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Imo West 2023: On Goodluck Nanah Opiah We Stand – By Kenneth Uwadi

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists Tuesday, June 21st, 2022

By Kenneth Uwadi | Imo State, Nigeria | June 21, 2022 – These are interesting times, the atmosphere is getting frenzy, and the excitement is bursting. Billboards are springing up and posters have defaced Owerri and other towns of Imo State. Some people are urging Mr A and Mr B to run in 2023 while some are showcasing […]

Still on Osun Governorship Election – By Abiodun Komolafe

Posted by admin Abiodun Komolafe, Articles, Columnists, Governors, NNP Columnists, Osun, State News Tuesday, June 21st, 2022

By Abiodun Komolafe | Osun, Nigeria | June 21, 2022 – In a matter of weeks, voters in Osun will again cast their ballots to elect a governor who will run the affairs of the state for the next four years. With governorship candidates drawn from different political parties fighting hard to occupy ‘Bola Ige House’, […]

Who Wins Osun Governorship Election? – By Abiodun Komolafe

Posted by admin Abiodun Komolafe, Articles, Columnists, Governors, NNP Columnists, Osun, State News Tuesday, June 21st, 2022

By Abiodun Komolafe | Osun State, Nigeria | June 21, 2022 | In 2018, I wrote a piece on the then governorship candidates of the leading political parties in Osun State. In the article, entitled ‘Osun: Picturing into the future’ (ref: The Nation, September 18, 2018), I tried to showcase each candidate’s quality as well as […]

The Answer is in Secularism – By Tochukwu Ezukanma

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma Friday, June 3rd, 2022

By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | May 31, 2022 – Ordinarily, religion should stabilize the functioning of the social machinery and promote on earth that primary law in heaven, order, by teaching us love, patience, toleration, respect for others, etc. Lamentably, it has brought humanity so much hate, violence and disruption of the social order. […]

Sowore Needs to Graduate from “Students’ Union” Mentality – By Olalekan Adigun

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun Sunday, May 22nd, 2022

By Olalekan Adigun | Lagos, Nigeria | May 22, 2022 – I read the news piece 2023: I’ll Scrap Nigerian Senate, Invest Funds Saved From The ‘Coven Of Thieves’ On Education — Sowore on Yele Sowore’s SaharaReporters and was caught aback as to what is going on in this country. My first instinct was “Maybe […]

Nigeria: the Problem is More of Elitism – By Tochukwu Ezukanma

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma Thursday, May 19th, 2022

By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | May 19, 2022 – The problems of Nigeria are more of the consequences of elite collusion in repression of the masses than tribal and religious schisms. Irrespective of their tribes and religious persuasions, the Nigerian elite live in their cocoons of privileges, power and wealth, and have no qualms […]

Civic Engagement: the Osun Example – By Abiodun Komolafe

Posted by admin Abiodun Komolafe, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Osun, State News Friday, April 15th, 2022

By Abiodun Komolafe | Osun State, Nigeria | April 15, 2022 – Not long ago, Osun State Government launched a feedback platform to further bridge the gap between policy implementation and the experiential realities of the residents of the state. The website, www.civicengagement.os.gov.ng, was launched through the state’s Civic Engagement Centre. According to Olatunbosun […]

Ilesa Varsity and PDP’s Diversionary Therapy – By Abiodun Komolafe

Posted by admin Abiodun Komolafe, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday, April 14th, 2022

By Abiodun Komolafe | Osun State, Nigeria | April 14, 2022 – At last, Osun State College of Education, Ilesa (COEILESA), has been upgraded to a full-fledged University of Education. The approval was announced by the State Governor, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, recently. Well, let it be on record that Governor Oyetola has by this […]