Nigeria and Islamization – Are The Igbo Playing With Fire?
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 11:41
- Written by Dr. Emma. Enekwechi
At a social event about one year ago a group of young men were discussing the recurrent crisis that keeps rocking Nigeria. One of them was most vociferous in defending Nigeria. He accused the others of trying to plunge Nigeria into a war while they tried to convince him that Nigeria is already at war. Then he accused Ndi Igbo of
Patience Jonathan versus Rotimi Amaechi
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- Published on Sunday, 28 April 2013 20:28
- Written by Ogbuefi Blogs
Rivers State National Assembly members are blaming the court ruling that sacked Rotimi Amaechi’s men from the Rivers state executive committee of the Peoples Demorati party, PDP, led by Chief Godspower Ake on “Oga and Madam at the top,” a euphemism for the President and his wife, Patience. The inclusion of the wife of the President,
Gays and Lesbians, We Will Not Keep Quiet!
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- Published on Saturday, 27 April 2013 23:45
- Written by Philip Amiola
Same sex marriage has been a subject of public debate for a long time. A cursory review of ancient literature traces this contention to the antediluvian age. Since then, proponents of this world view have coined several terminologies to describe themselves and their ideology which has grown strong enough to become a matter of legislation all over
Anambra 2014: this is Ifeanyi Ubah
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- Published on Saturday, 27 April 2013 21:57
- Written by Meniscus Onyeabor
Going through the history of humanity and Nigeria , it is easy to conclude the existence of human beings of different inclinations and psychological dispositions. While some people ennoble the society by their dignified presence, others simply make caricature of human beings through lives devoid of meaning. Looking across the breadth of the country,
Lamentations of an Angry Man
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- Published on Saturday, 27 April 2013 14:47
- Written by Felix Oti
Recently, I read an extensive interview – at least, it seemed like it – granted by former Aviation Minister (among many other offices) under the Obasanjo administration, Femi Fani-Kayode to Adewale Aladejana of mytestimonys.blogspot.com. Aside from Femi, some other former members of the Obasanjo administration have,
Akwa Ibom State Politics: The Clash of the Corrupt and the Evil
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- Published on Saturday, 27 April 2013 14:43
- Written by Thompson Essien
After the 2006-2007 general elections in Akwa Ibom State, Saviour Udo heard a knock on his door. When he opened it, he saw Godswill Akpabio standing with his hands inside the pockets of his trousers. Without even waiting to be asked, Akpabio stepped inside the house and told Saviour Udo his missions for visiting him. It was the beginning of a
France: Homophobia And Booby-mania
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- Published on Saturday, 27 April 2013 00:50
- Written by SOC Okenwa
France is a sophisticated European country with centuries of democratic history. The French revolution (1789–1799) became a radical turning point in the democratic evolution that had had a lasting impact on the French rich politico-social history and some knock-on effect on some European entities. Absolute monarchy represented by the executed
2015: Unholy senatorial ambition of second term governors
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- Published on Saturday, 27 April 2013 00:45
- Written by Theophilus Ilevbare
Few weeks ago, Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio, like some of his second term governor colleagues who are eyeing a transition from government house to the National Assembly complex, while speaking on a live television programme, reiterated his vaulting ambition to contest for Ikot Ekpene senatorial district when
Statement by Amb. Ashiru at the UNGA Thematic Debate on Peacful Resolution of Conflicts in Africa
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- Published on Saturday, 27 April 2013 00:39
- Written by Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru
Fifty years after the founding of the OAU, Africa is still defined by and associated with conflicts that persist in almost all its sub-regions. The situations in the Sahel, the Great Lakes and the Horn of Africa account for more than sixty per cent of the Agenda of the UN Security Council. Most of these conflicts are exacerbated by a lack of
Gov Rotimi Amaechi; a villain or a hero?
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- Published on Saturday, 27 April 2013 00:28
- Written by Eze Chukwuemeka Eze
I have done several articles on Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and his administration in Rivers State, published by some of the leading social media outfits and National Newspapers, where I highlighted his revolution on Education, Health, Security, prudent management of State funds, Road infrastructure to mention a few. But the
The Politics of the Power Sector
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- Published on Friday, 26 April 2013 09:06
- Written by Favour B. Afolabi
I have noticed that those that love to use this issue as a convenient political excuse to always lampoon the current administration are actually largely ignorant of what is going on in the sector - and I have decided to discuss these developments under the following categories A-G as described below:
The “fake universities” syndrome
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- Published on Thursday, 25 April 2013 22:35
- Written by Chido Onumah
Last July, shortly after the horrific Dana Air crash that killed over a hundred Nigerians, I did a piece titled “Murder Incorporated”. The thrust of the piece was that the government ought to take the larger blame for the incident. Why? Because ours is a country of “anything goes”. There are laws, but people break them with impunity and no
Nigeria, Boko Haram and the US War on Terrorism by Nkem Ekepara, Part 1
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- Published on Thursday, 25 April 2013 14:05
- Written by Nkem Ekeopara
The bombings in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Monday, April 15, 2013, at the 116th edition of the Boston Marathon in which three people died and about 180 were injured, several with limbs blown off, is yet another sad reminder of the threat that terrorism continues to pose to everyone irrespective of his or her location at any
Kabiru Mohammed and the falsification of history
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- Published on Thursday, 25 April 2013 12:39
- Written by Abdul Mahmud
Kabiru Mohammed’s rejoinder, ‘’Re-delusion: Dino Melaye and The New Activism’’, is a sad commentary on the state of our tertiary education. Reading his grammatically-challenged piece, Kabiru Mohammed brimmed with such ignorance and stupidity that left me utterly bewildered. Much as I have sympathy for him, I am gravely worried
Funmi Olayinka: Yes, I knew her!
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- Published on Wednesday, 24 April 2013 20:42
- Written by Abiodun Komolafe
“What does farewell mean if not death? But will death itself be a farewell?” - Honore de Balzak : I am not from Ekiti State but, like every other mortal, the untimely death of Funmilayo Adunni Olayinka, Governor of Ekiti State, devastated me. My knowledge of this pretty, witty and willing-to-go-places woman came about during the 2007
On Immigration the Republicans Are Playing a Short Game
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- Published on Wednesday, 24 April 2013 20:13
- Written by Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba
The Senate Gang of 8 has a plan on immigration, the President has a plan and other organizations have their plans. These plans came to be because of the drubbing that the Republicans suffered in 2012 elections. The Republican Party had treated immigrants as if they were infected with leprosy before a cure was discovered.
Zoning Debacle: Selfish Oro People on Sabotage Mission
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- Published on Wednesday, 24 April 2013 14:43
- Written by Anthony Udomkpa
Just as I had articulated earlier, the only people who will shoot themselves in the leg as far as zoning of the 2015 governorship position in Akwa Ibom State, are the very people that the shoe pinches. Put it straight, it often is said that the wearer knows better where the shoe pinches, and so also do people say that one cannot drink
Akwa Ibom 2015 Guber Race: Assembly Plan Traditional Embargo for Traitors
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- Published on Wednesday, 24 April 2013 14:42
- Written by Essien Ndueso
Stakeholders of Eket Senatorial District may have concluded plans to introduce and place traditional injunction on any indigene of the district who betrays the position of the district in the forth-coming 2015 governorship elections in the state. The district has at last urged her contenders to start unveiling themselves and to make
Gov. Akpabio Versus Sen. Etok: Cultist Settlement expected!
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- Published on Wednesday, 24 April 2013 14:34
- Written by OduduAbasi Nicolas Edet
The headline screamed, ""There’s No Vacancy” Etok Warns Akpabio". It was followed by this - "Analysts say with the announcement today by Senator Etok to continue in power in the senate, a tough battle line is now drawn for the Ikot Ekpene Senatorial seat between Governor Akpabio and Senator Aloysius Etok" -
The travails of Parvez Musharaff
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 21:18
- Written by Rotimi Fashakin
If you like, call it fitting justice coming the way of a man who held everyone hostage ,including the revered organs of government like the Judiciary. His name is Gen. Pervez Musharraf, though some preferred to call him 'Perverse' for the way his reign as the avatar in Pakistan did a few abominable things, including holding Judges hostage. Perhaps,
Amnesty Committee: Jonathan Goofed
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 21:06
- Written by Abubakar Usman
On Wednesday, the 17th of April 2013, the presidency announced the setting up of two presidential committees which has engaging members of the Boko Haram sect and defining comprehensive and workable framework for resolving insecurity in the country as its primary objective. The committees which has prominent Nigerians drawn
