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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, Hakeem Babalola, NNP Columnists
Monday, May 14th, 2012

By Hakeem Babalola | Budapest, Hungary | May 14, 2012 – I think I should start by saying this: Nothing makes me proud than seeing my country and its appointed representatives doing the right thing regarding our welfare. The recent false report by the Hungarian TV2 concerning Nigerian citizens is worth commenting on; and the […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Monday, May 14th, 2012

By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | May 14, 2012 | Good leadership is not a function of age. The world has known great and outstanding leaders in different age brackets. Ronald Reagan was 69 years old when he became the President of the United States of America. He remained president until he was 77 […]
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Articles, Columnists, Edo, NNP Columnists, State News, Sunny Chris Okenwa
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

By Sunny Chris Okenwa | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | May 8, 2012 – In an article I wrote way back in 2007 captioned: “The Anini In Anenih’ (http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/articles/sunny-chris-okenwa/the-anini-in-anenih-16.html) I had compared the former PDP Board of Trustees Chairman, Chief Anthony Anenih, to one hell of a gangster named ‘The Law’ and concluded unapologetically that Anenih […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), John Egbeazien Oshodi, NNP Columnists
Monday, May 7th, 2012

By John Egbeazien Oshodi, Ph.D | Abuja, Nigeria | May 7, 2012 – The first principled truth is that at this time in Nigeria life is frustrating and painful considering the current level of insecurity in the nation. There is one Nigerian, apart from the nation’s President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, who really knows the depth […]
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Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Presidency
Monday, May 7th, 2012

By Akintokunbo A. Adejemo | London, UK | May 7, 2012 | You will probably be wondering why I am writing so late after the news of this issue, but you see, I don’t move with the herd sometimes. It is, in most cases, with my experience, very prudent to back off and watch and […]
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Articles, Columnists, Frisky Larr, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Presidency
Monday, May 7th, 2012

By Frisky Larr | NNP | May 7, 2012 – The rude awakening on New Year’s Day is yet to be forgotten. The wounds have hardly healed and the scars are all too visible. Yet more insults are added to injuries thanks to questions that never get answered. Every passing day in the Presidency of […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Soccer, Sports
Monday, May 7th, 2012

By Anthony A. Kila | London, UK | May 7, 2012 – Just in case you missed the news, here is an update: some more terrible things have happened in the last few days. Ace footballer and international star, Rashidi Yekini is dead, he died on Friday, Yekini was by all accounts a devout Muslim […]
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Articles, Columnists, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists
Monday, May 7th, 2012

Presented by Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba | Yola, Nigeria | May 5, 2012 – A Seminar Talk at American University of Nigeria on April 18, 2012. Today, I begin to frame a debate around the intelligence of the black race— What is intelligence? How can we measure intelligence? What role does intelligence play in shaping […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Raheem Oluwafunminiyi
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi | Ibadan, Nigeria | May 2, 2012 – At a time when we are faced with series of problems bedevilling the country, comments coming from the North about breaking-up, division or secession from the country into their respective regions does not augur well for the myriads of people living under the banner […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Sunny Chris Okenwa
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

The Nigerian press, from all indications, is very vigorous and world-class. We cannot forget the historic roles played by certain great Nigerians, living and dead, in positioning and re-positioning the Nigerian media — making it one of the most vibrant in the African continent. Great men like the late Dele Giwa (who was bombed to […]