Premium Times Nigeria » Opinion http://premiumtimesng.com Breaking news and deep investigative stories from Nigeria Fri, 17 May 2013 20:47:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Where Did David Mark Get the Funds for His Private University? By Pius Adesanmi http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134776-where-did-david-mark-get-the-funds-for-his-private-university-by-pius-adesanmi.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-did-david-mark-get-the-funds-for-his-private-university-by-pius-adesanmi http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134776-where-did-david-mark-get-the-funds-for-his-private-university-by-pius-adesanmi.html#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:48:15 +0000 Pius Adesanmi http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=134776

Pius Adesanmi writes about Ken Harrow, an American academic who enjoys laughing to Nigerian jokes

David Bonaventure Alechenu Mark, Nigeria’s Senate President, is one of those extremely wealthy soldiers produced by Ibrahim Babangida’s settlement philosophy. Fate has blessed him with …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134776-where-did-david-mark-get-the-funds-for-his-private-university-by-pius-adesanmi.html/feed 2 From “Village” Ethics To A Moral No-Man’s Land, By Okey Ndibe http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134745-from-village-ethics-to-a-moral-no-mans-land-by-okey-ndibe.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-village-ethics-to-a-moral-no-mans-land-by-okey-ndibe http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134745-from-village-ethics-to-a-moral-no-mans-land-by-okey-ndibe.html#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:13:03 +0000 Okey Ndibe http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=134745

Okey Ndibe

The consequences of that colonial redrawing of Africa’s map persist with us today.

One of the enduring lessons in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is that the ethical interests of the Umuofia community assert themselves, again and again, over …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134745-from-village-ethics-to-a-moral-no-mans-land-by-okey-ndibe.html/feed 0 State of Emergency: A bold step by President Jonathan, By Chukwuemerie Uduchukwu http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134667-state-of-emergency-a-bold-step-by-president-jonathan-by-chukwuemerie-uduchukwu.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-of-emergency-a-bold-step-by-president-jonathan-by-chukwuemerie-uduchukwu http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134667-state-of-emergency-a-bold-step-by-president-jonathan-by-chukwuemerie-uduchukwu.html#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 04:17:09 +0000 Premium Times http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=134667

Chukwuemerie Uduchukwu

There have been an outcry by individuals, groups and organisations on the need for stronger security measures in trouble states of Northern Nigerian. This is due to the high rate of terror activities by the Boko Haram sect …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134667-state-of-emergency-a-bold-step-by-president-jonathan-by-chukwuemerie-uduchukwu.html/feed 0 Road Safety In The Eyes Of Today’s ICT, By Kunle Bello http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134664-road-safety-in-the-eyes-of-todays-ict-by-kunle-bello.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=road-safety-in-the-eyes-of-todays-ict-by-kunle-bello http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134664-road-safety-in-the-eyes-of-todays-ict-by-kunle-bello.html#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 03:47:03 +0000 Premium Times http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=134664

Former MTEL MD, Kunle Bello

Like a recurring decimal and without recourse to the state or level of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) acquisition, deployment, application and development, any nation chooses to avail her nationals, the World Telecommunications and Information …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134664-road-safety-in-the-eyes-of-todays-ict-by-kunle-bello.html/feed 0 Jonathan Bares His Fangs, By Bola Ahmed Tinubu http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134435-jonathan-goes-for-broke-by-bola-ahmed-tinubu.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jonathan-goes-for-broke-by-bola-ahmed-tinubu http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134435-jonathan-goes-for-broke-by-bola-ahmed-tinubu.html#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:36:53 +0000 Premium Times http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=134435

Former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu

It is now abundantly clear that President Jonathan has finally bared his fangs confirming what was widely speculated. By declaring a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, he has intimidated and emasculated the …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134435-jonathan-goes-for-broke-by-bola-ahmed-tinubu.html/feed 35 State of Emergency To Slate The Insurgency, By Hannatu Musawa http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134375-state-of-emergency-to-slate-the-insurgency-by-hannatu-musawa.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-of-emergency-to-slate-the-insurgency-by-hannatu-musawa http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134375-state-of-emergency-to-slate-the-insurgency-by-hannatu-musawa.html#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 12:31:58 +0000 Premium Times http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=134375
So after much deliberation and rigmarole, after much dissent by leading sectors of Nigerians, after the massacres and nauseating murders of men, women and children, the government has finally declared a state of emergency in three states. 
The unexpected declaration …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134375-state-of-emergency-to-slate-the-insurgency-by-hannatu-musawa.html/feed 0 Coming under ‘enemy’ fire, By Dele Agekameh http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134354-coming-under-enemy-fire-by-dele-agekameh.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coming-under-enemy-fire-by-dele-agekameh http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134354-coming-under-enemy-fire-by-dele-agekameh.html#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 09:46:26 +0000 Dele Agekameh http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=134354

Dele Agekameh

There seems to be no let-up in the massacre that has taken over a sizeable part of the northern part of Nigeria. It is daily assuming a frightening dimension in spite of efforts by security agents to bring …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134354-coming-under-enemy-fire-by-dele-agekameh.html/feed 0 The Opposition Sends a Message, By Garba Shehu http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134349-the-opposition-sends-a-message-by-garba-shehu.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-opposition-sends-a-message-by-garba-shehu http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134349-the-opposition-sends-a-message-by-garba-shehu.html#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 09:35:50 +0000 Garba Shehu http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=134349

Garba Shehu

A mega opposition party moved from fantasy to reality with the completion of at the weekend of congresses by three different parties to ratify their merger into a new, formidable opposition party – the All Progressives Congress, …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134349-the-opposition-sends-a-message-by-garba-shehu.html/feed 0 Jonathan’s State of Emergency: A Preliminary Assessment, By Jibrin Ibrahim http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134338-jonathans-state-of-emergency-a-preliminary-assessment-by-jibrin-ibrahim.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jonathans-state-of-emergency-a-preliminary-assessment-by-jibrin-ibrahim http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134338-jonathans-state-of-emergency-a-preliminary-assessment-by-jibrin-ibrahim.html#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 07:30:15 +0000 Premium Times http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=134338

Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan, on the 14th May 2013 declared a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States. He explained that he was responding to the incessant terrorist attacks and other security challenges that have recently plagued …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134338-jonathans-state-of-emergency-a-preliminary-assessment-by-jibrin-ibrahim.html/feed 2 Mid-Term Letter to President Jonathan, By Adewale Ajadi http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134334-mid-term-letter-to-president-jonathan-by-adewale-ajadi.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mid-term-letter-to-president-jonathan-by-adewale-ajadi http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134334-mid-term-letter-to-president-jonathan-by-adewale-ajadi.html#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 07:17:42 +0000 Premium Times http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=134334

Dear President Jonathan you have just finished your second year of the mandate given you directly as the President of this incredible African investment called Nigeria. The mandate you defined as transformative.

As the first Nigerian elected president from outside …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134334-mid-term-letter-to-president-jonathan-by-adewale-ajadi.html/feed 0 Paying the Police a Livable Minimum Wage, By Ogaga Ifowodo http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134332-paying-the-police-a-livable-minimum-wage-by-ogaga-ifowodo.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paying-the-police-a-livable-minimum-wage-by-ogaga-ifowodo http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134332-paying-the-police-a-livable-minimum-wage-by-ogaga-ifowodo.html#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 06:56:12 +0000 Premium Times http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=134332

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, wants to raise the entry point salary in the force from N28,000 to N100,000. He is proposing the increase as part of his effort to reform a force that is so …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134332-paying-the-police-a-livable-minimum-wage-by-ogaga-ifowodo.html/feed 0 The Futility of Jonathan’s State of Emergency, By Aliyu U. Tilde http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134321-the-futility-of-jonathans-state-of-emergency-by-aliyu-u-tilde.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-futility-of-jonathans-state-of-emergency-by-aliyu-u-tilde http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134321-the-futility-of-jonathans-state-of-emergency-by-aliyu-u-tilde.html#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 22:31:34 +0000 Premium Times http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=134321

Aliyu Tilde

The President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has just bought another dummy called state of emergency from his security chiefs.

He thinks it will work. I think it will not.

Jonathan’s state of emergency is different from that of Obasanjo. …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134321-the-futility-of-jonathans-state-of-emergency-by-aliyu-u-tilde.html/feed 6 The History That Began On A Jet Plane, By Faridah Ibrahim http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134269-the-history-that-began-on-a-jet-plane-by-faridah-ibrahim.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-history-that-began-on-a-jet-plane-by-faridah-ibrahim http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134269-the-history-that-began-on-a-jet-plane-by-faridah-ibrahim.html#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 20:02:43 +0000 Premium Times http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=134269

Flying in a plane is not exactly a phenomenal event. I mean, there isn’t really much to look forward to when you’re hovering 6, 000 feet above sea level and your heart is pumping at a rate you didn’t think …

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President Goodluck Jonathan

1. It has become necessary for me to address you on the recent spate of terrorist activities and protracted security challenges in some parts of the country, particularly in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Bauchi, Kano, Plateau and …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134247-president-jonathan-state-of-emergency-declaration-in-adamawa-borno-yobe-full-speech.html/feed 3 Bamidele Upfront! For the Love of Country, By Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134116-bamidele-upfront-for-the-love-of-country-by-bamidele-ademola-olateju.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bamidele-upfront-for-the-love-of-country-by-bamidele-ademola-olateju http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134116-bamidele-upfront-for-the-love-of-country-by-bamidele-ademola-olateju.html#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 04:37:48 +0000 Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=134116

Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú

I write to introduce myself and my column to you. I will be on this platform every Tuesday to attempt to represent your conscience. The dysfunction in Nigeria overwhelms all of us and most have been shamed into …

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