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Chinweizu
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Written by Chinweizu
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
 It is absolutely amazing, quite tragic and a great sin of omission, that collective security has not explicitly been the paramount objective of Pan-Africanism since 1958. For a people all of whose woes for the past 2500 years (since the fall of the Black Egypt of the Pharaohs to White Persians in 525 BC) have resulted from their inability to secure their borders and protect their lands, populations, societies, cultures, values etc., achieving collective security should have been, and still should be, the paramount concern. Other than Nkrumah’s repeated demand for an African High Command; and Azikiwe’s mention, in 1962, of the need for some arrangements for collective security; and Haile Selassie’s mention of that need in his 1963 address at the inauguration of the OAU, I have found in the records no other treatment that has a bearing on the issue
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Ahaoma Kanu
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Written by Ahaoma Kanu
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
In December 2008, the members of the Nigeria Village Square reached out to the motherless children in Ilorin, Kwara State (Christmas party) and to the Children branded "witches" at the Child Rights and Rehabilitation Network (CRARN) in Akwa Ibom (with a donation of cash and materials).
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Remi Oyeyemi
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Written by Remi Oyeyemi
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
Both Fashola and Oyinlola in my view have shown that “bibiire ko se fi owo ra” meaning “good pedigree can not be bought with money.” You can accumulate all the money you want from within or outside the government, you can be in power from now till eternity but none can ever equal or be as important as the way you have affected the people you govern. The measure of success for any leader is the state of the peoples’ welfare when you assumed office and the way you left them at the end of your tenure.
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Nosa Olotu
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Written by Nosa Olotu
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Monday, 05 January 2009 |
Aren’t we all biased? Perhaps we need to ask the committee if the Nigerian media are forbidden from supporting any economic policy agenda. The media has absolute right to support and promote the socio-economic policy objectives that are in line with the views of its readers in order for it to have dedicated readership. If the word bias is used by the committee to mean saying things that aren’t true about a candidate then the courts are there for redress if a media house slanders a politician.
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Abubakar A. Nuhu-Koko
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Written by Abubakar Atiku Nuhu-Koko
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Monday, 05 January 2009 |
A number of very important events happened in Nigeria’s Oil, Gas and Power sectors and industries in the preceding year 2008. For example, there was the completion and submission to President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua (UMYA) the Report of the Presidential Committee on Oil and Gas Sectors Reform Implementation Committee; otherwise known as the Oil and Gas Implementation Committee (OGIC) and similarly, submission of the Report of the Presidential Committee on Power Sector Reform respectively.
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Guest Articles
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Written by Olumide Iluyomade
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Monday, 05 January 2009 |
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It is 2.00 am on the eve of the New Year, 2008 is fast receding and I am yet without sleep. I am very far away from Nigeria, yet all I can think about is my beloved motherland and the hellish habitation it has become! In a little less than 2 years, Nigerians will be celebrating or perhaps mourning the 50th anniversary of our moribund nation’s independence. On that day, like any other day, millions of Nigerian citizens will wake up and be confronted with the stark reality of a failed nation state!
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Sheyi Oriade
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Written by Sheyi Oriade
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Monday, 05 January 2009 |
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Nigeria’s leaders need to humble themselves and discover why Ghana, a nation of not too dissimilar people to ourselves, has been able to do what we have not. We need to go over to them, or they come to us, to refresh our memory on how to conduct free and fair elections and how to govern for the good of the people. It is clear that if we ever knew how to, we have now forgotten how.
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Guest Articles
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Written by Feyisayo Adelakun
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Monday, 05 January 2009 |
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a step, yes but does it take a lifetime? All we ever get to hear in this country from the news is the fact that government is going to do either this or that but you will never see it. As the promises from government in every tier increases on how they will change the economic situation of the nation so are the numbers of children traders hawking in every state.
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Seyi Olu Awofeso
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Written by Seyi Olu Awofeso
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Sunday, 04 January 2009 |
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"And this is the law", said Jesus the Nazarene, "you must love the Lord with all your heart and with all your soul, and you must love your neighbour like yourself, for upon these two commandments depend all the laws and the Prophets." But over against that wise counsel, Nigerian Supreme Court Justices chose to eat sourgrapes and set the teeth of citizens on edge.
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Reuben Abati
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Written by Reuben Abati
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Sunday, 04 January 2009 |
I was most recently, on December 19, 2008, to be precise, guest speaker at the 70th birthday anniversary of Dr. Thomas John, former Managing Director of the NNPC. I had commented at the occasion on the Niger Delta question, since in any case I believe that unless this is addressed, Nigeria is bound to remain trapped. The lecture at that occasion was rather lengthy. This week and probably next week, I shall attempt to borrow a few lines from the full text of that presentation, for no reason other than to remind all of us afresh of what we already know: the significance of the Niger Delta Question.
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Sonala Olumhense
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Written by Sonala Olumhense
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Sunday, 04 January 2009 |
When we look back at 2009, I am sure we will have answers to these questions, largely through Mrs. Akunyili, one way or another. But if I am permitted one prediction, it is that she will remind us—sooner, not later—of a fellow traveler: Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Nigeria cries to be served, and it is comforting that people like Mrs. Akunyili have chosen to remain involved. But it is not Nigeria that is the problem, which is why I hope she has armed herself with a nice, long spoon.
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Guest Articles
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Written by Chinwuba Iyizoba
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Sunday, 04 January 2009 |
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The proposed "Students' Hostels Development" will not only be an adequate solution to the current demand for decent and affordable students' hostels but also an opportunity to put in place a sustainable living environment for our university students. This will contribute to better academic performance, catapulting Nigerian universities into the worldwide rankings.
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Akintokunbo A Adejumo
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Written by Akintokunbo A. Adejumo
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Saturday, 03 January 2009 |
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This original article, titled “Lugard And Colonial Nigeria – Towards An Identity?” was written by the great historian, Michael Crowder – History Today, February 1986, Vol. 36, pp 23 – 29.
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Abubakar A. Nuhu-Koko
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Written by Abubakar Atiku Nuhu-Koko
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Friday, 02 January 2009 |
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I suggest that Hon. Minister Adamu Aliero initiates an urban and rural sustainability initiative for Abuja and the entire FCT as a collaborative effort between the Federal Ministry of Federal Capital Territory, some Nigerian Universities and Polytechnics and a diverse range of other public and private institutions in Nigeria seeking to integrate cutting edge science and technology into the decision-making processes in the management of the urban and rural areas throughout the FCT.
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