Nigeriaworld -- All About Nigeria

The dangers of removing Amodu Shaibu now

Dr. ROBERT SANDA, Alberta, Canada (Nigeriaworld) - The NFF is considering replacing Coach Amodu Shaibu after he worked so hard to earn the country a place in the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa. This is a time to appreciate his contribution to our greatness and to rally behind a common agenda in the best interest of the country. The NFF has the power to remove him and they may have good reasons too. This, however, is not a decision to be taken lightly or hastily. more >>

Presidents Obama and Yar’Adua in the eye of the storm

TEMPLE C. UBOCHI, Bonn, Germany (Nigeriaworld) - Now the oil production has increased, it means more money for them to loot. Do any of us think that the increased production in oil and more money for the government and its cronies would trickle down to the poor masses in any way? ... The northerners know how to play the southerners to get what they want, so anybody rejoicing because of the amnesty, need to think again. Afterall, some of the militants who were granted amnesty, have started regretting laying down their arms.... more >>

Ndiigbo - What's in a date?

HERBERT EKWE-EKWE, (Nigeriaworld) - For the Igbo, prior to 29 May 1966, three important holidays were high up on their annual calendar: the Igbo National Day, the iri ji, or the New Yam Festival, and 1 October. The latter was the day of celebration for the restoration of independence for peoples in Nigeria after 60 years of the British conquest and occupation. Or, so were the thoughts predicated on this date’s designation… more >>

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES

Avoidable suffering in the hands of certain self styled Deliverance Ministers---Part 4

SAM AWEDA, (Nigeriaworld) - Today, Pentecostal Pastors measure themselves with what much of the operations of the devil they know and intentionally and unintentionally have used those information to cast fears and confusions in not a few Christians. Very many trivial and petty issues have been dragged and over flogged and mountains built over them, including discouragement of art works and souvenirs being brought into the homes or hung in the homes. more >>

Babs Ajayi's Open Letter to Luis Moreno Ocampo: A few missed points

BEN OKOLO, Johannesburg, South Africa (Nigeriaworld) - Ajayi's piece makes for an interesting reading, especially his making a case for the use of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute those mostly responsible for the carnage in Nigeria post June 12 1993 up to 1998. His argument that it was because the perpetrators of those atrocious deeds were never prosecuted; that we continue to witness such acts in Africa is also a good point. more >>

Who should lead the Super Eagles to FIFA 2010 World Cup?

EHI AIMIUWU, (Nigeriaworld) - In 2001, the last time the Nigerian Super Eagles qualified for the World Cup, it was this same Coach Shaibu Amodu that qualified us for it against all odds. In fact, the then NFA had already given up about our qualification, sacked our incompetent French coach, and basically placed Amodu there to while away the time as the NFA looked for a more qualified (foreign) coach for the future. Against all odds, physical expectations, and mental comprehensions, Amodu did his magic.... more >>

PETERSIDE ECONOMIC REVIEW

Why can't civility reign in Nigeria?

CHAMBERLAIN S. PETERSIDE, New York, NY, USA (Nigeriaworld) - True, a lot of activities are simply not progressing at the pace they should in Nigeria to engender desired change (especially in the electoral and economic fronts), but who in his or her right mind can argue that even with little glimmer of hope so far, the sweeping amnesty in Niger Delta is not showing some promise for Nigeria. That effort is already helping recalibrate the economy – in just four months daily crude production has bounced from 1,2 million to 2,4 million barrels.... more >>

Notes on a failing country (Despite the World Cup triumph)

AKEEM SOBOYEDE, USA (Nigeriaworld) - Recently, I wondered how Nigeria's so-called leaders and ''elites'' would react to news of the blackout in Brazil that made the front pages all over the world. ... Many of the leaders and so-called elites in Nigeria who erect mansions along potholes-filled roads and sleep in houses electrified by generators routinely travel to foreign countries and witness how public infrastructures should be run or maintained. Yet they come back and do nothing. ...like ''mumus'' that have made a life-long pact with failure. more >>

Eagles flew over Tunisia and Eaglets refused to soar when it mattered most

TEMPLE C. UBOCHI, Bonn, Germany (Nigeriaworld) - The Super Eagles should know that the harder part of the job starts now. It’s a shame that the Super Eagles have refused to surpass the achievement of the 1994 team, proving my point that in Nigeria, a day after, becomes worse than the one before, right. The qualification was a close call for them, they were lucky, but, they should know that miracles do not happen always. The world cup proper would not be like the qualification series. The teams coming to South Africa are the best of every continent.... more >>

November 10: Ken Saro Wiwa vindicated

LEBURAH GANAGO, Atlanta, GA, USA (Nigeriaworld) - And Ken Saro Wiwa proceeded to fight. He deployed his intellectual and literary talents into the fight of seeking justice for the Ogoni and the rest of the oppressed Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Ken wrote books, newspaper articles, produced documentaries, in which he detailed the environmental degradation of the Niger Delta and the criminal exploitation of its peoples. He made presentations at international fora, including the United Nations. more >>

Re: Incompetent government, visionless politicians and greedy bank CEOs - Nigeria in a state of emergency

ALPHONSUS U. NWADIKE, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA (Nigeriaworld) - Nigeria has been enchained in poor, corrupt political leadership because Nigerian family leadership and individual Nigerian citizens are mostly dishonest, thieving, unreliable, selfish, unpatriotic, visionless, vicious, incompetent, and corrupt. The truth is that the corrupt, poor political leaders in Nigeria today came from among the led, the followers, the people yesterday and after serving out their terms, they will return to the fold of the followers. more >>

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES

It has happened as I have hoped

SAM AWEDA, (Nigeriaworld) - The road to South Africa in 2010 must include the majority of those young stars with stamina of stallions, who constitute the team of the Eaglets who we are seeing in the under going FIFA under 17 tournament, which just concluded. We can then allow some rest for the 'all millionaire club members' of the present Super Eagles to go and enjoy their well deserved pounds sterling and dollars made from Europe and other places. more >>

FEMI AWODELE'S HOUSE CALL

A note to Young Adults and College Students: Re: Volt – Standing for Truth amidst Lies in your generation

FEMI AWODELE, USA (Nigeriaworld) - The elitist (intellectuals, entertainment, media etc) groups in western societies, already know that saying there is no God won’t fly with people (because of personal experiences), so many have embraced the concept of “spirituality” which is faith without its potency, Apostle Paul calls it speaking the word but lacking the power thereof, for instance what differentiate a Christian and non-Christian speaker is not the eloquence of speech, but the power (Holy Spirit) accompanying the speech to affect people’s lives. more >>

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC): Has it outlived its usefulness?

TEMPLE C. UBOCHI, Bonn, Germany (Nigeriaworld) - In a highly polarised ethnic environment like Nigeria, what sense is there in sending youth to states where their security cannot be guaranteed? It’s doubtful if there is any insurance covering the Corps members as they make their way on the bad roads that sprawl the Nigerian landscape. ... Didn't I hear that there are now permanent youth corps members who never pass out? Embezzlement, nepotism, favouritism etc are now part and parcel of the scheme. more >>

The fragile state of Ndigbo and unguarded statements (2)

OSSIE EZEAKU, Antwerp, Belgium (Nigeriaworld) - While some would argue that handing out important positions to a few members of a group does not automatically improve the lot of the larger members of the group, it should be borne in mind that a group's discrimination from the upper echelon of governance, has its own trickle down effect on the economic development of the people and their region. more >>

Nigeria: Rebranded @ the UN

M. O. ENÉ, New Jersey, USA (Nigeriaworld) - Nigeria's candidacy for a spot in the United Nations Security Council was no secret. However, one thing is to wish; another is to make it happen. Enter Her Excellency, Professor Joy U. Ogwu, first female Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Nations. A seasoned foreign relations expert, first female Director General of Nigeria's Institute of International Affairs, and immediate-past minister of external affairs, she was in familiar waters: international diplomacy. more >>

Who shall we trust?

DAMOLA AWOYOKUN, London, UK (Nigeriaworld) - For decades when the military was in power, we thought with a civilian regime the country would be on the path to progress. We were wrong. We thought our leaders are our problem, but for ten years of democracy, all our leaders have been drawn from the people. Yet there is no positive impact. more >>

CHIMA EKEKE'S LEADERSHIP WISDOM

Incompetent government, visionless politicians and greedy bank CEOs – Nigeria in a State of Emergency

Rev. C. KINGSTON EKEKE, Cambridge, MA, USA (Nigeriaworld) - For those who are now writing to defend this kind of incompetence and mediocrity in governance should also defend our business leaders and blame innocent Nigerians for their cronyism and beefcake businesses. The recent rot in the banking and financial sector calls for a state of emergency as well. The appointment of Mallam Sansui to sanitize the banking sector is a welcome idea. I was suspicious of Prof. Soludo when he called President Obasanjo the Moses of our time. I knew, even as a scholar himself, he has bought into the cultic leadership of the federal government. more >>

BABS' MUSE

An Open Letter to Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, ICC prosecutor

BABS AJAYI, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada (Nigeriaworld) - My concern is that you are doing everything possible to prosecute perpetrators of genocide and crimes against humanity in Kenya while those who did the same in Nigeria during the June 12, 1993 elections, Nigeria's freest and fairest elections, are walking our streets freely and haughtily, their air of self-important and arrogance has actually led them to scuttle the most recent effort in memory to make them make amend and seek reconciliation. more >>

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES

Avoidable suffering in the hands of certain self styled Deliverance Ministers---Part 3

SAM AWEDA, (Nigeriaworld) - There is the vogue today, among many Pentecostal Ministers; once a Christian has a problem that persists, there is no hesitation to put the blame on ''the covenants of his ancestors with the devil, which is prevailing over him''. To me this utterance or claim or suggestion, negates and contradicts, attempts to nullify, makes meaningless, frustrates and undermines what happens when one comes to Christ and he is saved. Such an utterance is a suggestion that Christ saves only in part and not in total. more >>

The state of education in Nigeria

HERBERT EZE, Fullerton, CA, USA (Nigeriaworld) - Both our national values and objectives are the micro curriculum that should drive our national curriculum and education in order to impact the nation positively. These articulated values and objectives reflect the worldview meant to govern our culture and society in order to create the social order of our dream and aspirations. However, if our social order grossly contradicts our national values, dream and aspirations as a people, something must be responsible. more >>

Ken Saro-Wiwa: A hostage situation gone horribly wrong

Dr. ROBERT SANDA, Alberta, Canada (Nigeriaworld) - Looking back, I see a hostage situation that was escalated by the ill-advised, gung ho, typical American approach to problems by acting out Hollywood productions in real life when diplomacy would suffice. I concede that the Americans had good intentions but reason is not a strong American point when it comes to adversity. The US government, through its utterances and threats escalated the Saro-Wiwa situation to a fever-pitch and turned a delicate situation ugly and by so doing bears some moral responsibility for Saro-Wiwa’s fate. more >>

The fragile state of Ndigbo and unguarded statements (1)

OSSIE EZEAKU, Antwerp, Belgium (Nigeriaworld) - MASSOB's original grievances was the inability of the successive governments to entrust an Igbo with a top security position in the country.... So, now is the time to re-appraise that aspect of the demand and see if it has been met, by the emergence of two succeeding IGPs of Igbo extraction, namely Mr. Okiro and Onovo. ... Mr. Tom Aguiyi Ironsi recently served as a substantive defense Minister of Nigeria. ... Chief Ojukwu's open condemnation by a large number of his people, for the first time, goes beyond the problem of Anambra politics. more >>

End lv.js

FEATURE ARTICLES