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Towards A Sustainable Future For Nigeria

By Emeka Anyaoku

I have chosen in this presentation, to go in search, as it were, of long term peace, stability and development of Nigeria; and I do so for two main re...

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National Conference and the Ethnic Argument

By Kunle Fagbemi

culled from NEWAGE, February 28, 2005Of all the powerful arguments mustered against the convocation of the National Political Reform Conference, the m...

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Understanding Nigeria's Debt Situation

By Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala : Nigeria's Minister of Finance

Of late, there have been many comments on the issue of Nigeria's debt and debt relief. Whilst it is interesting to see the variety of opinions, it app...

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The Ramparts We Should Guard and Guide

By Omo Omoruyi

Being a Charge to the EDO Delegates to the National Political Reform Conference at the Edo Summit held at the Oba Akenzua Cultural Centre, Benin City ...

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THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA: TOWARDS A MORE PERFECT UNION

By Ibiyinka Solarin

There comes a time in the life of many a great nation when it reaches the cross-road, when it has to look in the mirror and face the unvarnished truth...

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National conference: DELEGATES LIST

Government names delegates to National Political Reform ConfabFeb 16, 2005, 17:00  The Federal Government on 15 February released the list of del...

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TOGO AS AN EMBLEM OF AFRICAN RULE

By Paul Mamza

Gnassignbe Eyadema died with little mourning sobriety. The economic community of West African States (ECOWAS) merely offered "the greatest tribute tha...

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Bolaji Akinyemi

By Bolaji Akinyemi

Text of the public lecture, Nigeria: The Blackman's Burden? delivered February 24, 2005 by former External Affairs Minister Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi at t...

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Treatise for a National Forum

By Oluwagbemi Michael II

Call it any name; a forum for Nigerians to freely discuss the condition on which their national unity would be based is desirable at this point in our...

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National Confab : The South-South Perspective

culled from Daily Independent of February 8, 2005IntroductionMay I premise by expressing my sincere gratitude and appreciation to the Steering Committ...

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The Fall of Politics In Nigeria

By Paul Mamza

Politics in Nigeria had suffered great under writings and blows through manipulations, opportunistic medleys and deafening undoing.  As the natio...

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The Imperative of An Untainted Judiciary

By Justice Samson Odemwingie Uwaifo

This is one special occasion I found difficulty in my choice as to what to say and how to begin. Then I remembered what a Justice of the United States...

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Stoking The Fires of Re-vo-lu-tion

By Oluwagbemi Michael II

An Open Letter to Chief Aremu Okikiola Matthew Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR; President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Feudal Republic of...

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National Conference: Glimpses of A Likely Yoruba Agenda

By Clifford Ndujihe

culled from Guardian, January 24, 2005In their quest to aggregate an agenda to be presented by the Yoruba to the forthcoming National Conference, trad...

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OWNERS OF NIGERIA - FINAL PART

By Seyi Oduyela

When I started the "Owners of Nigeria" about four months ago, I have received emails from people all over the world. Some castigating me, some commend...

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About Edo History and Culture

CORAL BEADS worn by OBA AKENZUA 11 and his chiefs

The Festac Mask - A carving of the Face of Queen Idia - mother of Oba Esigie

OBA OVONRANMWEN before exile

Pictography - a form of writing like the Egyptian Hieroglyphics

A TEMPLE IN OGIAMEN'S PALACE