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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Monday, November 2nd, 2015

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | November 2, 2015 – This piece was inspired by two media reports: one was a widely reported paper presented by the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II at the 2015 All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) for West Africa held in Lagos on 22 October 2015. In […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, Lagos, NNP Columnists, State News
Monday, November 2nd, 2015

By Anthony A. Kila | London, UK | November 2, 2015 – Reports reaching us from my Lagos is clear and unanimous: The honeymoon period between the people of Lagos state and our newly elected Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode is over. The very many comments on Facebook and Disqus, critical tweets in the cyber world […]
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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Murtala Ramat Muhammed (1975-76), NNP Columnists, Presidency
Sunday, November 1st, 2015

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | November 2, 2015 – Not many Nigerians were excited by the list of ministerial nominees submitted by President Buhari, especially the first batch. Given the time it took the President to unveil the nominees – over four months after his inauguration – people were expecting to be […]
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Articles, Columnists, Lloyd Ukwu, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), NNP Columnists, Presidency
Sunday, November 1st, 2015

By Lloyd Ukwu | Washington DC, USA | November 2, 2015 – Prelude: The problem with dictatorship is that it usually lacks the capacity and patience to understand the meaning of the rule of law and due process. Both doctrines are often slow and therefore require patience. Dictators don’t have patience, they want it here, […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun
Sunday, November 1st, 2015

By Olalekan Waheed Adigun | Lagos, Nigeria | Nov. 2, 2015 – Some months ago, the Lekki home of Senator-elect Buruji Kashamu was barricaded by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) reportedly to arrest the “wanted drug baron” at the request of the United States Government. As soon as his house was […]
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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Monday, October 26th, 2015

By Halima Babangida | Abuja, Nigeria | October 26, 2015 – I am a Nigerian. I am a Muslim. And I am angry… Almost a month has elapsed since the calamitous stampede at the Hajj in Mecca and we are no closer to any concrete answers about what really happened. The Nigerian death toll in the […]
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Abuja (FCT), Articles, Columnists, Kaduna, Muhammed Seidu, NNP Columnists, State News
Monday, October 26th, 2015

By Muhammed Seidu | Abuja, Nigeria | October 2, 2015 – I will continue to write my expose until someone capable takes heed and takes steps to save our nation from another Macbeth in pious clothing. When it comes to the game of power and treachery, Governor El-Rufai towers above his peers and those he […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye
Monday, October 26th, 2015
By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye | Lagos, Nigeria | October 26, 2015 – The brutal abduction early last week of Chief Olu Falae, a former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) and former finance minister, by a band of suspected Fulani herdsmen has once again brought to the fore the often tragic excesses of these […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Monday, October 26th, 2015

By Anthony A. Kila | London, UK | October 26, 2015 – After a long period of abstinence, I have returned to discover that there is still an open sore on the airwaves of Nigeria and since about over a decade ago, thanks to technology, from Nigeria to the airwaves of practically the whole world. […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Monday, October 26th, 2015

By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | October 26, 2015 – The first time I watched Fela perform was in the mid-1970s at the Enugu Campus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Then, he was lusty and nimble. He sprang across the stage, as he danced, sang and played both the piano and tenor saxophone. […]