Yar'Adua's Seven-Point Agenda (Plus Two Special Issues)  
September 30, 2007 | 89 Comments
1. Power and Energy 2. Food Security and Agriculture 3. Wealth Creation and Employment 4. Mass Transportation 5. Land Reform 6. Security 7. Qualitative and Functional Education

Plus Two Special Interest Issues....1. Niger Delta 2. Disadvantaged Groups

New List Of Federal Ministers Of Nigeria & Their Ministries - After Yar'Adua Drops 20 Ministers  
October 29, 2008 | 15 Comments

Akunyili: Time To Go Gracefully? - By Bridget Molokwu (Independent)  
August 23, 2009 | 9 Comments
In July, 2004, when Professor Dora Akunyili turned 50, the Pharmaceutical Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (P-MAN) organised the biggest birthday party ever for any Nigerian in Lagos. Three former Heads of State were in attendance, as well as numerous state governors and ministers. She was then the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Control and Administration (NAFDAC). Five years later, when her second daughter wedded in Abuja, she had become the...

Yar'Adua's 7-Point Agenda: Impost And Implementations!  
December 25, 2008 | 7 Comments
Nigeria government's 7-Point Agenda alias Seven Major Government Issues accommodates Power and Energy, Food Security and Agriculture, Wealth Creation and Employment, Mass Transportation, Land Reform, Security plus Qualitative and Functional Education. They were defined in many ways, but the most frequently quoted definition is from Our Common Future; which energizes development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations...

The President’s Health And Nigeria – The Truth Of The Matter Or The Matter Of Truth  
December 8, 2009 | 6 Comments
But let us now consider the phrase “Being economical with the truth”: The meaning is “Conveying an untrue version of events by leaving out the important facts. It is a euphemism for lying, in short. More literally, it describes a careful use of facts so as not to reveal too much information. This is a trademark of politicians all over the world and is not unique to Nigerians; the only problem being that in Nigeria, it assumes very dangerous, disastrous and lethal proportions and consequences.

Vision 2020 And Seven-Point Agenda: Any Connection? - By Luke Onyekakeyah  
August 19, 2008 | 6 Comments
I CONSIDER it appropriate at this juncture to take a closer look at the two key buzzwords that have in recent times been ingrained in the polity in order to ascertain whether or not there is any connection between the two. The link or otherwise between the two would give insight into whether or not the Yar'Adua administration would be able to achieve these grand agendas. The two fashionable catchphrases are "Vision 2020" on one hand and the "Seven-Point Agenda" on the...

The Trial Of Olusegun Obasanjo - Reuben Abati  
March 22, 2008 | 6 Comments
THE on-going House of Representatives probe of expenditures in the power sector during the Obasanjo years has so far resulted in mind-boggling revelations about the abuse of due process, award of contracts to non-existing companies; the use of illegal Special Purpose Vehicles, misappropriation of public funds, and a gross failure of leadership. Reading the reports of the testimonies before the House of Reps Committee on Power, or watching the proceedings on television, many Nigerians cringe...

Anxiety In Abuja Over Fresh Presidential Poll; PDP Jittery As Tribunal Nullifies Assembly Poll In Anambra  
January 20, 2008 | 5 Comments
Although the Presidential Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja has not concluded its work, it was not clear at the weekend why there has been some inscrutable anxiety over the possible outcome of the petition of some opposition parties.

Ibrahim Lamorde (new Acting EFCC Chairman) In His Own Words (2006) - With Section On "EFCC Operations"  
January 16, 2008 | 5 Comments
The initial difficulty that we encountered when we started was the fact that we were a new organization and people did not know us. People were only used to the existing law enforcement agencies and there were instances when people even resisted arrest saying they didn’t know what EFCC was all about. That created some initial problems. However, the Executive Chairman got the police authorities to write letters to all police formations throughout the country, informing them of the existence...

MONDAY QUARTERBACKING - The Interesting Case Of MENDing Nigeria (by Mobolaji Aluko)  
July 7, 2009 | 3 Comments
As a one-time avid chess-player and local champion myself, I must say that I enjoyed Olusola Osineye's essay titled "The End Game: MEND Versus Federal Republic Of Nigeria " (reproduced below), in which he used the imagery of chess to analyze the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta MEND's situation up to date, and how it might close out the end-game.