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A Vote of No Confidence On Third Term

By Geoffrey Ekenna

A Vote of No Confidence On Third TermByGeoffrey Ekennaculled from THE PUNCH, April 7, 2006The question of whether President Olusegun Obasanjo will sta...

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A better Approach To Governor Ibori’s Developmental Efforts In Warri

By Frank Edegware

A better Approach To Governor Ibori’s Developmental Efforts In WarriByFrank Edegwarefedegaware@yahoo.com From the specter of unremitting ethnic sch...

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Abduction of Oil Workers: Matters Arising

By The Guardian Editorial

Abduction of Oil Workers: Matters ArisingFebruary 9, 2006 culled from The GuardianIt was indeed a great relief for Nigerians and the entire world, as ...

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A Politician And The Legacy Bequeathed To The Society

By Ibiyinka Solarin

A Politician And The Legacy Bequeathed To The SocietyJanuary 6, 2006President Olusegun Obasanjo is many things to those who admire him and many other ...

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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 Vice-President And His Governor-Friends

By Jonathan Manok

A Vice-President And His Governor-Friends byJonathan Manokrestu_nnunu@yahoo.co.uk Given the increasing enthusiasm as to who succeeds President Obasa...

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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 Prescription for Marxism

By Kenneth Rogoff

A Prescription for Marxismculled from Foreign Policy - Jan-Feb 2005The next great battle between socialism and capitalism will be waged over human hea...

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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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