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Articles, Columnists, Governors, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists, Rivers, State News
Thursday, June 30th, 2011

By Kenneth Uwadi, Imo State, Nigeria – June 30, 2011 – I was cruising through the East West road, Ogoni axis of Rivers State last week Friday, heading to Port Harcourt from Akwa Ibom State. Ahead of me was an 18 seater Toyota commercial bus. The bus was also heading to Port Harcourt. There were […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Presidency, Prince Charles Dickson
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
By Prince Charles Dickson, Jos, Nigeria – June 30, 2011 – Last week I was a year older, it was a privilege not only to be alive but in a clime like ours in Nigeria, each year is not just a privilege but a gift that one should grab with both hands and legs. I […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, Governors, NNP Columnists
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
By Anthony A, Kila, London, UK – June 30, 2011 – When it comes to utterances and conducts, Nigerian politicians have often displayed a level of audacity that verges on recklessness. The recent request, or is it suggestion, by Nigerian Governors asking the Federal Government to remove subsidies on petroleum products is one of those […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Paul I. Adujie, Religion
Monday, June 27th, 2011

By Paul I. Adujie – New York, NY – June 27, 2011 – Exuberance, elation and unrestrained joy, overflowed upon reading that A Federal High Court in Lagos, Nigeria awarded monetary compensations and damages in favor of some Nigerians who were arrested and detained unlawfully and arbitrarily! The plaintiffs instituted legal action against the Inspector […]
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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Monday, June 27th, 2011

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe, London, UK – June 27, 2011 – June 12 has come to mean different things to different Nigerians. For some, it is a celebration of a triumphal moment in our history while for those on the other side of the story at that time, it is a date they would rather […]
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Articles, Columnists, Emeka Chiakwelu, NNP Columnists
Monday, June 27th, 2011

By Emeka Chiakwelu, NNP, June 27, 2011 – The government of President Jonathan is in the process of appointing cabinet ministers. Many of the old faces are busy clamoring for one position or another, but Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in particular is being persuaded and wooed to come back based on merit and history of achievement. […]
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Articles, Churchill Okonkwo, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Monday, June 27th, 2011

By Churchill Okonkwo, NNP,- June 27, 2011 – Now that the name of Prof. Barth Nnaji is being forwarded to the senate for approval as minister for power (most likely), the question of whether he is the best man for the job needs a quick answer. While his role as the special adviser to Goodluck […]
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Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

By Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, London, UK – June 23, 2011 – As I was having a brainwave and contemplating what to write about the topic of our political leaders’ “achievement,” “performance” and their “humility”, it occurred to me that I personally don’t resound with the concept of focusing life on achieving end results outside of […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
By Dr. Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – June 23, 2011 – In a country wherein elites are obsessed with political zoning and power sharing, it is natural and even understandable to see politicians and pundits engrossed in discussions and analysis about how the Yoruba nation (insipidly and annoyingly called South-West in Nigeria) was treated […]
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Articles, Boko Haram, Columnists, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

By Leonard Karshima Shilgba, PhD, Yola, Nigeria – June 22, 2011 – A terrorist group in Nigeria, Boko Haram has been engaging in a bombing campaign against the Nigerian state, bombing whatever and whoever they can. The height of this engagement was the bombing of the Nigerian police headquarters at the country’s capital city of […]