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Obasanjo, Third Term and the Rest of Us. By Isa Muhammad Inuwa In the seven good years of Obasanjo regime which witnessed the biggest oil proceeds earned by Nigeria ever in history, yet, the Federal Government had virtually nothing to write home about in terms of capital projects execution, particularly in the Northern geo-political zone of Nigeria, where the most populated communities were terribly marginalized and discriminated out of semester and sentimental motives of tarnishing and endangering their future survival within the Nigerian federation. Details
Not in Our Name: The Third Term. By Emeka Kenneth Duru The 3 senators from Imo state are the reason I am not overtly enthusiastic of a President from Ibo land. Distinguished senators who believe that out of over a hundred million Nigerians, we can not find another leader to take the mantle of leadership, how much less from 40 million people.Details
Nigeria Government And Peaceful Times. By Miles P. C. Opara The Nigerian air force which has never tested their outdated bombers managed to fly to villages in the creeks and bombarded their little huts for which only civilian casualties were recorded. The militants felt that Nigeria government resent peace and started killing Nigerian soldiers and police almost unprovoked and at will even with their fortifications and newly acquired arsenals. Details
My Name is May 29th, 2007. By Dahiru MaishanuDoes the Nigerian intelligence community have the ability to stop foreign intelligence organizations from gathering sensitive information from our policy and decision-makers? In other words: are we capable of preventing opposing security organizations from eavesdropping on our ministers, governors and on Aso Rock - considering the fact that we have foreign agents posing as business men and women crawling all over the Hilton hotel in Abuja, and all over government ministries in Lagos, Kaduna, Port Harcourt and elsewhere? Details
A Perspective On The Discrimination Against Nigerian HND Holders. By Christian Dimkpa The truth is, like his BSc counterpart, the present Nigerian HND graduate is a lazy, dependent fellow who would not take his destiny in his hands. Many students attend polytechnics for several reasons. For me, but also, am sure, for many ND students, being from just an average-resource base family, undertaking an ND program was a form of security, since the later is of shorter duration, and there is no guaranteed funding for the longer BSc program. Details
Third Term Agenda: Matters Arising (2). By Chido Onumah It was Lord Acton, the British historian, who wrote these eternal words: "Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely". It is hard to find a better example. If we were in Hollywood, Obasanjo would win an Oscar for best actor based on his 1998 script. Details
Renegade Youths Versus The Rest Of Us. By Abdullah Musa The point of reference and relevance of Prof Ayagi to this discourse was an interview he gave to News Line, an NTA network program long time ago. Responding to the question on the driving factor behind the establishment of the schools referred to earlier, he said they (Prof Ayagi and Co) wanted to train children to grow up and be “like us”. A renegade child, to put words into the mouth of Prof Ayagi , would be one who refuses to be like them. Details
Constitution Amendment: What The Opposers Are Not Telling Nigerians. By Ambi Philemon The ongoing constitution amendment is un-arguably the most talk-about issue in Nigeria today, the battle is between those for it and those against it, and the ones for seems to be winning the battle, thanks to the psychological methods of action the adopted by making us belief that constitution amendment process means tenure elongation. “The so called third term”. Details
My Name is May 29th, 2007 By Dahiru Maishanu The name May 29, 2007 is not even a proper name. Some people call me third term agenda, (TTA), some call me sad term while others simply call me Mantu. Yet others call me the decider, the leveller, the end point, the new beginning and the nemesis. I’m a mixed bag, a roller coaster, depending on which side of the pot you are. Details
Obasanjo's Dynasty Ambitions. By Abdulsalam AjetunmobiHowever, it is my candid opinion that the President should rather quit at the expiration of his second-term next year and allow another leader to come on stage. By amending the constitution to elongate his stay, President Obasanjo in office, at the third time, will be fostering a personal cult rather than creating a culture of leadership in the country and this may rumble on for generations. Details
419: "Those In Glass Houses Shouldn't Throw Stones"! By Abdulrahman Muhammad Dan-Asabe, Ph.D. By far, the biggest and most serious 419 fraud committed by Obasanjo’s government is the unprecedented rigging of the 4-19-2003 election. The president himself told the nation that he, personally, met with at least two self-confessed 4-19 elections fraudsters and, rather than treat them for whom they are, criminals that should be serving long jail terms, rewarded them with unhindered access to Aso Rock and to the president! Details
What makes me sad about the
whole situation is that the very people who misled Abacha and almost got
Obasanjo killed on the alter of term extension are the same people reading the
same script they wrote to Abacha, in order to mislead Obasanjo. I am annoyed
because Obasanjo has fallen for the political deception of Anenih, Ojo and
Jerry. To me, these people are
Nigeria: A Nation Trapped in Political Uncertainty. By Muhammad Bashir Let me start with the popular belief or conclusion among its people, at home and in Diaspora and even members of the international community that, in view of the ongoing political gridlock in the country, Nigeria is, by any stretch of optimism, inevitably set on a roadmap to anarchy come 2007. Details
Obasanjo May End in Utter Disaster and Shame: A Rejoinder. By Abubakar Aliyu Funtua The President is supposed to represent and indeed protect the interests of all ethnic groups in the country, not just his own. It seems that Fani-Kayode is the one “living in another planet for the last 41 years” but not anyone else.Details
Titles and Our Personalities. By Ifedigbo Nze Sylva That a serving Nigerian governor should be addressed as “His Excellency, Alhaji, Senator……..” not only amazes me but also injures my sensibilities and such is a constant observation in our national polity, it is obvious that we really have to outline all our past achievements to be able to bring to fore our elder statesmanship status or drive home the point that “we’ve been there”. Details
It is public knowledge that Oshiomole is keen on becoming the next governor of Edo State. That is a very legitimate ambition. I also know that by his profound intellect, wide knowledge, good erudition and unique experience as a president of the NLC for two terms, Adams would be a much better president or prime minister of Nigeria than most of the exploiters who have occupied those offices since 1960. Details
Third Term Politics: Dear Segun, Dear Sunday (Week 3): A Satire. By Banjo Odutola The signing off of your last letter is a new one. Sunday of Arewa. For a minute, I thought it was your baronetcy. Friends of our age, as you know refer to you as Joseph in the land of Pharaoh. Details
As India Beckons Adenuga And Globacom. By Uche Nworah Though a late entrant into Nigeria’s hugely lucrative telecommunication sector after a scandalous failed bid with their Communications Investments Limited (CIL) brand, the Adenugas have within a short time grown Globacom to become Nigeria’s second national operator behind MTN, and with over 6 million subscribers and market reputation as Nigeria’s fastest growing mobile service provider, there seems to be no end in sight to the group’s phenomenal growth. Details
NEPA/PHCN: Still A Sleeping Giant. By ISA Muhammad Inuwa Being one of the oldest government corporations since Nigeria¡'s independence or even prior to that, the National Electricity Power Supply Company ¨C NEPA (Now PHCN), deserves all sorts of respect and protection as a lasting and living legacy and pride of a nation. However, the accompanying vicissitudes and ups and downs associated with the power supplying body has attached a lingering stigma to its name, which is synonymous with inefficiency in its vital functions of supplying (supposedly) uninterrupted electricity to the ever increasing demand of the populace. Details
Of Obasanjos Anti-Corruption And The Third Term Hunger: The Saminu Turaki Perspective. By Lawal A. T. Some two years ago the amiable Jigawa state governor made what he believed to be a deft political move by paying a visit to Yola with his speaker, a few members of the national assembly and the ANPP state hierarchy. The reason for the visit was to pay homage to Atiku Abubakar the V,P.... About the same time the EFCC swooped on Jigawa and arrested Saminus Chief of Staff with another warrant for his younger brother Bashir, and his Suleja born but now Singapore based 2nd wife. The charges were the over invoicing of a supply contract to the NSPMC during the Abacha days through which Saminu and Atiku Bagudu using the corporate name EPCEL Nigeria Ltd had siphoned off millions of dollars. Details
Obasanjo was right all along : Nigeria's Economic Reforms and Privatization Moves. By First things first, I have to say this but with a heavy heart, I am extremely disappointed with Gani Fawehinmi and other so called “professional” Nigerians over the constant criticisms against privatization and now in the case of the Law School privatization. I am a graduate student in Business Administration and I may not have written a book on economics but I know enough to hopefully, teach Nigerians a few things about why privatization is very good for our economy Details
Police Stations In Nigeria. By Wale Akin What is really wrong with the NPF, what are the causative factors and remedies needed to jumpstart this decayed arm of governance? Most of us were not too shocked when the former Inspector General of Police Tafa Balogun was arraigned on fraud charges and made to pay back all the official funds he siphoned into his private accounts Details
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH): A Life Saving Hospital. By Kabiru Inuwa As an indigene of Kano, who benefits directly from the services of AKTH, I am greatly disturbed by the negative appellation being given to the refutable medical facility. The spurious allegations and rumours being spread around the ancient city about the hospital are unfortunate to say the least. The Hospital had been nicknamed “Asibitin Karasani” killing Hospital by none other than the immediate and direct beneficiaries of the medical institution. But that is not surprising at all, considering the peculiar character traits of an average Bakano who always failed to think positively about any idea no-matter how good and beneficial. Details
"As a born-again Christian I do know that power belongs to God and God gives His grace and Power to whoever He chooses. I did not intervene to stop the debate on whether or not I should serve a third term in obedience to God. The same God has now told me it was time for me to speak, and that is why I am addressing you tonight." Details
Senator Jibrin Aminu And The Third Term Project. By Zayyad I. Muhammad There is no qualm senator Aminu is a fine lettered man, and grown-up amidst a well cultured people, but when it comes to politics and public choice the man is nothing but controversies and flops. The so-called PDP linkmen are the ‘instruments’ that took the third term agenda to States that powers that be know, the Governors at those States would not concede to the sit tight plot. Details
Nigeria – Hanging On The Precipice Of Greatness. By Tope Fasua I traced three likely paths to Nigeria’s greatness, in spite of itself and in spite of the people who presently inhabit its space. The first path in the hypothesis is that we can allow things to continue the way they are and wait for another 25 years for a class war to break out between the children of the super-rich and the super-poor. The second option is for the Nation to really converge and discuss its problems, for its own sake, in a logical fashion and not sweep anything under the carpet Details
Let Us Unite Against Third Term. By Kayode Oladele If you take away the right of our people to freely elect and change their leaders, then our whole democracy and constitutional fabric will unravel. The promise of democracy, assertive civil society, political empowerment and emancipation of the people will become a sham. Details
EMIS: How Kano Is Blazing The Trail. By Hassan S. Indabawa What is EMIS, one would ask? Education Management and Information System (EMIS) involves collection of data in decision making. Data collected helps also in planning, monitoring of projects and evaluating development activities. The idea is to make necessary information available to managers and stakeholders at all levels in the education sector Details
Regarding the Niger-Delta Situation: If I Was Obasanjo, What Would I Do? By Usman Yerima Clashes between Niger Delta youths and law enforcement increased, and casualties began mounting. All kinds of weaponry found its way into the region and into the hands of these determined Niger-Delta groups made up mostly of youths. With such weaponry at their disposal, these youths were ready to take on the Nigeria Army, and did, killing several soldiers in small gun battles, and taking hostages from resident oil companies. All of this occurred, but Obasanjo lacked the leadership to step up and take charge of the situation when he should have. He simply ignored the problem. Details
The Scourge of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria; Indigenous
Solution. By
Taiwo O Fasoranti MD
On the topic of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, I would
like to shed some light and suggest a practical solution I will call the
“Nigerian Solution”. Nigeria has now become the number three
nation in the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the world (USAIDS,
2004).
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Bleeding Heart: Bahamas. By Paul I. Adujie
Here I am in Bahamas and every person I
meet, gives me the soulful embrace and reminder of the fact that they are
the blood of my blood, the bone of my bone and that we are kit and kin.
Our collective origins are unmistakable. It is always so obvious!
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How To Become Any Ethnic Africana. By Farouk
Martins, Omo Aresa
I entered a Cuban store in the US some years
ago and noticed that the music was in a deep Yoruba dialect. Then a Cuban
Babalawo was invited to give a lecture I attended. I was moved that
Yoruba, Igbo, Ibibio and Hausa languages are still spoken by those who had
not been to Africa for some generations. Without DNA, they know exactly
their own localities. Those who do not are tracing their family trees
back.
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El-Rufai And the Architecture Of Abuja.
By
Ahmed
Joe
How El-Rufai
responds to these challenges will determine whether or not he will join
the wunderkind fraternity of urban revolutionaries that includes Michael
Bloomberg of New York, Former Mayor Ehud Olmert of Jerusalem, Shintaro Ishihara of Tokyo
and Lee Myung of Seoul. El-Rufai must therefore see to the creation
of unforgettable vistas that would spice up the local economy of the city
with Architectural tourism.
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Therefore, the governor must note that he
himself, many of the people around him and Obasanjo enjoy serious negative
image and publicity in the state and nationally. Thus, to contemplate a
self-serving constitutional amendment indicates insensitivity and lack of
connectivity with the general population. Therefore, the governor and his
henchmen must drop the selfish agenda of manipulating the constitution.
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Yar’adua’s Militia And Security To Lives And Property In Katsina State.
By
Dr. Sadiq Isah Radda
The political temperature in Katsina state
seems to be rising at a supersonic speed. The governed are disenchanted
because despite poor leadership, the government continuously deceive the
people that it is doing well.
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The Katsina state government has recently
embarked on the policy of de-boarding the State’s Secondary Schools
including female schools. This negative policy is initiated due to the
usual reasons adduced by insincerely and corrupt governments: shortage
of funds.
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Tazarce
is Undemocratic.
By Dahiru Rabe Kofar Sauri
Precisely, this paper is calling the attention of our youths to wake up
and resist the undemocratic “tazarcefication” of Nigerian politics by
Gen. OBJ’s regime, as well as the retrogressive reforms under the
“Obasanjonomics” charade, which have been ‘earthquaking’ the very
foundation of Nigerian nation since May 1999. I hope this simple
presentation will serve as a motivating recipe for our future political
undertaking.
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Attack on Nzeribe's Office, Fresh Challenges Before PDP.
By Emeka Oraetoka
One frightening implication of hesitation on
the part of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in decisively
dealing with future occurrence of the ugly incident of looting and arson
in its fold as witnessed on 18th April 2006, in Orlu LGA, will
surely be an organized incubation of anarchy in PDP in particular, and
Nigeria in general.
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Third Term Analysis.
By
John Iyobhebhe
It is important to note that the NA is
considering a number of amendments, including important non- tenure
related clauses, but Nigerians are solely and squarely focused on the
issue of executive tenure as if it is the only amendment being considered
by the National Assembly.
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God and Abandoned Projects. By Anie Udoh
President Olusegun Obasanjo obviously knows
his Bible. What may be in doubt is the degree of his belief and commitment
to obey the commands of the Holy Scriptures.
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The Palestinians. By Sabella Abidde
Recent events in the news have prompted me
to return to the issue of the Palestinians who are fighting for their
right to self-determination, right to peaceful coexistence, and the right
to statehood -- all of which have been denied them by the state of Israel.
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Nigerians Must Discover the Internet Secret. By Okoroinyima Kalu
Majority of Nigerians are trapped in the rat race
having jobs working for others but do not know how to
get out. This article offers a way out to achieve
freedom through earning passive income. Internet
business is recommended because it is exciting,
rewarding and best home based business. Tips are given
that are designed for professional business working
from home.
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By using the
"free" Linux operating system instead of proprietary alternatives like
windows 98, NT, 2000, XP, and "free" applications like open office instead
of Microsoft office XP, 2000 and 2003; the cost of acquiring new and used
computers is significantly cheaper.
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Vice President Orji Kalu; Angling for
Second Class Citizenship?
By Paul I. Adujie
It is now becoming clear that Orji Kalu
have engaged in grandstanding loud-talk, just in order to leverage
himself into vice presidential candidate position with Mr. Atiku
Abubakar or Mr. Ibrahim Babangida. Kalu only sought publicity and
attention to, himself to appear attractive and visible for the number
two position.
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This Man, Obasanjo.
By Obeya Francis Kizito
This man Obasanjo; soldier, farmer,
politician, coup plotter, prisoner, statesman and three-time president
of Nigeria can best be described as a legend in his own right. Very few,
if any, in the whole wide world can lay claim to be as blessed as Uncle
Sege. A career soldier, this army officer will have the honor of not
only bringing an end to our only civil war (so far) but go on to provide
much needed leadership to a nation whose stability laid threatened b the
aftermath of the assassination of General Murtala Muhammad, the then
Head of State back in the day.
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Obasanjo/Atiku: It is Enough.
By Segun Adepipe
The
world is increasingly nervous about events in the Niger Delta, but instead
of facing the problem squarely, Obasanjo has time to push his personal
problems with Vice President. How is the world to look at this?
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General Obasanjo’s Third Term Albatross.
By Ayo Makinde
According to Col. Ali, Nigeria would relapse into imminent decay should
President Obasanjo surrender power in 2007; our constitution must
therefore, be amended to let Gen. Obasanjo continue the magic of his
achievements in office so far! He argued that since Gen. Obasanjo
abdicated office in 1979, Nigeria deteriorated in every respected in
national life, but it picked up when he was elected in 1999 to restore the
lost glory of the country.
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Atiku: Striking A Chord
With Democrats.
By Ayo Makinde
Given
the level of desperation with which the President is subtly pursuing his
obsession to rule for life, it is becoming increasingly evident that
General Obasanjo wouldn’t bother if the country goes down with him rather
than humbly abandoning this overwhelmingly unpopular political project.
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To Utilize the Power and Beauty of
Democracy. By Victor E. Dike
Does Chief Obasanjo and associates think
that Nigerians are fool? Are the third-term operatives working without his
knowledge? He seems to be suffering from political amnesia!
Everybody knows he has been preparing grounds to sack Atiku in the same
manner his gang attempted to abduct Chris Ngige of Anambra.
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Third Term Plot: A Reveille For Democrats.
By Samuel Adegbenro
Despite the moral crisis facing the political career of third term
promoters, they are still defying public opinion with their persistent
determination to alter and impose a new constitution on Nigerians, which
may force frustrated citizens to put up with President Obasanjo’s
unpopular rule.
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Assembling the Truth: Was that an
IBB Declaration?
By Okechukwu E. Asia
In a rare circumstance, President Olusegun
Obasanjo has publicly confirmed that Ibrahim B. Babangida (IBB) is
innocent of all those “mushroom accusations of corruption and
embezzlement of public funds”. In what seemed to be Mr. President’s
defense of IBB he confirmed what EFCC Chairman Mr. Ribadu said in early
April 2005 that “the government has looked into and with all resources
at their disposal to track the alleged funds that IBB stacked away in
some foreign banks but was unable to find any”.
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The 2007 Forum,
Atiku And The Third Term Plot. By Abubakar Yusuf
Recently, the
clampdown on anti third term (real and imagined) campaigners has taken the
most dangerous dimension it can. The meeting convened by The 2007 Forum
on April 5, became the citadel of brazen display of executive
lawlessness.
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Sierra Leone’s Quest for Justice. By Saad S. Khan
The arrest of Charles Taylor marks the end of
head-of-state immunity from trials on crimes against
humanity in Africa as he is the first leader to be
indicted for such offences in the continent. His
arrest has raised hopes that Islam Karimov of
Uzbekistan, Kim Jong Il of North Korea, Qaddafi of
Libya, Mubarak of Egypt and Mugabe of Zimbabwe will
too have their days of reckoning in this world.
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RE-:What if our Northern Muslim
Brothers Decide to Declare a Jihad. By Mamman Bijan
Nigeria's name has been soiled in the international arena. This is
primarily due to 419 perpetrated by the Southerners where they rip
widows and other destitute of their lifetime savings through phony
stories. Only in the South will you see people demonstrating for,
not against, their governor even though he was caught with hands in the
public till.
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Thinking, Just Thinking.
By Wale Akin
Its 50 years this year since the first
barrel of crude oil was exported by Nigeria and Bayelsa is yet to be
connected to the National power grid, why won’t the likes of Asari Dokubo
become agitated and continue the hostage taking games.
Abi is this Federal Govt. mad ni?
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Nigeria is Designed for Economic
Superiority not Cultural Superiority. By Wilson Iguade
The state government MUST be allowed to
develop its own police force and be responsible for training them. The
existence of a state police force does not prevent the federal
government from having its own federal police force responsible for
federal crimes and injustices.
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Atiku,
Resign and Fight. By Chido Onumah
Nigeria’s Vice-President, Atiku Abubaker, is
a harried man. And there is no indication things will get better for him.
Atiku’s face-off with the President has taken a dangerous dimension and
going by the latest pronouncements by Atiku and the President’s men, the
battle line has been drawn and there will be casualties sooner or
later.
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One is
almost misled to believe that our country has degenerated into a banana
republic that repudiates freedom of association and expression of own
political pathways. The gifts of democracy are myriad; and its space
infinitely defined, as it were, by political affiliations, ideologies or
even making a simple political statement. All of these have a place in
the heart of democracy. No qualms whatsoever.
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Nigeria: Engineering
Education and Engineering Practice. By
Abdulrahman Muhammad
Dan-Asabe, Ph.D.
The Nigerian Government
recently shot itself in the foot when it announced to the world that due
to the collapse of the nation’s tertiary institutions, Nigerian-trained
engineers are unemployable.
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Why Do We Have To Foot
Abti’s Bill: Attention Tambuwal.
By
Ihas Idriess
This article is about
what has been happening to us in Adamawa for the past three to four years,
agreed that although Adamawa state is the VP home state, it can boast next
to nothing when it come to infrastructural development, both local and
federal, it is a fact today that not a single federal presence can be
attributed to the VP even though it was universally agreed that from 1999
to 2003 he was the world most powerful VP
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The Far North and the
Begging Syndrome.
By
Dahiru Maishanu
If Yabo has ever been to Lagos, he
would not have so flagrantly written that there are no beggars from the
state. This would amount to playing with the intelligence of the reading
public.
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The Yarima of Bakura. Why all the noises?By Abba Idris Adam
The secret behind his achievements is
setting directions, intellectual flexibility, broad scanning, political
astuteness and driving for result. He listens to people’s complaints on
daily basis; by listening you show the speakers that they have your
attention. Good listeners give focused and undivided attention as they
are interested in finding the best solution to their people. How
wonderful it is when people believe in their leader! But it is even more
wonderful when the leader believe in his people.
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Dr. Leke
Pitan’s schools’ Tables and Chairs.
By Banjo Odutola
The attempt
in this article is responsive to the announcement by the new Commissioner
of Education, Lagos State, Dr. Leke Pitan. It is appropriate to highlight
the Commissioner’s concern; and impressive anodyne to a problem that can
only be hoped is not a politician-speak.
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Nigeria May Become Somalia, Ivory Coast, Then Iraq.
By Paul I. Adujie
Several centrifugal forces are
pulling at Nigeria to different directions of precipices. The
political opposition and opponents of President Obasanjo have
ratcheted up their do or die battle for power, in order to end their
political orphanages; And in their obvious search for the plums that
are usually found in public political offices. As government remains
the sole growth industry outsider of profiteering religions in
Nigeria.
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Obasanjos’
Views On 3rd Term.
By Olu Majomi
Is it proper to manipulate the transition
programme, including amending the Constitution for a President’s selfish
end? Should a President continue in office when people have lost faith in
him, do not trust him? How important is credibility in governance?
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All in the Name of Third Term.
By Emma Sunday Ozoemena
On the very moment that Charles
Tailor's capture flashed on CNN as a breaking news, I wept for my
Country, and the last hope I held for Obasanjo's good intentions in
governance vanished like a mirage on a highway. Well, not that I
trusted Obasanjo, but I did indeed trust a few of the people that
worked for him. I trusted Okonjo-Iweala of the finance ministry, I
trusted Dora Akunyili of NAFDAC, I trusted Soludo of the Central
bank, I trusted El-Rufai of Abuja ,and I somehow trusted the EFCC's
Ribadu.
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Third Term: The Unravelling Of An Alliance?
By
Igenewari
Wilcox
Is the alliance put
together by President Obasanjo for the realization of his 3r term
ambition unravelling? It has emerged that contrary to popular
opinion the outcome of the Mantu constitution review Committee’s
deliberations has been giving Aso Rock sleepless nights.
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“Running Mate” Of Almajiranci, Destiny And
Bitter Solution. By
Jaafar Jaafar
Going by the
antagonist of late Waziri Ibrahim’s immortal words, “politics
without bitterness,” late Alhaji Aliyu Sabo Bakinzuwo, for whom
“politics must be bitter,” and also his laughable conception of
political running mate (governor/deputy, president/vice president)
as “intractable problem,” truly, most of Northern states of Nigeria
have a “running mate” (intractable problem). And the impeachment of
or the remedy to this “running mate” of Almajiranci, to
borrow Bakinzuwo’s lexicon, “must be bitter.” Therefore, swallowing
the bitter pills would certainly be a tall order. But I will come
back to this issue.
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Good Essence For
Structural Management. By
Comrade Sylvester I. Ukusare
Mr. President
should understand that him and his vice-president are having equal
status despite he’s the boss of the nation and never-the-less that
they belong to the same partisan enclave but everybody has the right
to be entitled to his own opinion as necessitated by the
constitution hence the V-P should not be gag or belittled to the
extent that he should remain as a puppet to his chief, of course
this do not entail in good governance .
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It is Not Cricket. By Omo Isokpan
As we draw nearer and nearer to an
election year, we the ordinary people have a duty to be doubly
vigilant so that we can not be taken for a ride by politicians. We
must always be alert to the antics of politicians because if we are
not, a clever rouge could pass himself off as an honourable
gentleman
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The President We Don’t Need and
Atiku a Pro-Democracy Activist?
By
Ibrahim Salihu
His
Excellency, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, GCON, Turaki Adamawa and
Vice-President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a man of means, who has
generated stupendous wealth for himself and his associates. As a young man
of 23, he had joined the Nigeria Customs Service, rising, twenty years
later to the rank of Deputy Director [the equivalent of today’s Deputy
Comptroller-General].
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Is EFCC
Being Selective?
By Ibrahim Balarabe
The ensuing argument making rounds
around the country and even internationally that the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is being used by the Nigerian
government to hunt down those opposed to its policies and
leadership, is indeed a topic that should be of interest to any body
interested in the fight against economic and financial crimes in our
beloved country Nigeria.Details
The Lyrics Of Indiscretion.
By
Terkura
Aku, Esq.
His ranting may not match the eloquence of Brutus (Julius
Ceaser) neither could his charisma rekindle memories of Burkina Faso’s
Thomas Sankara, but Alhaji Atiku Abubakar sure roused some cheers and
applauses from his listeners.
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Like A Bull In The China Shop.
By
Mohammed Ibn Bello
Legitimate as
it seems under the guise of opposing third term, the gravity of that
speech derives chiefly from the identity of its author – a sitting
Vice President, and what’s more, one who has a presidential
ambition. No doubt he would have swayed many had he performed
better than President Obasanjo when he was President Atiku.
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If I Were the President. By Cletus Emaikwu
Frankly speaking Nigerians are very
unique set of people with peculiar characteristics. Nigeria is the
most exciting country in the world. Patriotism out of the picture.
I once met a guy outside the country who after discovering my
country of origin (Nigeria) told me that he wished he was a
Nigerian.
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Atiku Must Stop Dining with Snake Charmers and Pharisees.
By D. Akinsanya Juliuson
How Nigeria manages
the potential tensions between the requirements of equal citizenship
and the distinctiveness of its different communities and between
internal inclusiveness and external exclusivity is an important
indicator of the quality of Nigeria’s democracy.
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All Hail Atiku, The
New Democrat.
By Mohammed Ibn Bello
Even the most
cursory observer of Nigeria’s political future would have discerned,
from developments in the 90’s, that the inglorious days of military
rule were numbered. The infamy it had thrown up, which we are all
so familiar with, had long revealed it to be an aberrant system of
government, one whose anachronism was bound to give way, sooner or
later, to the inevitable desideratum – the much-sought–after and
severally attempted democracy.
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That
Charlatans May Rule Us.
By
Terkura Aku, Esq.
They came
with their garbs, each a specialist on his hype, singing discordant tunes,
a cacophony of voices that sought to mobilize our support for a cause they
believe in. the battle is the 2007 general elections, the enemy, the 3rd
Term agenda, in particular, one man, who has chosen to play mute, his
melodies being sounded out by loud mouth prodigies, who, a few years ago
were bitter opponents of a dictatorship that sought to perpetuate itself
in power.
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Female Genital Mutilation: Exploding the Myths.
By Ejiro Joyce Otive-Igbuzor
The United Nations declared 6th
February of every year the International Day of Zero Tolerance of
Female Genital Mutilation. That day came and rolled by quietly.
There were pockets of activities here and there but to say the
least, the issue of eradicating Female Genital Mutilation is yet to
occupy its pride of place in development work and activism in
Nigeria.
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Why Obasanjo
Must Be Kicked Out of Aso Villa.
By
Babayola
Toungo
The recently
concluded population census that never was must convince all
remaining doubting Thomases as to the desirability of shoving
Obasanjo out of Aso Villa even if it means using all the available
earth moving equipment at the disposal of Julius Berger. Details
Disciplined School Children, An Insurance For Society's Security --
CPPF. By Nduka Uzuakpundu
His ideas and position on some aspects
of education in Lagos State may be considered lofty and well-meant,
even though they have a tinge of the somewhat extreme. He once
suggested that the problem of lateness, by school children, could be
solved with a legislation issued by the Lagos State House of
Assembly.
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Have You Heard The News? By Douglas
Akunia
There is always a lot going on in the
news in Nigeria and around the world. In the news in the past few
weeks or so, a few items stand out to be worthy of commentary here.
First is the interview that was given by a former head of state, Rtd.
General Ibrahim Babangida.
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Islam is supposed to be "a religion of
peace", yet 2/3 of the ongoing wars on the planet involve Muslims.
Any chance to amicably resolve conflicts they resort to violence
instead. Islam can preach that Christ is not the son of God but
rather a messenger, blaspheming Christianity in the process, yet no
Christian jihadists kill Muslim people or incite terrorism.
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Pupils are jam-packed in classrooms
meaning no additional structures to accommodate them, dilapidated
roads which since the inception of this administration nothing was
done to alleviate their sufferings, on the side of health the so
call General hospital has no facility equivalent to a General
hospital, in fact patients has to come to Bauchi for treatment.
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Let us allow this generation of leaders to go with
Obasanjo in 2011 by supporting the constitutional
amendment for tenure elongation. It may not be
popular, but what are the options?. Less I forget, whose turn is it to produce the next
president
the people of the south south, southeast or back to
the north?
Maybe be this debate will take us to 2011, but for now
let the reform run its full course. |