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JUN
14
DONATE NOW TO SUPPORT NIGERIAN TIMES
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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JUN
14
I am Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, Publisher/Editor of Nigerian Times blog. Being a self-employed writer and human rights advocate fighting against corruption and violation of human has been challenging and often traumatic in Nigeria. I am also known as the Champion of the education of the millions of underprivileged girls out of school in Nigeria and developing SaaS applications for wealth creation and distribution for the reduction of poverty among the majority of Nigerians for the nation building of a New Nigeria in the leadership of Africa among the comity of nations.Fighting corruption in Nigeria is suicidal, because of the institutionalization of corruption in the society from the street to the corridors of power in the government. And majority of Nigerians don't fight or protest against corruption if the corrupt government shares the loot with them even when only the crumbs of the national cake are left for them in what they call "You Chop I Chop" government.Majo
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JAN
28
Nigeria: Between Dogs and Idiots
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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JAN
28
Nigerians protesting against corruption. Photo Credit: MSNBC Photo BlogBetween Dogs and IdiotsNigerians are known as very religious people who are almost equally divided between Christianity and Islam, the two most popular religions in the world. Millions of the Christians love flocking to their different churches every Sunday and millions of the Muslims flock to their mosques every Friday and even cause traffic jams along their routes. But God knows that majority of them are UNFAITHFUL to their FAITH, because they don't even practice what their faith requires and which is a shame no matter how you twist it. To me the most popular religion in Nigeria is Hypocrisy, because majority of Nigerians are the devotees of this religion of conceit and deceit. And these hypocrites are proud of their religion from the street to the pulpit and from the bedroom to the boardroom.Those who are not like them are the endangered species among them.They don't read and when they even read, they read for t
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JAN
20
The Oil Cartel, the Cabal and the Rest of Us in Nigeria
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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JAN
20
Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN)Eleganza Biro Plaza (5TH Floor), Plot 634, Adeyemo Alakija Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.The Oil Cartel, the Cabal and the Rest of Us in NigeriaDear Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria,I read your public information advert on SUBSIDY FACTS with a pinch of salt, because the information you provided is nothing new. The important issue you mentioned was the emergence of “briefcase” mafia of companies without any asset base and accountability in the Petroleum Support Fund (PSF) scheme.As you rightly noted the total cost of PMS imported into Nigeria as at December 6, 2011, was N141.38 Kobo. The regulated pump price is N65 and the subsidy claim was N76. 38 Kobo.Ignorance has done more harm to Nigerians than corruption.The anger of majority of Nigerians was provoked against the government when the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) announced the removal of the fuel subsidy on petrol on New Year’s Day
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JAN
19
Why The Plot To Impeach President Goodluck Jonathan Failed
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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JAN
19
President Goodluck Jonathan. Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.Nigerians Report is yet to verify the purported plot to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan, but was reported to have failed. The plot was hatched in the U.S. to impeach him before the approval of the 2012 Budget and to stop the removal of the fuel subsidy on petrol. Top oil marketers of the cabal and legislators conspired in the plot, including the richest black man on earth according to the Forbes magazine. The plot leaked to President Goodluck Jonathan and the evidence is all on tape. That was why he hurriedly announced the removal of the fuel subsidy on petrol ahead of the scheduled deregulation of the downstream sector later in the year.The plotters who have scammed the government for years are even major donors and sponsors of first Presidential Library in Nigeria and also sponsored the election of President Goodluck Jonathan. But can the President have the balls to prosecute the sacred cows who presently are ab
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JAN
13
Nigerian Government Will End Up in Peace or in Pieces
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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JAN
13
In Peace Or In Pieces http://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=844936.0;wap2
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JAN
08
Where President Goodluck Jonathan Failed
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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JAN
08
President Goodluck Jonathan plunged himself into a quagmire between the devil called "Boko Haram" and the deep blue sea of angry masses protesting the unpopular removal of the fuel subsidy on petrol since New Year's day to date.Mr. President, Public Offers and Sensitization about Oil DeregulationCame too late~ By John Egbeazien Oshodi, Ph.DNo one doubts that there could be a long-term benefits for all Nigerians from the massive oil price deregulation but the ill-timed manner by which executive decision was made showed poor management style.This leadership blunder has not only resulted in a state of economic and social confusion but it has equally received tensed response to split-minded way with which the government reached its decision.The ineffectiveness behind the fuel subsidy removal order remains clear as evidenced in the people’s painful reactions.Certainly, in an economy like Nigeria which is marked by severe economic gap and class division among the people, the
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JAN
07
Dear Karl Maier, This House Has Not Yet Fallen
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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JAN
07
Being extracts from In the House of Dogs (Kindle Edition) by Michael Chima Ekenyerengozi; King of Kings Books International; 1 edition; November 2011.It’s not easy to state who started it or how many died. But the horror for those affected is clear.— Craig S. Keener, June 2010.Dear Karl Maier,This house has not yet fallen, but it is shaking. Our house is full of strange bed fellows of lunatic fringe elements of the black sheep of a dysfunctional family.One is turbaned and goes round the bend bowing to the crescent moon and star suffering from a very contagious Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease of his mad cows. The other one has gone loco from sniffing too much hydrocarbons in his littoral states at the bottom of the river Niger.Imagine living in the house of nightmares, cast between the devil and the deep blue sea and caught in the snares of the sirens.Our house is like a home full of Wole Soyinka’s “Madmen and Specialists”, swimming in the whirlpool of the v
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JAN
03
Why Nigerians Must Protest and Reject the Illegal Removal of Fuel Subsidy
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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JAN
03
Why Nigerians Must Protest and Reject the Illegal Removal of Fuel SubsidyThe sudden announcement of the removal of fuel subsidy on New Year’s Day shocked Nigerians who were still on holidays and they were outraged by the overnight change in the pump price of petrol by owners of filling stations across Nigeria without any authorized benchmark price by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA). It is brazenly corrupt and outrageously fraudulent for the filling stations to start selling fuel at exorbitant pump prices immediately the government announced the removal of fuel subsidy on January 1, 2012, without any notification to the citizens who are the primary consumers.The fuel being sold between N137 and N200 per litre was imported under the fuel subsidy regime; therefore it is daylight robbery of consumers by the corrupt and fraudulent government, oil marketers and their distributors with thousands of filling stations all over Nigeria.Millions of litres of fuel i
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DEC
30
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Fell Short in 2011
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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DEC
30
Anti Corruption Campaign Banner. Photo Credit: One Stone Advisors.29 Dec 2011 20:50 Africa/Lagos FCPA Digest Cites Increased Prosecution of Individuals and Sharpened Focus On Judicial Opinions and TrialsShearman & Sterling report outlines business and legal implications of US, UK and other international anti-corruption activitiesNEW YORK, Dec. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Although the overall number of new FCPA enforcement actions fell somewhat in 2011 – just 16 corporate cases, compared with 20 in 2010 – US authorities have continued their aggressive and proactive enforcement of the statute and are now being joined by their foreign counterparts, according to global law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP.Shearman & Sterling's semi-annual "Recent Trends and Patterns in FCPA Enforcement" report, part of the firm's renowned FCPA Digest (http://fcpa.shearman.com), showed that, despite the claims of some commentators and legislators, FCPA penalties against corporatio
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NOV
24
Al Jazeera Uncovers Large-scale Corruption in Timber Export in Sierra Leone
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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NOV
24
Journalists working for Al Jazeera English have uncovered corruption in the office of Sierra Leone’s Vice-President Samuel Sumana. The detailed undercover investigation features in the documentary Timber!, broadcast at 22h30 GMT on Wednesday 23 November 2011 as part of Al Jazeera’s Africa Investigates series.Illegal timber export is big business in Sierra LeoneA 2006 European Union report identified logging as the leading cause of environmental degradation in Sierra Leone. According to the Sierra Leone Forestry Ministry, unless immediate action is taken against logging, all of the country’s forests – as well as the many endangered animal and plant species they support – could disappear by 2018. The President, His Excellency Ernest Bai Koroma, has made no secret of his concern about logging and his desire that it should cease. The government of Sierra Leone has officially outlawed the practice several times. Emmy award-winning Sierra Leonean journalist
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NOV
19
Three Reasons Why Nigeria is Corrupt and Poor
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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NOV
19
Three Reasons Why Nigeria is Corrupt and Poor1. Majority of Nigerians do not fear God.2. Selfishness and wickedness powered by greed have made majority of Nigerians to disobey and flout one of the most important laws of God which is to love your neighbour as yourself. But majority of Nigerians who confess and profess to be "Christians" and "Muslims" have chosen and preferred to CHEAT and COMPETE with their neighbours. The obedience of this fundamental law of charity is the golden gateway to prosperity. But the disobedience of this law is the rotten gateway to corruption and poverty.Every administration seems to be in competition for the celebration of corruption.The nation is plagued by rampant corruption at all levels, from the poorest to the richest Nigerians. The difference is the fact that the rich steal more than the poor.Then the intellectual illiteracy of the majority of the people fuels the intellectual hypocrisy of the elites of the shamelessly corrupt ruli
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NOV
13
Re: Nigeria, SWFs, and the Resource Curse? Two New Papers
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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NOV
13
Nigeria, SWFs, and the Resource Curse? Two New Papers “Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) is not the magic wand that can turn around the economy and welfare of the majority of Nigerians, but true federalism. If Nigeria can be run like a true federal democracy, the country would be transformed, but the rogues in power want to continue using public funds to play their games of Monopoly and Totopoly in and out of the corridors of power.What we need in Nigeria is not the SWF, but accountability and transparency in public service and an end to the impunity of the corrupt ruling class.$3 billion was collected as bribes by public officers in a single year in Nigeria!Without accountability and transparency in governance, the SWF will be mismanaged and looted by the same kleptomaniacs in power..”
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NOV
04
Nigeria is at the Bottom of 2011 Global Prosperity Index
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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NOV
04
Nigeria is at the Bottom of 2011 Global Prosperity Index Nigeria is ranked 104th out of 110 countries in the 2011 Global Prosperity Index, a worldwide assessment of wealth and quality of life.Nigeria’s best ranking is at the 54th position in social capital and the worst is her 108th position in governance.BOTTOM 10 101 Zambia 102 Kenya 103 Mozambique 104 Nigeria 105 Sudan 106 Yemen 107 Pakistan 108 Ethopia 109 Zimbabwe 110 Central African RepublicThe Legatum Prosperity Index(TM) [http://www.prosperity.com/_ ]) provides the world's only global assessment of national prosperity based on both wealth and well-being. The Index assesses 110 countries (accounting for over 93% of the world's population and 97% of the world's GDP) and ranks them based on their performance in eight sub-indices, including Economy, Governance, Personal Freedom, and Social Capital. "We want to assess the long term drivers of prosperity," said Jeffrey Gedmin, President a
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OCT
09
An Open Letter to Nigerian Christians
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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OCT
09
Photo of Nigerian Pastor Chris Oyakhilome.The problem of the world of those who live and lie in falsehood in Christendom is the fact that majority of those who claim to be Christians have never met Jesus Christ and you can never be a Christian until you have met Jesus Christ.What we have in Nigeria and the rest of the world are millions of church goers calling themselves Christians when in reality they are not in truth and in spirit.You cannot be a Christian and behave like a pagan as most of you do.You only deceive yourself by making all sorts of excuses for your erroneous and ambiguous practices which expose the truth about you.We are what we do.As Jesus Christ said, by their fruits you shall know them.And not by words of mouth.Not by how many times you go to church.Not by how many times you give alms to the beggars and paupers.Not by the size of your Holy Bible.Not by how many times you pray, praise or worship HIM.Not by your hypocritical attempts to be pious.Not by when you dress t
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OCT
05
My Advice To The Single And Desperate To Marry Nigerian Women
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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OCT
05
Single Nigerian women are getting more desperate to marry that you wonder if marriage is now their LIFE INSURANCE POLICY. I have been harassed to marry since my mother passed on 18 years ago and her people wanted to give me one of their lovely daughters, but I was too busy to accommodate her. Being tall and pretty is not enough to convince me.Then nubile girls and older women harass you for lust or for marriage. But sincerely most of them are expendable idiots and intellectual dummies who cannot add any value or virtue to life besides their biological assets."Don't you want children?""Ehn, Chi, do you want to have children in old age?"99% of their reason is procreation as if that is all life is worth?No wonder we have millions of couples breeding dummies and criminals making Nigeria one of the poorest and most corrupt and insecure nations on earth.Of all the younger and older women in my life now, only one has the IQ to be my partner for life.The others are just fun
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AUG
25
Behold the Nigerian Generation of Olodos!
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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AUG
25
Photo Credit: "Confusion Of The Nigerian Youth" from Information Nigeria.Org Behold the Nigerian Generation of Olodos! Shocking reports of mass failures in Nigerian school examinations have only confirmed the observations of many scholars and social watchdogs since the past and present incompetent administrations of the Nigerian government have failed to address the systemic failure of modern education in Africa’s most populous nation. How can pupils and students pass examinations and excel in scholarship when they no longer read! They prefer to waste their quality time chatting and pinging on smart phones, babbling and gossiping on Facebook filled with their trivia of junk, Twitter and other social network sites, hooked on European soccer leagues and championships and messing around in wanton promiscuous sexual intercourse spun by psychedelic X-rated hip hop music videos and pornographic movies on the Internet and TV while their equally corrupt parents and guardi
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AUG
02
Re : Russia woos Nigeria on nuclear power plant
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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AUG
02
The nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine?Re : Russia woos Nigeria on nuclear power plantThe Guardian newspaper of Nigeria reported on Monday, 01 August 2011 that Russia is bidding to build Nigeria’s first nuclear plant. It is the most unfortunate thing that will happen to this country. Yes it works in the developed countries, but they have actually been challenged by the difficulties to manage their various nuclear plants and at a great cost too. We don’t have the technological advancement to handle it. We can’t even maintain our roads, railways, no national carrier, etc. Look at the white elephant project at Ajaokuta and the mismanaged Delta Steel project which was almost taken over by the son of one of Nigeria’s former rulers. Our tertiary institutions cannot be upgraded where you see our beautiful daughters going to toilet with polythene bags while those who have ruled this country instead of upgradi
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JUN
23
A man and a morass: Can Goodluck Jonathan clean up corruption?
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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JUN
23
NIGERIANS have taken to watching an old film—one of their own—since the presidential election last month. It shows intrigue and thievery at the court of an ancient king in the Niger Delta. Decked out in glittering costumes on an improvised sound stage, the wicked court at last collapses under the weight of its own sins.When it was released in 1999, “Saworoide” was seen as a commentary on the regime of Sani Abacha, who ruled (or, as some prefer, “dismembered”) Nigeria between 1993 and 1998. Once again, Nigerians are hoping to see the back of their ruling elite. Goodluck Jonathan, the president, wafts along on a wave of personal goodwill and is mostly seen as benign. It is the men and women around him whom voters blame for Nigeria’s woes.Click here to read the full report BUSINESS: African airlinesLooking east Flying in Africa is getting easierJun 16th 2011
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APR
24
The Lamentation of an NYSC Member
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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APR
24
The Lamentation of an NYSC MemberWhat do we do? Is there possibility of free and fair? Every one raises an eyebrow, over what? A situation that is overlooked! I cannot help but cry for my nation. What a nation! I sleep and wake with the thought of how to make it better, free from all manners of catastrophe. But can I do it alone? How can me when even those that are supposed to lead for an onward match to sensitization and success are nowhere to be found. You deny your subjects their right, making unfulfilled promises year in year out. When can we truly realize these? I ask. Imagine a society free from social crisis. Whereby meaningful employment is made available at all levels both for graduates and non graduates. Providing food for all, especially for the poor, less privileged, handicapped and the destitute as well.A stable and reasonable transport system,Good roads maintenance, proper and effective education at all levels with sound practicability.I cannot imagine myself in an islan
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APR
23
Nigeria: Post election violence suspects escape from Jail
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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APR
23
Photo Credit: Press S TV, 2011.Nigeria: Post election violence suspects escape from JailThe AFP reported Saturday that 12 of the suspects detained over the post-election violence have escaped after riot broke out in an overcrowded jail in northern Nigeria.The controller of prisons in Adamawa state, Andrew Barka said 18 of the 600 arrested this week escaped but six were later captured."There was heavy congestion. The living conditions have worsened since the suspects were brought in," Barka told AFP."Therefore yesterday they went on riot, burning a section of our (training) workshop and injuring two wardens. Some of them tried to escape by scaling over the fence," Barka added.Arrested suspects of the post election violence in Nigeria in April, 2007The following is the rest of the report.Rights groups estimate that more than 1,000 people have been arrested since the riots broke out after last weekend's election won by incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, a southern
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APR
23
Imo Gubernatorial Polls: Governor Ohakim Beyond Electorates Redemption
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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APR
23
Chief Ikedi Ohakim, Governor of Imo StateImo Gubernatorial Polls: Governor Ohakim Beyond Electorates Redemption Written By Njamanze Fidel The governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim without mincing words has made himself unlikable to majority of Imo people by his untoward actions and inactions. Since the inception of his administration in 2007, I have tried to restrain myself from constructively pointing out my grouse with him hoping that he will turn over a new leaf but all to no avail. The fact is he has earned for himself the notoriety of being a political deceiver of the highest order. A point in view was when he purportedly deceived Mr. President; Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan that he has started rehabilitating the road that runs from Nkwala (one of the prominent weekly markets in Ngor-Opkala LGA), Eziama, Ntu, Umuohie, Umuneke (where the council secretariat is located) and Ngwuru. This road forms a T-junction to Owerri, Okpala and Owerri Nta road apart from numerous junctions along t
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APR
23
Ohakim’s Empowerment Application Form (Per Ward): A Real or False Bait?
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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APR
23
Governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi OhakimOhakim’s Empowerment Application Form (Per Ward): A Real or False Bait?Written By Njamanze FidelAs the count down to the Imo state governorship and State House of Assembly elections draw close some political parties have come forward with mouth-watering promises so as to gain overwhelmingly the votes of the electorates. This move is to reelect the incumbent governor, state house assembly members or to vote them out and usher in a new governor, house assembly members from opposition political parties in Imo State.One of such political campaign promise is the Empowerment Application Form (per ward) that is being circulated across the 27 local government Areas in Imo state which is given to prospective electorates by the People's Democratic Party’s house to house campaigners with the aim of getting their votes on the 26 of April 2011.I do know that Imo people have not forgotten so soon what transpired when the Ikedi Ohakim’s admi
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APR
22
The Causes and Consequences of the 2011 Post Election Violence in Nigeria
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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APR
22
The causes and consequences of the recent post election violence in NigeriaThe incessant ethnic, religious and political attacks on lives and properties in many states in Nigeria are caused by the appalling intellectual and political ignorance among majority of Nigerians.If the terrorists unleashing their grievances on both their perceived enemies and innocent people have been educated and informed on the sanctity of human life, the values and virtues of peace and stability for mutual benefit of all the citizens, they would not have committed the terrifying and horrifying atrocities in their own regions and other places they have attacked. The ruling political class is guilty of exploiting the ignorance of the poor majority in their power struggle and once they have secured their own families and properties, they no longer care about the fate of the victims of their political battles. • They have misappropriated the public funds for health care and abandoned the broken down public
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APR
19
Congratulations President Goodluck Jonathan, but tackle National Security Fast
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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APR
19
President Goodluck JonathanMr. President, Congratulation for Winning the Presidency, but we must now win the National Security Battle and here is how to do it in Nigeria.Mr. President, let Security Revolution becomes a top agenda for the new Presidency and here is how to we can aggressively execute it in Nigeria. Sir, we must do this with full boldness or chutzpah and we must leave no stone unturned irrespective of sentiments. Sir, remember time is short as there is so much to do. Just ask your friend, President Obama he will tell you the term runs fast!The Nigerian society will soon see the promises of the new Presidency. The new president and the in-coming administration should aggressively pursue strategies and methodologies that could put a real control to problems of national security and anti-democracy as they relate to assassinations, armed robberies, bombing, arson, corruption, unemployment, poor infrastructure, financial waste, institutional slothfulness, and ethnic/religious
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