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Articles, Columnists, Frisky Larr, NNP Columnists, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Monday, May 20th, 2013
By Frisk Larr / NNP / May 20, 2013 – When I started taking on hate-filled critics of former President Olusegun Obasanjo during the days of his 8-year tenure, many hurled abuses at me and called me a sellout! Very few recognized my passion for putting facts in their correct perspective no matter how bitter […]
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Abia, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Odimegwu Onwumere, State News
Monday, May 20th, 2013
By Odimegwu Onwumere / NNP / May 20, 2013 – It was Hubert H. Humphrey (American 38th US Vice President under Lyndon B. Johnson (1965-69) and US Senator from Minnesota (1949-64, 1971-78). 1911-1978), who said that the essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for […]
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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | May 15, 2013 – The recent transition of literary giant Albert Chinualumogu Achebe has led to an uncommon outpouring of encomiums. Achebe’s transition came less than a year after his last major work, There was a country: A Personal History of Biafra (2012) has stirred controversy in […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | May 15, 2013 – Members of a terrorist gang that has targeted and bombed civilian centers; murdering and maiming the innocent in droves deserve severe punishment. Therefore the prospect of an amnesty for Boko Haram rankles and boggles the mind. In its gross unfairness, it disregards the comeuppance […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Philip Amiola
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
By Philip Amiola | Lagos, Nigeria | May 15, 2013 The volume of responses generated by my last article entitled, “Gays and Lesbians, We Will Not Keep Quiet!” has put me under responsibility to write a sequel to address genuine concerns raised by some of my readers. First of all, I want to state that […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye | Lagos, Nigeria | May 15, 2013 | If anyone had told me a few years ago that a time will come in Nigeria when the authorities will approve the teaching of sexual immorality as a subject in junior and secondary schools, I would have thought that the person had lost his […]
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Africa & World Politics, Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
By Anthony A. Kila | London, UK | May 15, 2013 | Emeritus Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, is arguably the most recognised African churchman in the world today. Even those who do not know his name or have a detailed knowledge of his activities and achievements will recognise the face of that ever-jovial […]
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Africa & World Politics, Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
By Arnold A. .Alalibo | NNP | April 24, 2013 – Former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, the controversial “Iron Lady”, who shaped British politcs, died from a stroke recently at the ripe age of 87. Thatcher was Britain’s first woman premier, a right-wing colossus and key figure in the Cold War. She led Britain […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Osun, Raheem Oluwafunminiyi, State News
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi / Ibadan, Nigeria / April 23, 2013 – AS PROFESSOR BASHIR ADEKUNLE OKESINA BECOMES UNIOSUN VICE-CHANCELLOR There is no disputing the fact that the paths leading to the appointment or re-appointment of a Vice Chancellor in most Nigerian universities today is highly contentious and not without its ups and downs. The Rivers […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Prince Charles Dickson
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
By Prince Charles Dickson /There is no disappearing trick better than the availability of a dense forest to disappear into; there is no sacrifice more efficacious than having many people on one’s side; there is no “The gods have elevated me” that is higher than the back of a horse. During the week”…Former […]
