Nigerian Village Square

Minority Rights: The Sin Of Lying

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:46:32 +0100

The Minister asked for a show of hands. He wanted to know how many had read Mark 17. Every hand went up. The Minister smiled and said: Mark has only 16 chapters. I will now proceed with my sermon on the sin of lying.

A Second Term For Yar'adua?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:44:29 +0100

Thirty months since the inauguration of his government, Nigerians have seen nothing in terms of concrete achievements to warrant the current campaign for Yar'Adua's second term.

Nigeria: The Economics Of Food Security

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:21:51 +0100

It is time we forget that we have a government that cannot produce 6000 mega watts of electricity, yet wants to be amongst the nations that generate 70, 000 megawatts, in 10 years...

In Search Of Rebranded Leaders For Nigeria

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:08:00 +0100

We are on the search for rebranded leaders for Nigeria. And we shall not stop until our natural freedom to elect leaders of our choosing, based on our conscience and conviction, is restored back to us. May God help anyone standing on our path

Let The Civil War Begin

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:42:23 +0100

Let them hear war, let us prove to them we are ready for revolution; for Ojukwu’s threat some weeks ago has given us the insight that those are the type of words they understand quickest; let us seize the moment or miss it forever.

Corruption And The Death Penalty

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:22:43 +0100

There are punishments better than death. Death takes only a few seconds to initiate. In the 50s and 60s, sentencing to long prison terms “with hard labour” was just that – hard labour, reminiscent of the “chain-gangs” of the correctional system of the United States

Amodu Should Be Thanked For His Services And Wished Good Luck

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:45:41 +0100

Simply put, Amodu Shaibu is not a good enough coach to manage the Super Eagles and he should be thanked for his services, offered a handsome severance package and wished all the luck in the future. Personally, I would like the NFF to retain him in some capacity.

El-Rufai: Cutting Off Our Noses To Spite Our Faces

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:37:03 +0100

As Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja from 2003 to 2007, he was praised, amongst other things, as being “an incorruptible public servant who can get difficult jobs done…”

N1.1m Withdrawn Through Atm Fraud In 2 Days

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:07:35 +0100

On the 16th of October 2009 when I close from work I had N1,357,000 in my savings account with GTB bank. By the time I woke up on Monday morning on the 19th October 2009, I had only N226,000.

Why Iwu Must Go

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:53:04 +0100

Ngwuta’s Appeal Court in Enugu said that the conduct of April 14 2007 elections in Anambra was illegal. Iwu knew all this and yet went ahead to conduct the so-called elections. Nigeria is confronted with the urgency of now to do away with Iwu. Iwu cannot give what he does not have.