Nigerian National Security: Nationalists Versus Separatists and Sectionalists - Franklin Otorofani
President Goodluck Jonathan may have inherited many of these problems and may have in fact fired some derelict security chiefs lately, but all things considered, he has been a little too clay footed and less proactive in addressing these security challenges. And that may be due more to inexperience and/or inadequate advice from his security operatives than lack of resources. A responsible government cannot wait until evil is upon a nation before reacting to it like fire brigade engine
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GOVERNANCE BECOMES A MYSTERY WHEN MEDIOCRE ARE IN POWER
- Chris Onyishi
It is only when very primitive and less intelligent people occupy power positions that governance is shrouded in secrecy so that the populace will not have knowledge of their cruelty and absurdity. That is why the government has refused to show what computation gave rise to what they call “oil subsidy”.
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Nigeria Secret Police: The problems in Domestic Intelligence .
- John Egbeazien Oshodi, Ph.D
The various entities that are concerned with domestic intelligence matters the State Security Service (SSS) especially are faced with unusual challenges in today’s Nigeria.
The State Secret Service and other national intelligence agencies in their collective capacity, remain as the main eyes protecting various essential blind spots in our society as they relate to the safety and wellbeing of our citizens, everyone and everything representing the government’s interest.
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International Law and Diplomacy in the Syrian Crisis.
- Professor Dr. Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai
Today, the 1st of February, 2012, the United Nations Organization met to deliberate on the Syrian crisis. Their modus operandi was the strict application of international law.
In 1945, in Dumbarton Oaks, San Francisco, USA, the framers of the United Nations Charter, based their hope on its effective regulation of world crisis and world peace on the objective and strict adherence to fair-minded conduct in all its deliberations.
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Can the rights of nations within a State be protected and yet allow the State to operate as a unit. - Nchekwube Henry Emembolu.
Colonialism exploited the nation’s people and resources for the benefit of the mother country. During the scramble for Africa, the colonial carthographers simply drew a line across a map creating new states without regard for tribal or cultural considerations which is why the national boundaries of Libya, Saudi Arabia and few other countries are so straight. In Nigeria, Lord Luggard simply amalgamated the northern and southern protectorate for administrative purpose while no attempt was made to integrate the various nations within it.
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LAWLESS Vs THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
- Professor Dr. Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai
Anyone, who has attempted to study thinking, will come to see that nearly every innovation or disaster results from the nature of the biological make-up of the persona, and the meta-theoretical ideas that flow from his medulla oblongata. The thought process is a very complex phenomenon in which the human brain plays a major role.
How a man thinks, so he acts. Thinking and reasoning often go together, but reasoning is more reflective and takes a while longer than thinking.
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Newt Gingrich's Labeling of Obama as America's Food Stamp President: Facts and Figures about Public Assistance in the United States. - Franklin Otorofani
Newt Gingrich, revolutionary and petulant former Speaker of the US House of Representatives and presidential candidate in the Republican presidential primaries was asked a question by Fox News senior analyst and debate moderator, Juan William, about certain unsavory comments credited to him in the media to the effect: (1) that black kids have no job role models in their families presumably since they are mostly on welfare rolls and, as such, black kids would be better served if they were made to work as school janitors to clean and scrub floors and toilets to enable them imbibe work ethics as their white counterparts and; the clincher, (2) that President Barack Obama is a “food stamp president.”
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REVIVING EDUCATIONAL STANDARD IN OGUN STATE
- TOPE ADARAMOLA
It is difficult to rob Ogun State of it pivotal place in the scheme of things, as far as education is concerned. There is definitely no field of human endeavor in Nigeria- be it medicine, law , accounting, arts or even politics- that does not have an indigene of the state leading the pack. This feat could be significantly attributed to the positive influence of early western missionaries on the people. History has it that the influx of early western missionaries, who had initial contact with people in the area, did not only spread the Christian religion; they also gave the then much sought after western education to the people. Also, it is believed that some of the free slaves after the abolition of the nefarious slave trade regime retraced their roots to Egbaland and its environ.
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Resetting Russo/Japanese Diplomatic Relations.
- Professor Dr. Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai
The entry of the United States in Asia/ Pacific geo-politics and China’s resistance of the move may have caused Russia to re-kindle its interest in the diplomatic affairs of South-East Asia. This would assist China to strengthen its predominant status in the region.
After the Russo/Japanese wars of 1905 over the Kuril Islands and the alliance between Japan, Italy and Germany, during the Second World War (1939-1941), the Soviet leaders Josef Stalin and later Nikita Khrushev, turned their backs on Japan.
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FIGHTING THE CABAL OF CORRUPTION . - KAYODE OLUWA
Corruption impacts negatively and wrecks havoc on the economy, as it constitutes a drain pipe (leakage) on the nation’s finances, leading to loss of revenues /funds that should have been otherwise utilized for productive and developmental purposes. Aside from its dire consequences on our National psyche, international image and reputation as a people, corruption dislocates the socio-economic system; distorts market forces and value creation, hinders free trade and fair competition, frustrates efforts at creating an enabling environment and a level playing field, stunts growth, kills innovation, stifles creativity, scares investors and entrepreneurs, reward destructive and unfair business practices, retards productivity, discourages knowledge, research and development and creates inequalities and poverty and, if not curbed, over time, can lead to economic bondage and social upheavals.
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ASUU STRIKE: THE WAY FORWARD. - GODDAY ODIDI
As Nigeria is battling to overcome the callous and infamous dreaded Islamic sect called Boko Haram which group has succeeded brutally killing innocent Nigerians in the Northern part of Nigeria with no just cause. Over 5000 Nigerians have lost their precious lives while property worth millions of naira have been destroyed in recent times. The sudden sack of Inspector- General of Police Hafiz Ringim and immediate replacement of his intelligent and indefatigable colleague MD Abubakar which the latter promised Nigerians full protection of life and property indicated the political normalcy will eventually returned to the Northern states.
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