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American Politics, Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists, Presidency
Monday, January 26th, 2015
By Dr Jideofor Adibe | NNP | Jan. 26, 2014- My technical report for the Brookings Institution’s Africa Foresight publication on the 2015 presidential election entitled ‘The 2015 Elections in Nigeria: Issues and Challenges’, has become an issue between the PDP and the APC. As should be expected in an election year, one side wants […]
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Armed Forces, Articles, Columnists, John Egbeazien Oshodi, NNP Columnists
Saturday, January 17th, 2015
Dr. John Egbeazien Oshodi | NNP | Jan. 17, 2015 – Whether it is 150 or as many as 2,000 people who were killed in the town of Baga and within its surrounding areas, it matters not; one reality stands clear–these are our brothers and sisters. This latest attack by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | Jan. 15, 2015 – The year 2014 bore depressing tales of terrorism, corruption, transnational epidemic, government ineptitude, official brutality, religious exploitations, etc. Like tiny rays of light piercing through an encompassing gloom, the last few months of the year bought us a few refreshing reports. For one, we […]
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Articles, Columnists, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
By Kenneth Uwadi | Imo State, Nigeria | Jan. 15, 2015 – A look at the socio-political and economic environment in Imo State today reveals a horrifying picture. There is massive corruption, staggering poverty, unemployment, poor state of education due to lack of funds for schools, deteriorating infrastructures and general degree of hopelessness among the […]
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Articles, Columnists, Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai, NNP Columnists
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
By Prof. Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai | Abuja, Nigeria | Jan. 15, 2015 – When the British Government formally granted political independence to Nigeria on October 1, 1960, the politicians, who took over the reins of Government was well-educated, experienced, sophisticated and above all, very patriotic. The Rule of Law, a basic and dynamic legal concept, […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Okechukwu Amaechi, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
By Ikechukwu Amaechi | Lagos, Nigeria | Jan. 15, 2015 –President Olusegun Obasanjo released his autobiography, My Watch, on Tuesday, December 9 at the Lagos Country Club, Ikeja. He defied an Abuja High Court order obtained by a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Buruji Kashamu, barring him from releasing the book. Rather than obey the […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, January 7th, 2015
By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | Jan. 7, 2015- The Finance Minister and the Coordinating Minister of Nigeria’s Economy, Dr. Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, harped on Nigerians recently to tighten their belts. The sudden pronouncement of an economic adjustment programme for the country has become quite a talking point. The federal government had on 16 […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, House, Legislature, NNP Columnists, Senate
Tuesday, January 6th, 2015
By Anthony A. Kila | London, UK | Jan. 6, 2015 – What do you think is the main problem facing Nigeria? Yes, you are not the only that think so.Go to any part of Nigeria or meet any group of Nigerians even outside their country and ask the people you meet what they think […]
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Articles, Columnists, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists, State News
Friday, January 2nd, 2015
By Kenneth Uwadi | NNP | Jan. 2, 2014 – I know how much I spent in one year on fuel to generate my own light for my household in Mmahu-Egbema of the Ohaji/Egbema LGA of Imo state. That automatically means that I am my own Governor, no matter the idle Mallam, unproductive fellow pretending […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Friday, January 2nd, 2015
By Anthony A. Kila | London, UK | Jan. 2, 2014 – If you believe in luck then you will have to admit that compared to most of the states of the federation, my state, Lagos is indeed a lucky state in terms of governance and its political process. From the days of Jakande to […]
