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When the Republican Party leaders decided to hold President Barack Obama hostage over the request to raise the debt ceiling and save the United States (US) from defaulting in its fiscal obligation, it was an act of political hostage taking that has downgraded America and dealt a mortal blow to the image of the last superpower of the 21st century.
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Bishop Tunde Adeleye is the Bishop of Calabar, Anglican Communion. He has been a vocal voice on national issues, in this interview with Johnbosco Agbakwuru, he speaks on the recent proposal for introduction of Islamic banking, the menace of Boko Haram and other issues. Excerpt
Read MoreThere was indication, last week, that some Nigerian government officials were beginning to think on collaborating with The Netherlands and other European countries , particularly in the area of amnesty programme for ex-militants.
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Chief Olu Falae, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and ex Minister of Finance, was a major contender for Nigeria’s presidency in 1999.
Read MoreLast Monday, the Niger State governor, Dr Muazu Babangida Aliyu played host to the top stalwarts of the ruling Party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party who converged in Minna, the capital city of Niger state to forge the way forward for the party in the zone.
Read MoreDr Akpan Micah Umoh is a member of the House of Representatives representing Ikot asi/Mkpat/Enin/Eastern Obolo Federal Constituency in Akwa Ibom. An expert in environmental matters with a special bias in Climate Change, he was a director in Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria, ASCON for 15 years and two time Chairman of Akwa Ibom Board on Environment. In this interview he enumerates a new business format in the House of Representatives, espouses the advantages of the 6 year single tenure for president and governors and the delay in the constitution of House standing committees.
Read MoreEVERY Government defines her own programmes at its inception, just as it may face certain challenges. In Borno state, one cannot say the times are too good given the crisis occasioned by the Boko Haram insurrection. Whereas others can afford the luxury of playing politics with the situation, we are worried that our brothers have taken up arms against their fellow kinsmen. We have been on the edge of our seats, striving hard to succeed in the face of this particular challenge. Governor Kashim Shettima’s determined efforts to succeed in the face of all odds have spurred us into working to rescue Borno from this strange hol
Read MoreA whirlwind of sorts seems to be blowing through the remnants of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Oyo State. When the party should otherwise be reinforcing its structures after the rout during the last general elections, chieftains of the Oyo chapter of the PDP it seems are bent on sustaining the war of attrition that helped to collapse the last PDP government in the state.
Read MoreMR Manager Seigha is chairman of Niger Delta Nationalities Forum in Lagos State. In this interview with Vanguard he bares his mind on contemporary issues including the challenge from the Boko Haram sect and the proposal for a single term for the President and Governors.
Read MoreIn those palmy days before this country was colonized, each nation state existed to satisfy the wishes of the people through their leaders. The concept of ‘Divine Rights of Kings‘ was enjoyed by all those who were born in palaces and also, those who acquired Kingship through conquests of other lands. Thus, kingship could be by birth or by force.
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