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Why Does Our Nation Have A Rendezvous With Death In The Skies On Saturdays?

By Kasirim Nwuke, Ph.D

Why Does Our Nation Have A Rendezvous With Death In The Skies On Saturdays?  My niece Ms. Chisom Awaji was killed on Saturday December, 10, ...

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2007: So, What Are The Issues?

By Simon Kolawole

2007: So, What Are The Issues?BySimon Kolawoleculled from THISDAY, November 10, 2005The outbreak of the 2007 epidemic - you may call it flu, if you li...

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A Fight For A Future

By Joseph Adeyeye

A Fight For A Futureculled from THIS DAY, September 2, 2005Unalloyed loyalty was the major attribute President Olusegun Obasanjo wanted in a vice pres...

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A Critique Of The Pseudo-Nigerian Bourgeouise

By Abiola Olawole

A Critique Of The Pseudo-Nigerian BourgeouiseJuly 19, 2005The title of this article is chosen deliberately because of the nature of the so-called bour...

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Where Has All the Money Gone?

By Kasirim Nwuke, Ph.D

Where Has All the Money Gone?  -The Need to Better Monitor the Fiscal Conduct of State Governments-" We have institutions to check how it is spen...

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10 Top Corruption Cases – and A “Cutlass” to Cut the Snake’s Head, Please!

By Mobolaji E. Aluko

10 Top Corruption Cases – and A “Cutlass” to Cut the Snake’s Head, Please! By Mobolaji E. Aluko, PhDalukome@comcast.net Burtonsville, MD, US...

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A Peep Into My Mail Box

By Paul Mamza

A Peep Into My Mail BoxMarch 17, 2005The regular readers of my column had shown that they are concerned, some encouraging and others having an axe to ...

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2007: For The North To Succeed

By Paul Mamza

2007: For The North To Succeed ByPaul Mamzamamzapaul@yahoo.comFebruary 04, 2005Events had passed under the bridge, massaging -egos were staged under ...

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A Case For A State Of Emergency In Anambra State

By Arthur Nzeribe

Memo To My Colleagues: A Case For A State Of Emergency In Anambra StateDecember 31, 2004The Senate will debate the Anambra crisis on January 11th 2005...

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17 Ways of Stopping Financial Corruption in Nigeria

By Mobolaji E. Aluko

17 Ways of Stopping Financial Corruption in Nigeria– A Summary -  By Mobolaji Aluko, PhDalukome@comcast.netBurtonsville, MD, USA December 05, 200...

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A Night For The Aristotle Of Enugu

By Ezekiel Malami

A Night For The Aristotle Of Enugu culled from THISDAY, November 26, 2004Even the organizers of the event, in the wildest of their imagination, could...

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44 Years of  “African Pride” – and Present National Embarrassments

By Mobolaji E. Aluko

44 Years of  “African Pride” –and Present National Embarrassments By Mobolaji E. Aluko, PhDBurtonsville, Maryland, USAalukome@comcast.net  ...

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2007: The State of Igbo Nation

By Arthur Nzeribe

2007: The State of Igbo NationByArthur Nzeribeculled from THISDAY, September 26, 2004There are three major implications of the successful August 26, 2...

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A Country Like No Other

By Godwin Agbroko

A Country Like No Otherculled from THISDAY of August 24, 2004There is a sense in which Nigeria is like no other nation. This separateness goes beyond ...

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2007: The Battle Begins

By This Day editorial and posted by Segun T. Dawodu

2007: The Battle Beginsculled from THIS DAY December 14, 2003The struggle for the Nigerian Presidency has never been a tea party. And its outcome has ...

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