The indigenous people of Bakassi were not consulted in any of the agreements or judgments, neither have they been provided for by the said agreement.
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Current Affairs
Towards a Mediocre-Free Leadership in Nigeria
In April 2011, Nigerians will return to the polls to elect a new set of leaders to pilot the affairs of the nation for another four years. Our politicians, always with a penchant for the spectacular, are already...
Bankole’s Fear of the Unknown. Behind The Figure By Ijeoma Nwogwugwu
At the instance of the Presidential Task Force on Power, a meeting was held two Wednesday’s ago between members of the task force and the leadership of the House of Representatives to brief the latter on the road...
NAS Condemns Nigeria’s 50th Anniversary Abuja Bombings
The National Association of Seadogs (NAS) unequivocally condemns the dastardly bomb blast that claimed the lives of several innocent Nigerians and friends of Nigeria in Abuja on Nigeria’s 50th Independence...
Nigeria’s 50th Independence Anniversary – Our collective failure to build a virile Nation
On 1st October 2010, Nigeria marks its 50th Anniversary as an independent and Sovereign Nation. A Golden Jubilee, is a milestone in the life of an individual or a nation, and typically calls for celebration. This...
Federal Legislators’ Pay Rise: Reprehensible and Condemnable
The National Association of Seadogs just like many concerned Nigerians is dismayed to note that despite the very trying economic circumstances the country is going through, the National Assembly could go ahead, without...
GEJ: No Police Rescue for Me – By: Patrick Nwadike
Some politicians in Asia approached me in January 2010 to find out what they could do for me. I had provided information that helped them win landslide in a contest between DPJ and LDP. Within two weeks, I presented...
Washington Post: How Africa won the World Cup – By Dayo Olopade
JOHANNESBURG -- The first African World Cup didn't belong to Africa, at least not on the soccer field. Of the six African nations that made it to the quadrennial tournament, five fell early -- to indiscipline,...
Anti-corruption war: Still waiting for Jonathan – By Fidel Odum
As early as the 4th Century B.C., the Greek philosopher Plato, had written a book, The Republic, in which he stated that whether there is justice or injustice in any society is an empirical fact, more so in one that...
Did you or did you not, Mr President?
ONE thing that pains me badly is how forgetful we are. The other is our complex over white skin which I made an issue before they signed foreign coach to replace Amodu Shaibu. I recalled the style of Berti Vogts two...
Nigeria’s agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill. The US and Europe ignore it.
The Deepwater Horizon disaster caused headlines around the world, yet the people who live in the Niger delta have had to live with environmental catastrophes for decades. We reached the edge of the oil spill near the...
Beyond the Doctrine of Economic Pragmatism – Behind The Figures By Ijeoma Nwogwugwu
Exactly one month after the 2010 budget was passed, the Federal Government and legislature have beaten a hasty retreat to the drawing board. Both sides have accepted that the budget would have to be revised to reflect...