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The Chinks in IBB’s Armour
- By Uche Ohia
- Published Yesterday
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
IBB is dogged by many irksome riddles: the murder of the late journalist, Dele Giwa, who was assassinated via a parcel bomb in 1986; the baffling case of $12.46b Gulf Oil windfall which allegedly grew wings under IBB’s watch; the annulment of the June 12 election...
This House Is Not For Sale!
- By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye
- Published Yesterday
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
Is poverty the only thing we appear to have accepted as inevitable component of life in this part of the world? What about crime? How come crime appears to have gradually become too natural with us in Nigeria here...Nigeria's General Elections Is in Jan. 2011; Where Are The Candidates, Manifestoes?
- By Paul I. Adujie
- Published Yesterday
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
Will Nigerians and Nigeria sleep-walk to the precipice and fall of the cliff? Or, will there be an electioneering campaign with ideological stances by the plethora of political parties and their myriad posturing personalities parading as candidates for various elective public offices?The Case for Part-time Legislators
- By Uche Ohia
- Published Yesterday
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
Each time our legislators dominate national discourse, it is unlikely to be for their law making prowess or compassion for their hapless constituents who wallow in poverty from one end of the country to the other...Ikedi Ohakim: Stewing In Scandals!
- By SOC Okenwa
- Published Yesterday
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
Unlike Anambra State, Imo State has had little problem of hijacked state apparatus by immoral godfathers or their lackeys and the citizenry boasts of majority of enlightened electorate who hold their leaders to account...Security Issues At The Forthcoming Election
- By Carl Collins Ogunshola Oshodi
- Published Yesterday
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
There are speculations going about, and it is synonymous with the current political tides. In Nigeria, election periods go with the rebuttal of certain heinous activities and one cannot predict what will happen...Nigerians Have Met Enemies of Nigeria; Enemies Of Nigeria Are Nigerians!
- By Paul I. Adujie
- Published Yesterday
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
Nigerians seem to always allow outsiders to define Nigerians and Nigeria and what is important to Nigerians and Nigeria. We seem to be so intellectually objective in the most academic and most abstract sense...Regulatory Inertia vis-à-vis Predatory Banking Practices in Nigeria (1)
- By Ikechukwu A. Ogu
- Published 08/31/2010
- Business & Economy
- Unrated
There are daily reports of how Nigerian banks rip off their customers through various charges and practices. And, repeatedly, these customers complain and cry out for appropriate regulatory intervention. Unfortunately, their complaints seem to fall on deaf ears...Recent Articles
National Redundancy and Expensive Political Afterthoughts
- By Adepoju Paul Olusegun
- Published 08/31/2010
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
From the bothering bordering Lake Chad up north to the overflowing Atlantic Ocean in the south, it is evident that Nigeria cannot even contend with natural events; what should we expect of man-made challenges?
2011 And Dearth Of Issue-Based Politics
- By Joel Nwokeoma
- Published 08/31/2010
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
The way things are slowly but steadily building up, there is the possibility that Nigeria could, once again, be foisted with a leader in 2011 who never promised the country anything before assuming the presidency...
Obasanjo as Babangida’s Best Issue
- By Okey Ndibe
- Published 08/31/2010
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
One sad tendency in Nigerian politics is the habit of arguing that one mediocre politician has a better record than another mediocre colleague...
The Role of Our Leaders; Voices of Great Men
- By Carl Collins Ogunshola Oshodi
- Published 08/31/2010
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
If leaders want our youth to be positive, progressive and pragmatic, they must not forget that every coin has two sides. This means that they must inspire in us the knowledge that material development and spirituality must go hand in hand...
Lessons from Montecitorio and Madama
- By A.A. Kila
- Published 08/31/2010
- Africa & World
- Unrated
Italian politics and institutions do not enjoy the admiration and sympathy vote its people, country and culture are showered with...
SOAR’s Philosophy In Ending Violence In Africa
- By Carl Collins Ogunshola Oshodi
- Published 08/31/2010
- Africa & World
- Unrated
Cult pressure introduces young individuals to alcohol and drug abusers, instigating in them a psychopathological trauma of fear, and the need to seek for protection...
Babangida Was Wrong To Apologise For ‘June 12’
- By Jideofor Adibe
- Published 08/27/2010
- Nigeria Matters
- Unrated
Former military Head of State Ibrahim Babangida has reportedly apologised for annulling the June 12, 1993 elections, won by the late Moshood Abiola...
I Am The Son Of A Woman Wrapper
- By Felix-Abrahams Obi
- Published 08/27/2010
- Miscellaneous
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With my bum facing heaven while I lay on the floor, Papa gave me six strokes of the cane that made sitting unbearable on the wooden bench in my classroom at the Primary School in my village the nest day...
