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Owo Ranch: Attention, Gov Peter Mbah! By Ochereome Nnanna

Owo Ranch: Attention, Gov Peter Mbah! By Ochereome Nnanna

I have visited Enugu State three times since Dr Peter Mbah assumed office as Governor of Enugu State. In two of those visits, I participated in guided tours of his project sites. He regularly trends for high performance. This is not mere hype. Mbah is not only a top performer; he is visionary in broad […]
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AVM Yahaya’s fine example

AVM Yahaya’s fine example

I READ a very interesting interview that Leadership Newspaper’s Midat Joseph had with retired Air Vice Marshall Muhammadu Yahaya published in the paper’s online edition on September 2, 2012, and I decided to discuss it with you today.

Anambra at history’s gates but…

Anambra at history’s gates but…

When Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State held a media parley with journalists in Lagos recently, one of the questions I asked him was the true status of Anambra oil and gas resources long rumoured to exist.

Why we lost Bakassi to Cameroun (2)

Why we lost Bakassi to Cameroun (2)

DAY after day and sad event after sad event, it is becoming clear to many of our minority brothers that by joining in bringing down the Igbo the (North, along with the West) and their international business and political partners were merely given an unfettered right of way into the South East and South South to plunder and exploit.

Why we lost Bakassi to Cameroun

Why we lost Bakassi to Cameroun

THIS article was published on Thursday October 17, 2002 shortly after the International Court of Justice ceded Bakasi Peninsula to Cameroun. Prof Walter Ofonagoro, who is making a presentation today at the Nigerian Institute for International Affairs, NIIA, Victoria Island Lagos, called my attention to its validity even today. I am hereby granting his request that I should republish it unedited. Thank you. O.N.