The 16th Annual Professor Wole Soyinka Lecture Series held on Friday July 12, 2013,At the Ibom Le Meridien Hotel, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Protocols On behalf of the National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity,...
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Address by Prof Wole Soyinka to the 2013 Wole Soyinka Lecture
Ahoy Seadogs – (and all Listening, and Educable Lubbers!) This message comes to you from the bustling riverine town of Sapele which, as I learnt only a few days ago, boasts the oldest Athletic Club in Nigeria – albeit...
18th Wole Soyinka Lecture
The 18th Wole Soyinka Lecture Series holds on 12th June 2015 at Greenbelt Marriott Hotel, Washington DC, USA
Ethical Deficit, Corruption and the Challenges of Nation Building in 21st Century Nigeria
No nation can survive without strong moral and ethical foundation. Correspondingly, a nation devoid of morals and strong code of ethics is a nation without a soul. In plain speak; such a nation is without identity and...
Addressing Nigeria’s Electricity Deficits Through Coal
Nigeria's electricity deficits have been well rehearsed in the last few years. With approximate installed power generation capacity of just over 9GW and peak generation capacity fluctuating around 4GW, power generation...
Tribute to Drummer Lee Rigby
NAS Trafalgar (Woolwich, London, UK), made a condolence visit to pay tribute to Drummer Lee Rigby who was brutally murdered in Woolwich. {gallery}nas/events/trafalgar-lee-rigby{/gallery}
State of emergency in Nigeria – Matters Arising
That our country, Nigeria, is in a state of severe security crises is no longer in doubt. From the northern savannahs to the creeks of the Niger Delta; from the southeast to the coastal plains of the southwest; every...
Naming, Shaming, Maiming and Taming: This Beast Called Corruption
Feast of Barracuda Lecture delivered by Dr. A. Sikuade MBBS, PgD, MA, MRCPsych on 18th of May 2013 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Introduction: It gives me great pleasure to be here with you in Holland for...
Fighting Official Corruption From The Diaspora
Key Note Address by Ide Owodiong-Idemeko (NAS Cap'n) to the Feast of Barracuda Lecture 18th of May 2013 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. I recall that 4 years ago, precisely in 2009, I was invited as Guest...
Nigeria is teetering on the brink of collapse
An open appeal to President Goodluck Jonathan, GCFR Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, GCFR,President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed ForcesFederal Republic of Nigeria Your Excellency, BACKGROUND: We, the National...
Our Celebrated Grief!
The recent surge of rape and molestation in Nigeria seem to have sparked my interest, especially because I was a repeat victim of this societal degradation; yet the lackadaisical attitude with which this menace is...
Postponement of NAS Charity Red Ball, 2013
The National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity, regrets to announce to the general public, the postponement of its 2013 edition of NAS Charity Red Ball event, which was scheduled to hold in Awka, Anambra...