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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Philip Amiola
Wednesday, July 17th, 2013

By Philip Amiola | Lagos, Nigeria | July 17, 2013 – You’re probably reading this article because the title got you curious, offended or slightly infuriated. If that’s the case, I’m glad I got your attention. However, my intention is not just to arouse your curiosity but to remind you of some fundamental truths which […]
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American Politics, Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, July 17th, 2013

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | July 17, 2013 – The fight against terrorism in Nigeria was recently given a boost when the United States of America offered a $7 million (N1.1billion) reward to anyone with information on the whereabouts of the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau. The reward is said to be […]
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Articles, Biafra, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Saturday, July 13th, 2013

By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | July 13, 2013 – Recently, Ralph Uwazurike, the leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), called for a one day sit-at-home. I was deeply disturbed that people, especially at Onitsha, heeded his call. But then, the masses barely think, and consequently, […]
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Abia, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Odimegwu Onwumere, State News
Wednesday, July 10th, 2013

By Odimegwu Onwumere | Rivers, Nigeria | July 10, 2013 – In any locality, state or country where the leader is weak, not as a result of old age, but out of incompetence, such an environment is bound to grow weaker and, the people that such a leader is heading, susceptible to suffering. There would […]
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Articles, Columnists, Nigerian Police, NNP Columnists
Sunday, July 7th, 2013

By C.V. Akuta | NNP | July 7, 2013 – If ever, you have never been worried or disturbed about the security situation in Nigeria, now is the time to get seriously concerned, about the deplorable state of affairs, especially high level of insecurity. First let me start with the most recent been, the Ombatse, […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Prince Charles Dickson
Sunday, July 7th, 2013

By Prince Charles Dickson | Jos, Nigeria | July 7, 2013 – A ninth-grade teacher wanted to demonstrate the evils of liquor to his young students. He produced a glass of water, a glass of vodka, and two worms. “Now class, observe closely,” he said as he dropped one of the worms into the glass […]
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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Raheem Oluwafunminiyi
Sunday, July 7th, 2013

By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi | Ibadan, Nigeria | July 7, 2013 – The name Charles Thurstan Shaw may not strike a resemblance of an important personality to the current generation of Nigerians, but in the world of archaeology, the name is highly venerated. This assertion stems from the fact that Prof. Shaw from the 50s single […]
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Articles, Columnists, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists
Sunday, July 7th, 2013

By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba | Yola, Nigeria | July 7, 2013 – In 2010 when the drumbeats for the 2011 general elections in Nigeria grew louder, a group of elders in Northern Nigeria, called the Northern Elders Forum, made very threatening noises and insisted on having a Nigerian from the North emerge as the […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | July 3, 2013 – The ambition of some state governors to retire to the senate at the expiration of their tenures in 2015 is causing political tension in the affected states. At the last count, over 10 of such governors are currently scheming to pick their parties’ senatorial […]
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Articles, Columnists, Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai, NNP Columnists, United Nations
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013

By Prof. Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai | NNP | July 3, 2013 – The exponential spread of both domestic and international terrorism has inevitably has made it imperative to curb certain democratic rights in civil societies around the world. I hereby call on the Members of the Security Council to resolve unequivocally to restore the position […]