Jonathan in Rivers State Visit, Promises Power Reform

Written on Saturday, May 15th, 2010 at 5:20 am → Filed under Energy Development Project

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State said that from next year, the federal government would hand off power generation and distribution and concentrate on transmission only, as a way of ensuring power sufficiency and stability in the country.

Nigeria – Ten Years of Democracy: Speech by General Buhari (at Oxford University, May 10, 2010)

Written on Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 at 3:07 pm → Filed under Nigeriawatch

It gives me a great pleasure to have this opportunity of addressing you this afternoon. It is such a rare privilege for me that I should stand before you here, on the grounds of Oxford University, Britain

ANNEX 2 to El-Rufai's Essay on Yar'Adua: Preparing to be President

Written on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at 6:53 am → Filed under Nigeriawatch

Briefing Memo No. I On Policies and Programs of the Federal Government of Nigeria For Governor Umaru Musa Yar Adua, Presidential Candidate of the PDP. January 2007

On Umaru Yar`Adua: Great Expectation, Disappointing Outcome – Nasir El-Rufai

Written on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at 6:39 am → Filed under Nigeriawatch

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CBN Governor Sanusi denies hidden agenda

Written on Saturday, August 29th, 2009 at 9:09 am → Filed under Nigeriawatch

Central Bank Governor Sanusi Lamido has denied that his reforms and firing of five bank chief executives were part of a hidden agenda to hand over the banks to an oligarch of northern investors.

Obama

Written on Saturday, July 11th, 2009 at 7:19 pm → Filed under African Affairs

Good morning. It is an honor for me to be in Accra, and to speak to the representatives of the people of Ghana. I am deeply grateful for the welcome that I

Dear Mr President, Nigerians Exist, But Are Not Living

Written on Thursday, March 5th, 2009 at 8:42 pm → Filed under General Articles

    There is one contagious social issue that has bordered me for many years dated back from 1979 since I started State (Primary) School inside Oyigbo; Rivers State. This has for many years made me mentally troubled and traumatized. Now I feel right and concerned to air my voice
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Why Babangida Must Not Run For Presidency Again

Written on Saturday, February 7th, 2009 at 7:55 am → Filed under General Articles

In some quarters, he is regarded as the man who institutionalised corruption in the psyche of Nigerians. For this alone, I find it very difficult to warm up to him, because of my personal abhorrence to any form of corruption.

Re-examining Nigeria

Written on Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 at 9:05 am → Filed under General Articles

A letter titled “Nigerians and Botswana” published in The Guardian of Sunday 18th January 2009, and sent in by Ifeoma Ogbodo from Lagos caught my eye. The letter basically drew our attention to the treatment being meted out to Nigerians by the Government of the Southern African
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We caused Awo/Akintola crisis – Sam Aluko

Written on Sunday, January 11th, 2009 at 10:09 pm → Filed under Nigeriawatch

Prof. Sam Aluko, renowned economist and chairman, National Economic Intelligence Committee (NEIC), under General Sani Abacha, has given another insight into the crisis that rocked the defunct Action Group (AG), in the early 60s.