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February, 2011
Jega’s INEC Walk, Completed, Finished or Completely Finished
We are a nation that largely holds accountability in scorn and disdain. How have these billions been expended and who is auditing the ones yet to be spent. Comparatively are we getting value for these monies?
Feb 28 2011 | Posted in Perspectives | Read More »
Libya’s growing resistance
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Nurture Entrepreneurs in Africa: by Ndubuisi Ekekwe
Young African entrepreneurs need business mentors. In most communities, the richest people are still politicians and military men. It’s hard to finding businesspeople who can inspire.
Feb 28 2011 | Posted in Technology | Read More »
Jonathan Calls IBB Father and Mentor: An Ominous Sign of Things to Come?
Jonathan has essentially told the world that he has a godfather in Babangida. If that is so, then a Jonathan presidency might just return Nigeria to status quo.
John Utaka Interview: “I Have Unfinished Business”
After three and a half seasons in England, Nigeria Super Eagle John Utaka is back in Ligue 1 and the former Lens and Rennes ace can’t wait to fire new club Montpellier to new heights, starting this weekend against Sochaux! Exclusive interview… Ligue1.com: First of all John, welcome back to France because you left [...]
Feb 26 2011 | Posted in Sports | Read More »
Facebook group calls for Swaziland King Mswati III Exit
Modelled on Facebook groupings in Tunisia and Egypt, the “April 12th” group says the winds of change will sweep through Swaziland next as “there is a large population of politically and economically disenfranchised people living under a dictator”
Corruption – the Acid Test of Judicial Officers
Certainly, these are not the best of times for the Chief Justice of Nigeria and indeed for the judiciary. In the past two weeks, the moral uprightness of Justice Katsina-Alu has been queried twice
The Courts: A Threat To The 2011 Polls?
Attahiru Jega, Chairman of Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC, has never wasted any time in drawing attention to difficulties faced by the body in its attempt to conduct “free and credible polls” in April. Last year, he complained about funding, then he followed that up with complaints about the time table. On both issues, he more [...]
Feb 26 2011 | Posted in Politics | Read More »
Nigerian Student Athlete Finds Success in US
Exchange programs that give American high school students the opportunity to study for a year in another country are quite common. But it is rare to find American high schools that have the resources to bring international students to the U.S. on full multi-year sports scholarships. Episcopal High School outside Washington D.C. is an [...]
Feb 25 2011 | Posted in Sports | Read More »
