Understanding Bayelsa’s anti-rumour law
Opinion April 10, 2013
By Tari Akono We read with interest Dr. Olatunji Dare’s comments on the stand of the Bayelsa State government to curb rumour-mongering as a serious social issue in the state. In his March 26 column, he reviewed the recent establishment of a committee by the state government to manage... Read more
The attention of the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has been drawn to media reports putting the death toll of the Monday, 18 March 2013 suicide-bomb attack at New Road Luxury Park, Sabon Gari, Kano, which killed scores and wounded many, at 37! And the statement credited to two persons,... Read more
By Isaac Ojo-Eleka March 18, 2013 Bomb Attack in Kano: Boko Haram or Kwankwaso Haram? Friends and foes alike always jeer at me each time I say I am no more a Nigerian. There is no reason for any sane human to continue to identify with this country. Please... Read more
PAPER PRESENTED @ SAMUEL ADEMOYEGA UNIVERSITY, OGWA EDO STAE NIGEIRA, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND DIPLOMATIC STUDIES CONFERENCE, BY INNOCENT UGOCHUKWU OWUTU CPP, MISN, MSPSP B.A. (HONS) HISTORY ADV. DIP SECURITY MGT M.A. PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES M.SC INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ... Read more
THE GREAT IROKO JOURNEY’S FORTH By Pat Utomi Do you see an iroko, not just an iroko but an iroko of Irokos, king of trees rising with its fonts to the tree top levels and doing a jig, a display of the Ulaga dance as the jungle falls silent... Read more
By George Onmonya Daniel I have always argued that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was not radicalized in London but in Nigeria. He was recruited in London but not radicalized. This generation of Northern Nigerian leaders are radicalized from homes and the schools. We make the mistake of looking at the... Read more
By Kelechi Deca Junaid Mohammed’s layered Ignorance and Paranoia I had the unfortunate misfortune of stumbling on an interview which appeared in The Saturday Punch of 9th March, 2013 by one Junaid Mohammed who likes to be introduced as a Medical doctor while in the real sense he... Read more
By Sam C. Oveje Over the years we heard and read of how the North has cornered Nigeria’s oil blocs, and of recent Wikileaks has revealed that the Yorubas have monopolized and cornered most of the juicy oil industry jobs for their own while alienating other Nigerians begging the... Read more
Okigbo, the African State, Genocide and the Peoples
Opinion March 9, 2013
by Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe (Paper presented at the Christopher Okigbo International Conference, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass, United States, 22 September 2007) The state in Africa demonstrates a glaring inability to fulfil its basic role. It does not provide security and welfare nor does it enable the growth and expression of... Read more
A Re-Emerging Scam: A Review of The Jews of Nigeria Part 1
Opinion January 26, 2013
Last year, a documentary came out, entitled: “Re-Emerging: The Jews of Nigeria”, which claims that Igbo people are one of the “Lost Tribes of Israel.” Its a very interesting and entertaining documentary. However, its one that is very much misnamed. What the documentary should be called is “Re-Emerging: The... Read more
