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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists, Presidency
Monday, October 26th, 2015
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | October 26, 2015 – Two recent stories about former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan are likely to have conflicting impacts on his supporters and also on the trajectory of his post-presidency life. The first story is a report that Tanzania is agog with excitement that former President Jonathan […]
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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | October 21, 2015 – The inspiration for this reflection is the arrest and detention of two Nigerian bloggers – Seun Oloketuyi and Chris Nwandu – who respectively run the blogs Naijahottestgist and CKN. According to reports Oloketuyi wrote in his blog that Nnamdi Okonkwo, the CEO of Fidelity […]
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Articles, Columnists, David Leffler, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
By Brian Rees, M.D., M.P.H.; David O’Connell, Ph.D.; and David Leffler, Ph.D. | NNP | October 21, 2015 – For over a decade, 18 African nations have been ravaged by war, exposing military personnel and civilians to violence and trauma. As a result, one hundred million Africans now suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and […]
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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Thursday, October 15th, 2015
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | October 15, 2015 –This piece was inspired by a robust telephone conversation I had with someone who claimed to be an “avid reader of my column”. He was concerned that I might be “over flogging” the issue of nation-building as the panacea to the country’s numerous challenges. […]
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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun
Thursday, October 15th, 2015
By Olakekan Waheed Adigun | Lagos, Nigeria | October 15, 2015 – What happens when an organism stops growing? My guess is that you know the answer, but I do not request yours. If we agree with the “evolutionists” that the main purpose of life is growth, then the extinction of certain creatures like dinosaurs […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Saturday, October 10th, 2015
By P. Alalibo | NNP | Oct. 10, 2015 – I am disappointed at the president’s long awaited ministerial list that kept the entire nation in suspense and in an expectant mood. Given the presence of old and tired politicians on that list that has invariably diminished expectations, Nigerians should question why it took the […]
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Articles, Boko Haram, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun
Sunday, October 4th, 2015
By Olalekan Waheed Adigun | NNP | Oct. 4, 2015 – It is heart lifting to receive the news of the triumph of the Nigerian Army against the dreaded group, Boko Haram. This is coming at the time when public support for, and the confidence in, the Military is at all-time low. We can only […]
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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists
Sunday, October 4th, 2015
By Leonard Karshima Shilgba | Yola, Nigeria | Oct. 4, 2015 – In 2009, Bishop Desmond Tutu was on the campus of the American University of Nigeria as a guest speaker. In his speech, he apologized to Nigerians for the xenophobic attacks on black Africans the previous year. More than five years later today, South […]
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Articles, Columnists, Cross River, Lloyd Ukwu, NNP Columnists, State News
Sunday, October 4th, 2015
By Lloyd Ukwu | Port-Harcourt, Nigeria | Oct. 4, 2015 – As of 2007, the quality of education in Cross River State was awful; academic standards were dishearteningly low. Following years of neglect, academic standards and educational facilities deteriorated to a disconcerting level. And the state joined the “infamous league of educationally backward states”. This […]
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Articles, Columnists, John Egbeazien Oshodi, NNP Columnists
Sunday, October 4th, 2015
Dr. John Egbeazien Oshodi | Florida, USA | Oct. 4, 2015 – As in all African cultures including Nigeria, traditionally it is expected that working and financially stable family members will provide financial and emotional care for their school-aged children and aging parents, in addition to other relatives who are coping with sickness, disability and […]
