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General / Feb 27, 2005

OF CONFAB AND REMINISCENCES

By Paul Mamza

Lest we forget, the National Political Reform Conference commenced with all the supposed contending forces agreeing on its mode and intentions. The co...

General / Feb 24, 2005

Public Safety and VIP Closures of Abuja Airport

By Jibril Aminu

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is a prime aviation facility in the country. It provides both domestic and international flights in the whole ran...

General / Feb 21, 2005

The Challenges of Security in Nigeria

By Abdulsalami Abubakar

culled from NEWSWATCH, Monday, February 21, 2005In the forty-four years of Nigeria as a nation, the dominant political system has not been democracy. ...

General / Feb 05, 2005

On Owners of Nigeria: Public Interest or Mischief?

By Seyi Oduyela

 Honestly, I am not used to responding to rejoinders except on cases like this. If I had to respond to all rejoinders on my articles, I never get...

General / Feb 02, 2005

Owners of Nigeria: Public Interest or Mischief? Rejoinder To Seyi Oduyela

By Jamilu Jikamshi,

One of the great boons of the information technology is that it makes the spread of knowledge and ideas instant and incredible. Today, the Internet ha...

General / Jan 31, 2005

One in Five Africans Live in Nigeria - And Need Aid

By Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

This is a pivotal year for Africa; Britain has set up a Commission for Africa; the Make Poverty History coalition is campaigning for the poor in my co...

General / Jan 29, 2005

The NPRC and the PNC- Thoughts on the Opposing National Conferences

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

PROLOGUEAfter five long years of resisting the idea, President Olusegun Obasanjo has in his wisdom now finally assented to a talk of sorts – a “Na...

General / Jan 26, 2005

The Tafa in Us All

By Paul Mamza

Nigeria is a funny country.  Its government is impulsive.  It’s citizenry dramatic.  Nothing illustrates this than Tafa Balogun’s c...

General / Jan 18, 2005

The Police and Security

By Ejiro Etaghene

culled from VANGUARD, January 18, 2005THE rate of robbery and assassination in the country in recent times, is a matter of great concern. Reports of a...

General / Dec 19, 2004

Of Immunity And Other Matters

By Obi Nwakanma

culled from VANGUARD Sunday, December 19, 2004WHILE  the debate on the immunity clause was going on,  President Olusegun Obasanjo threw up a...

General / Dec 10, 2004

On Agriculture, and Culture of Laziness

By Oluwagbemi Michael II

 As if the god of agriculture suddenly descended on the government of Uncle Sege the spate of pro-agricultural statements from baba have drawn th...

General / Nov 24, 2004

PLATEAU SPEAKER LALONG WRITES TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL OLUJIMI

By Chief Akinlolu Olujimi, SAN

hief Akinlolu Olujimi, SANMinister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federal Republic of NigeriaAbuja            &n...

General / Nov 08, 2004

Oil giant ExxonMobil in the dock for environmental breach in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

culled from Island News, Monday, November 8, 2004The free community weekly newspaper forLagos Island, Ikoyi, Victoria Island & Lekkiinfo@the-islan...

General / Aug 15, 2004

OWNERS OF NIGERIA -PART 1

By Seyi Oduyela

After the 419 Gubernatorial and Presidential elections last year ( by 4/19 I mean April 19, coincidentally it means Advanced Fee Fraud and that was ex...

General / Aug 11, 2004