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Nigeria in times past (Part I)
SAM AWEDA, (Nigeriaworld) - Not many people in my age group will ever believe that the Nigeria we knew when we were young will ever degenerate to what we are witnessing today in the year our Lord Jesus Christ 2,008 A.D. ... Our nation is like a baby, who crawled at the required time but soon as she started to walk, developed stroke (paralysis) and went back crawling. She thus failed to run when due. At the due time when she was expected to start to understand, she became deaf and as a result became dumb.... more >>
N80bn Rice for import: Solution or illusion to food shortage
LEVINE C. ARIZONA-OGWU, Oyigbo, Rivers State, Nigeria (Nigeriaworld) - If you have the political will, signs of growing poverty are not hard to come by on the streets of 21st century Nigeria. They strike you in the face. One must possess, however, the will to look beyond the deceptive patina of modern sky-rise buildings that lines the highways of the Federal Capital Territory to the shanties and dirt roads that are the inevitable consequences of decaying capitalism. more >>
The economic cost of black outs
OKECHUKWU P. NWOBU, (Nigeriaworld) - The huge costs incurred in generating power could easily have been put to better use expanding the core businesses of the respective companies. The telecommunication companies could have reached a higher level of service delivery sooner. The banks could have opened more branches with multiplier effects in employment and revenue generation. more >>
Reader�s response: To my articles on Orji Uzoh Kalu, Oyo State and food crisis
TEMPLE C. UBOCHI, Bonn, Germany (Nigeriaworld) - All the contributors are entitled to their opinion. Permit me only to say that before now, I never knew that any Nigerian can claim Kalu as his ''role model'' after all the ''injuries'' he wrought upon Abia State and all the charges brought against him by the EFCC. more >>
Power probe and Obasanjo's defence: A public testimony or a personal text-message
LEVINE C. ARIZONA-OGWU, Oyigbo, Rivers State, Nigeria (Nigeriaworld) - I will be hard-pressed to believe that any of the Nigerian leaders since the crazy eighties was better than Obasanjo. I do not think that Ibrahim Babangida, Sani Abacha and Abdulsalami Abubakar ruled Nigeria any better than Obasanjo did. The years gone by may have blunted our memory to their undoings, we cannot forget how each of these individuals contributed his quota to our perplexing underdevelopment. more >>
The creation of a new State for the Ijebus
BANKOLE A. OKUWA, Arkansas, USA (Nigeriaworld) - The anticipated Ijebu state, hopefully when created, will once again raise our common sensual obligations to one another and re-build our confidence in a positive and progressive future. Our new state cannot afford to join the league of corrupt entities known as states of the Nigeria federal system. Ijebu state of the twenty-first century would be a state of optimum performance.... more >>
RE: Policing in Nigeria: Need for restructuring
TUNDE SALAM, London, UK (Nigeriaworld) - If the country is honest with herself, the best and only solution is to have law enforcement system (policing) in accordance to each states cultural norms (mentality). What you police is 'culture' not people. A cultural norm in Yorubaland could possibly be a crime in Igbo or Hausa land. more >>
Africa must produce or perish
PHILIP EMEAGWALI, Washington, DC, USA (Nigeriaworld) - Imagine that it is May 25, 2063, the 100th anniversary of Africa Day, a day for reflecting on Africa�s successes and failures. The newspaper headline announces, �Last Remaining Oilfield in West Africa�s American Territory Dries Up.� more >>
Food crisis: The Senate got it all wrong
TEMPLE C. UBOCHI, Bonn, Germany (Nigeriaworld) - Nigerian politicians are paranoid and schizophrenic having lost touch with the realities of life. They need mental evaluation and psychological help. Just as the Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro, recently acknowledged that some officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force are mentally deranged based on the test conducted on some of them! more >>
Those who love Nigeria must sacrifice
GEORGE C. ONUORAH, New York, USA (Nigeriaworld) - Nigeria we hail thee�.is simply not enough. We must move forward and concretize this feeling of patriotism. To simply pay lip service by reciting the pledge of allegiance to Nigeria is only a tip of the iceberg; we must do more including giving back to our people, our society and our community. more >>
Durban dockworkers - Heroes of our age
HERBERT EKWE-EKWE, (Nigeriaworld) - Following the Durban dockworkers� intervention, European Union foreign ministers, in a meeting in Luxembourg, called for a global arms embargo on Zimbabwe. This is commendable. But why stop at Zimbabwe? Why is Kenya, for instance, not included in this declaration? Was it not in Kenya in December 2007 that the Kibaki regime rigged the presidential polls and hundreds of Africans murdered in the aftermath? more >>
Global hunger or global warming: A choice we must make
BENJAMIN U. NWOSU, USA (Nigeriaworld) - The recent effort to divert agricultural produce into biofuel generation to curb carbondioxide emission into the atmosphere has produced an unintentional consequence: the rise of global hunger. The question we ask is this: should we deal with global warming or global hunger in the near term, and what are the sustainable mechanisms to control global warming while preventing global hunger? more >>
Investigation of public officials; A good omen for Nigerians
EUGENE DURU, Italy (Nigeriaworld) - Could someone please tell us how Dangote enjoys the monopoly he does over essential commodities like salt, sugar, cement, fish in a country of over 140 million people...? ... It�s frustrating to think of how Nigeria has become heaven for the likes of Dangote, IBB, Abacha, Abdulsalami, Atiku, Dikko, Obasanjo and the host of others who have brought woes to the citizens of this country yet nothing has been done to bring them to book. more >>

FEMI AWODELE'S HOUSE CALL
Happy Mother's Day
FEMI AWODELE, USA (Nigeriaworld) - If no one else is praying for me, I know and I have the confidence that Morohunfade (my Mom) is. You have been a solid mentor to many women in the area of prayer ministry and I have full confidence that a crown of righteousness is awaiting you in heaven, and for you to lay the crown at the feet of your King, that you have served so diligently. more >>
Maltreatment of Nigerians in foreign airports and countries
ADEBISI OBAFEMI, (Nigeriaworld) - If it were possible to measure the blood pressure of Nigerians as they pass through customs in different country it will probably be very high because of the anger and frustrations at the perceive injustice and stereotyping meted out to all carriers of the green Nigerian Passport. I must admit however that if I were a custom agent in a foreign country, I will not hesitate to stop and search the baggages of all Nigerians passing through the airport. more >>
Corruption and poverty as Nigerian siamese twins
TUNDE OSENI, Oxford, UK (Nigeriaworld) - It is true that while corruption causes poverty, poverty can also cause corruption. This dual evil of corruption and poverty therefore becomes much more intrinsic and problematic since for one to go the other will have to go. more >>

FEMI AJAYI'S OUTLOOK
Where is the missing 'Big Bird'?
Dr. FEMI AJAYI, Atlanta, GA, USA (Nigeriaworld) - The Federal Government's offer of N45m reward for any information leading to the discovery of the missing aircraft could have been added to the needed $1 billion requested by the Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Dr. Harold Demuren. There is the urgent need to execute aviation safety roadmap aimed at reducing air transport accidents. more >>

ONYINYE'S MIRROR ON LIFE
Signs
ONYINYE OYEDELE, Ontario, Canada (Nigeriaworld) - In life there are signs that point us to the right paths on our journey. Before you start any relationship there are good signs to look out for. You might also see a sign that says �Do not enter�. In your relationship with God, there are many signs that show you that He loves you, cares for you, and has a good plan for your life. There are times when He closes a door to deliver you from danger ahead. more >>
A brief encounter: Tribute to Abraham Adesanya
SE�N AKINRELE, Lagos, Nigeria (Nigeriaworld) - I met the Elder personally only once, and that meeting was brief. However, I came away from that encounter with advice that left an indelible impact upon me and gave me courage to face my personal devils at the time and prevail. more >>
Oyo State: Is it a case of too much money and not knowing how to spend it?
TEMPLE C. UBOCHI, Bonn, Germany (Nigeriaworld) - The Oyo state legislature should be under no illusion that it has sold its constitutional rights to the duo of Akala and the garrison commander, the chief thug father, Adedibu. I hope the legislators will not come out tomorrow and start complaining that the executive arm of the government in Oyo State has marginalised them, because ''they can�t eat their cake and still have it''. more >>
Obama, Obanikoro, Hilda and Hillary
TUNDE OSENI, Oxford, UK (Nigeriaworld) - Hilda Williams was the candidate of the party establishment in Lagos, as spearheaded by the then deputy national chairman of PDP, Chief Bode George; just like Hillary Clinton is the choice of the party establishment in America. Both owe their relevance and acceptance to the political structures of their two strong spouses. more >>
The rot in the public service: A reflection of experiences
SAM AWEDA, (Nigeriaworld) - Another thing that was common among them was that they were eager to quit the service the moment they attained the voluntary retirement age of 45. They did not hang on. They retired when there was still energy in them to do their private business. It was during this later stage that they acquired much, which in my opinion is holy, if they had run their businesses with integrity. more >>
African state declared war on the USA (Fiction)
FEMI AKOMOLAFE, (Nigeriaworld) - Addressing a well-attended World Press Conference yesterday at his squalid, dilapidated woebegone capital of Petuje (pop. 567), the bearded African Chieftain declared the US a threat to world peace and vowed to mobilize is republic�s puny fighting force (exactly 1234 border police force equipped with WWI Rifles with no air force, no marine, no standing army and, obviously, no navy) to attack the USA.... more >>

UZOKWE'S SEARCHLIGHT
Urgent Open Letter to President Umaru Yaradua - Save Nigerians now!
ALFRED UZOKWE, Harrisburg, PA, USA (Nigeriaworld) - The talk in the press is that your ailment was misdiagnosed by your doctors in Nigeria. ... in fairness to Nigerian doctors, that most of the time, they misdiagnose ailments not because they are incompetent....if you have learned any lesson from your own experience, you must declare a medical emergency in the country. more >>
Medical treatment abroad: Is Orji Uzoh Kalu sick?
TEMPLE C. UBOCHI, Bonn, Germany (Nigeriaworld) - Loneliness is tearing Kalu apart now, it is not as it used to be; just unlike a year ago, when people swarm all around him like bees. He is now all alone to himself and on his own. His presence evokes no more cheers and greetings from the people as they now hardly notice him whenever he passes through. These are hard and excruciating times for Orji Uzoh Kalu; his friends have all deserted him.... more >>

LANRE AJIBOYE'S MEDLEY CORNER
Yoruba leadership: The cap and the shoes fit Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
OLANREWAJU AJIBOYE, Canada (Nigeriaworld) - Whenever the time comes to choose another leader, may God grant us the wisdom, so that we can re-pound the 'pounded yam' and re-cook the stew and let a new era of great opportunities emerge for the Yoruba race and Nigeria in general. more >>
Tussling for Zimbabwe: Mugabe and the neo-colonialists
SHEYI ORIADE, (Nigeriaworld) - Mugabe has, in his many feuds with Britain, come to see himself as the defender and champion of Zimbabwe's sovereignty. One opposed to any back door attempts to re-impose colonialism in his nation. And in this role, he has won the support of many across and beyond Africa.... This...explains President Thabo Mbeki's 'passive aggressive' stance towards Britain and his refusal to toe their hard-line approach towards Mugabe. more >>

FEMI AWODELE'S HOUSE CALL
Home Improvement Series XCII - Inheritance and retiring African immigrants
FEMI AWODELE, USA (Nigeriaworld) - The thought of loosing their life's achievements and investments to people other than their children is now causing sleepless nights for many of the retiring immigrants, and many are wondering if their choice of investing in real estate in Africa is worth it? more >>

BABS' MUSE
Drifting thoughts, a friend and a nation
BABS AJAYI, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Nigeriaworld) - For nearly a year my friend and I never discussed Nigeria. He does not want to have anything to do with Nigeria anymore; he said he had given up, was tired and fed up. I also think angry and frustrated about how a nation so rich in human and materials resources ''just can't get it.'' He no longer read Nigerian newspapers online. more >>
The 7 psychological plans of God for Nigeria
EHI AIMIUWU, (Nigeriaworld) - First, God loves wisdom and knowledge. Any intellectual, civilized government official or a genuine self-made millionaire would tell you that and wisdom and knowledge is not just the most important thing, but it is also the highest form of wealth. It is better to start out poor and acquire knowledge with time than to have all the money in the world but no knowledge. more >>
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