhD, New York – Jan., 15, 2011 – As the acrimonious battle for the PDP presidential primary draws to a climax, my instinct tells me that Atiku Abubakar will nick it. However, winning the primaries will not automatically guarantee Atiku the presidency. He will need something of a game changer to overcome Buhari, […]

Asaba: The Sexual Predators’ Paradise!

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Delta, State News, Sunny Chris Okenwa Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Asaba: The Sexual Predators’ Paradise! By Sunny Chris Okenwa, Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Jan 13, 2011 – After my last article on Great Ogboru and his quest to become the Governor of Delta State last week I received a ‘petition’ from a reader, a man of God based in Delta State (names withheld). The Reverend […]

Is Ojukwu a Hero or Villain?

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Max Siollun Monday, January 10th, 2011

By Max Siollun, NNP – Jan. 10, 2011 – January is a key month in Nigeria’s history. This January marks the 41st anniversary of the end of the Nigerian civil war, and the 44th anniversary of the Aburi accords – the debate in Aburi in Ghana which nearly pre-empted the war. The pivotal figure in […]

Abati: The Jonathan Presidency (6)

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Headlines, Presidency, Reuben Abati Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Reuben Abati, Lagos,Nigeria – Jan 8. 2011 – THE various forces that had resisted Dr Goodluck Jonathan’s emergence as Acting President showed their hands fully with the return of President Umaru Yar’Adua. This included to start with, the protest by the Northern political establishment, prompted obviously by the Yar’Adua cabal, that allowing a Jonathan Acting Presidency […]