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BABS AJAYI REPORTING

The celebration of Canada Day and new citizenship

BABS AJAYI, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada (Nigeriaworld) - It was an occasion for double celebration for one hundred (100) new Canadian citizens recently. One hundred people from forty-one countries from around the world were awarded certificate of Canadian citizenship on Canada Day. These people who have wisely chosen Canada as their new home came from Nigeria, the United States, Lebanon, Haiti, Palestine, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Japan, India, South Korea, Cambodia, Mexico, and a host of other nations. more >>

Good People, Great Nation!

Fr. CLEMENT MUOZOBA, Arkansas, USA (Nigeriaworld) - We want to know in the first place what the re-branders want to re-brand. The popular belief is that the re-branders are on a wild goose chase and that the sum of N150m claimed to have been voted for the project should have been put into a better use. This view is largely because the professor has left out the two major problems that plague Nigeria. She has never for once mentioned.... more >>

Shaping a more realistic perception of Nigeria and Nigerians

DAVID OGULA, New York, USA (Nigeriaworld) - I agree with Momodu that the 'independence generation' is nearing 50, yet they have been looked at as neophytes and immature by the same politicians whose parochial policies plunged us into the deep mess that we are experiencing today. For a long time, I shared the notion that recycling past politicians is not the solution to Nigeria's problems. Sadly, the brazen looting of state treasuries by some of the young Governors who represent the new generation has erased my expectations of a generational transformation in Nigeria. more >>

PATRICK NWADIKE REPORTING

Leaders of Japan and South Korea reaffirm coordination in policy toward North Korea

PATRICK NWADIKE, Tokyo, Japan (Nigeriaworld) - On June 28 Prime Minister Taro Aso held bilateral talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo. The meeting took place as part of the so-called 'shuttle summit diplomacy' between Japan and South Korea, in which the leaders of the two countries regularly exchange reciprocal visits. more >>

Nigerian Oil and the Army of the Lord

EHI AIMIUWU, (Nigeriaworld) - It was oil and illiteracy that derailed Nigeria from the great destiny that was bestowed upon it by the Lord Almighty. It was because of Oil and the control of it that made Nigeria to give up the cultivation of other available resources that were already established. This was what ultimately led to the promotion of tribalism (WAZOBIA) against the South, empowerment of a centralized governmental system instead of the old regional system, making of corruption to be a glorified tradition, and installation of a visionless Northern/Muslim Oligarchy. more >>

I have a Dream - Please Dream with me

BUNMI AWOYEMI, New Orleans, LA, USA (Nigeriaworld) - I have a dream, that one day, an overwhelming majority of my youths would have a job waiting for them even before they graduate from University or High School. My sons in the North would no longer be street urchins but highly skilled entrepreneurs and his brothers in the South would have become highly skilled engineers in the oil & gas industry thereby making it unnecessary to bring in expatriates from overseas. more >>

Leadership: The woe of a nation (Conclusion)

PAUL THOMAS, Ireland (Nigeriaworld) - I cannot but feel disgruntled about the continued leadership failure ... [in] Nigeria. ... Our own leaders plunge the people further into the abyss of hopelessness and squalor. Wealth meant for the wellbeing and the common good of the nation is pilfered by a few who portray themselves as leaders. Leadership ineptitude has crippled the once hopeful and prosperous nation, a nation that was once the hope of a continent has become the pariah amongst the Comity of Nations. more >>

Aviation Reforms - A most need in Nigerian systems [Conclusion]

DAUDA A. NUHU, Columbia, South Carolina, USA (Nigeriaworld) - In the last four months, I have written four articles in major areas the Nigerian aviation industry systems need reforms. Now, this last article caps all of those articles to keep us in perspective of what areas are all needed in the quest for reform. If these reforms suggested are taken seriously and implemented, all other aviation related issues that are deemed to be problems may just fall into the right places. more >>

How Nigeria lost her groove: The tragic story of a Failed State

ANTHONY OKOSUN, USA (Nigeriaworld) - The Nigerian state experiment is not an exception to the social contract theory. The Nigerian government is an agent of the Nigerian people. WE THE PEOPLE constitute the principal. The Nigerian government is answerable to the Nigerian masses. Under the Social contract theory the government must be able to protect the citizens, as this is a sine-qua-non for the formation of a social contract. more >>

The electricity problem in Nigeria

EUGENE DURU, London, UK (Nigeriaworld) - In all advanced economies, power is their everything, talk about transportation, banking, trading security, communication just everything you can think of that make countries great depends on power supply. I was quite surprise that my Pastor friend didn't quite buy my idea, as he based his argument on the success story of Nollywood industry. According to him, if Nollywood could survive under the present climate in Nigeria, why wouldn't others? more >>

Representing the people in the Assemblies

CLEMENT MUOZOBA, Arkansas, USA (Nigeriaworld) - I just imagine the situation in apartheid South Africa when the Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu was the lonely voice speaking against the white minority oppression of the black majority. He did not have in mind winning the Nobel Prize for Peace. But his good works and perseverance in the face of intimidating opposition won him that. In Nigeria today, where are the shepherds of God's flock? more >>

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES

Is the Black Race Cursed? Responses, Matters Arising -- Part 2

SAM AWEDA, (Nigeriaworld) - Please note that I am making them available because they have information, which merits them and not for any other reasons. more >>

Prophet TB Joshua predicted the death of Michael Jackson

IHECHUKWU NJOKU, Lagos, Nigeria (Nigeriaworld) - The prophetic reputation of Pastor TB Joshua attained new heights with the recent revelation that he foretold the sudden death of the iconic pop legend, Michael Jackson… more >>

Right now in America, God is more popular only in speeches than in deeds - (Concluding Part)

NESTER KOMOLAFE, Chicago, Illinois, USA (Nigeriaworld) - America is currently facing severe economic trouble, yet little did she know that the solution to the economic problems is already imprinted in her powerful US dollar bills and coins as: IN GOD WE TRUST. Why is this phrase in the currency? Whether one believes in God or not, could it be that for every transaction any American does with the currency, it is assumed that such transaction is done in His name? more >>

I had a dream

LANRE OJO, Canada (Nigeriaworld) - At last, I thought, Africa has regained her lost glory. She has become the most beautiful bride around the globe, sought after by her former colonial Lords. At least it feels good again to be African. more >>

Ode to Michael Jackson 1958-2009

OLUTOSIN MUSTAPHA, NYC, USA (Nigeriaworld) - Like you used to sing, ''Annie, are you okay, are you okay?'' the whole world is asking if you are okay in Heaven because of the Way You Made the world feel whenever we listen to your angelic voice and you with the other great musicians made us realize We Are the World. more >>

Tribalism is killing us

AKHATOR EHIKIOYA, Calgary, Canada (Nigeriaworld) - In Nigeria, unless your father is from a place, you are not considered for any political office and therefore, you cannot be voted for. In Lagos State of Nigeria, as diverse as it is, can an Igbo man be considered for the position of a local government chairmanship position, or can a Yoruba man be a commissioner in Kano State? more >>

FEMI AWODELE'S HOUSE CALL

My trip to Perth, Australia 2008

FEMI AWODELE, USA (Nigeriaworld) - I personally do not consider Canada an international visit, hence I don't share about the visits on Nigeriaworld.com, but Fort McMurray in Alberta is different. Pastor Kunle Oladebo contacted me in February 2009 for a weekend conference in June, while I had to move things around in my schedule to accommodate the date he requested, I never really paid attention to where Ft. McMurray was on the map until he called to book the flight in early May. more >>

Farewell to a phenomenon, Michael Jackson (August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009)

SEYE ADETUNMBI, Lagos, Nigeria (Nigeriaworld) - An unsual and very rare breed!; Too much skill and talent at a tender age!; One-time world's child super star of a kind.; Lost childhood, teenage to stardom!; The unequalled feat hunted him for life!; Many undoings which cost him a great deal in trying to catch up with what he missed somehow!; Somtime confused, many actions couldn't be explained!; Wanted to be white, yet one in perception and actions, African gene notwithstanding! more >>

BABS' MUSE

NEDA • I am Kim, I changeth not (Poems)

BABS AJAYI, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada (Nigeriaworld) - Free at last, free at last; Free from the shackles of bondage; Rid of hijab that hid her beauty; She took her last breath; Before the prying eyes of the world; Her courage twitted into the Ayatollah's domain, Free at last, free at last; She is free who will not surrender her freedom; She who defended her rights to be human and be free; Her weapons were her words, small words decorated with dignity; She is Neda, the one who stood up against modern monsters more >>

Civilian casualty in the Niger Delta: A mistake or mission?

LEVINE C. ARIZONA-OGWU, Oyigbo; Rivers State, Nigeria (Nigeriaworld) - ot until the 7-Point agenda slogan resurfaced, by the public addressing stand, on May 29, 2007; at the Old military parade ground stood President Umaru Yar'Adua pledging publicly to make peace and security in the Niger Delta, as well as continued electoral reform as his top priorities, yet the two systems remain an eyesore till this hour. The trend in violent deaths orchestrated by the battle between the militant and JTF in the Niger Delta area is the most dismal indicator of population insecurity. more >>

Why do we get married?

EMMAREX OKHAKHU, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (Nigeriaworld) - The musical artiste, Beyoncé sang the lyrics 'if you like it, then you should have to put a ring on it.' Others would say 'the plus sign on the pregnancy test told me it is time to marry; I fell in love because I was tired of dating jerks; I got married because I met my soul mate and we are best friends; we communicate well and we both agreed on our future and I love and respect him.' What happens if you loose that pregnancy in the second trimester, or when your sweetheart turns out to be a jerk.... more >>

Transcorp Plc: Are 250,000 Nigerians stupid?

UGO O. ASOBIE, (Nigeriaworld) - It was hailed as Nigeria's answer to Chaebol of South Korea. The year was 2006, Nigeria was relishing a flurry of good news: the national debt had been paid down/bought back, Fitch had given Nigeria a favorable sovereign credit rating, and oil prices were on course to hit the stratosphere. The Nigerian government encouraged Nigerian business gurus to form Transcorp Plc (a company by Nigerians for Nigerians). more >>

Periscope on Soludo's years

SILAS REUBEN, (Nigeriaworld) - Antagonists of the consolidation programme (mainly bank owners and profiteering directors) are still rueing over the exercise, expressed fear that the reform will create unemployment and exacerbate the nation's economic woes. But today, the country is better for it. Not only did the consolidation exercise significantly improved banks' liquidity position but has also helped to mitigate the spiral effect of the global financial meltdown. more >>

Reflections on Prophet TB Joshua at 46

CHIJI OKAFOR, (Nigeriaworld) - June 12 is also the birthday of a remarkable Nigerian, a man whose type graces this world once in an epoch. ... it is only God Almighty Himself (judging by the profundity and wisdom exhibited by Joshua) who can tell the real age of this prodigious man of God. Until I watched the story of Nigeria’s beleaguered dwarves on Prophet TB Joshua’s Emmanuel TV early this year, my attitude to organised religion had been one of total indifference, if not downright hostility. more >>

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES

Is the Black Race Cursed? Responses, Matters Arising -- Part 1

SAM AWEDA, (Nigeriaworld) - I apologize to those whose comments I will not able to publish. I equally apologize to those who have sent rejoinders to my previous articles vis-à-vis ''Do you know the Group I sympathize with Most? Nigerians in Diaspora'' ''The Abuse & Insult on the Black Race, Who is to Blame? An inward, Critical & Honest Examination'' ''An Open Letter to Prof. Mrs Dora Akunyili, Minister of Information on Rebranding'' etc.... more >>

June 12: Abiola and post humous presidency!

TUNDE ALI, Chicago, Illinois, USA (Nigeriaworld) - Chief Abiola is dead, but the ideals which he lived and died for continue to thrive. Chief Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the first and only free and fair election ever conducted to date in Nigeria; understood his mandate and refused to surrender or compromise the legitimate authority trusted in him by the Nigerian electorates; even at the instance of threat to his life and destruction of his business empire. more >>

FEMI AWODELE'S HOUSE CALL

Home Improvement Series CXX - The American Dream and the African Immigrant Family

FEMI AWODELE, USA (Nigeriaworld) - The American dream varies, the Europeans love the capitalist free market democracy compared to the socialist democracies obtaining in their countries. ... To the Africans, Arabs (majority) and Asians, it is first of all the high standard of university education in institutions like Harvard, Princeton etc, then also to escape the low standard of living back home, for a place where electricity is constant, roads are good and lives are valued. Americans themselves see the American dream differently.... more >>

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