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And Now the Banks Too
December 31, 2011
Politicians think they can play politics better when they play with the
“violence” variable, using it to control the common people. It works as a
diversion and a divide-and-conquer trick etc.
But history has taught us that when violence goes out of control, even
those who ignite it cannot be guaranteed safety.
There is a difference between causing chaos for control purposes and
perpetrating violence.
Boko Haram and its implications
In a quest to suppress the political influence, economic status, social as well as religious will and values of the majority of Nigerian Population since 1999, the nation has experienced various policies, schemes, designs, and actions that have resulted in serious life threatening consequences. The irony is, such deliberately enforced policies were not a consequence of military dictatorships of the past, but were experienced under a system that many earlier thought was ideal for the multi-ethnic and multi-religious nation i.e. democracy. Full Article
Positive Roles for Private Enterprises
We have presented quiet a number of development issues confronting Nigerian youths and children in previous articles. For the youths primarily it includes serious unemployment, deteriorating educational quality, and lack of credible role models. Among children issues raised are lack of proper care, lack of education, over-exploitation through child labor etc. Full Article
ICC and the Mladics in Nigeria
The arrest of Radko Mladic, the Serbian General who, in 1995, massacred over
8,000 Muslim men sends another strong signal to the rest of humanity that the
enemies of peaceful coexistence can be apprehended wherever they may be in the
globe.
PDP: The Day of Reckoning is Here
Dr. Aliyu U. Tilde …April 9, 2011
Dr. Aliyu U. Tilde
Restoring Peace in Borno State
Abba B. Shuwa, Leeds UK ...January 1, 2011
Borno state has been engulfed in violent crisis since the emergence of democratic governance in 1999. The introduction of the use of thugs by politicians who employed violent means to intimidate their opponents was the beginning of the current crisis of insecurity that is facing the state. The late governor Mala Kachallah was able to face the challenges of leadership by ensuring that he has made the state a peaceful state devoid of rancour and intimidation. Today crime and unwanted destructions of lives has taken roots under the leadership of Ali Modu Sherriff in Borno state. His government thrived on bloody rituals.. Full Article
Revolting Against NASS
Dr. Aliyu U. Tilde … December 11, 2010
It is clear
that the federal legislature does not enjoy a good reputation among Nigerians,
judging from public’s reaction to its recent misunderstanding with Sanusi Lamido
Sanusi, the Central Bank Governor. It was another opportunity for all sorts of
sensational reports and misrepresentations in the press against the lawmakers.
Even after Sanusi made his clarification at the Assembly, the most comprehensive
report that I read, carried by the Leadership of Saturday December 4 (Pg. 19),
said in its opening sentence “…he raised an alarm over the high cost of
maintaining the National Assembly, which he put at 25 per cent of the nation’s
expenditure”. Wrong. Sanusi did not say so.
There are many
perspectives or mirrors through which one can view a situation or event.
Some things appear on the surface to be useless, while in actual fact they
are of great value, more than one can simply comprehend. While some others
have all the glitter and seem to attract everyone with eyes on the glitters
of life, while in actual fact the real value may not be up to par with what
you can readily see.
Recall the
time when the Children of Israel were in the desert and they asked of their
Leader Musa (Moses) on him be peace (AS) to pray to his Lord to make
available to them variety of foods, especially those they were used to while
in bondage. They mentioned some of them such as lentils, onions and others
they asked. What did Musa (AS) said to them? Would you exchange the good
for the bad?
Full Article
This was a paper first delivered at a conference on Socio-Economic Development of Nigeria in Leeds, United Kingdom in August of 2008. The Conference was organized by the Nigerian Muslim Forum UK.
Today, I intend to do what people generally do not do. I just pray that you have the patience to follow me with an open mind. I intend to talk from both sides of my brain and my inner conscience, to address the problem at hand. By that I mean, the creative and divine, the academics and theology. I believe, to be sincere to ourselves and at the same time effectively ponder the problems, we have to address the issues from both parts that made us who we are as a creation, the body and the soul, the physical and the spiritual. Full Article
Nigerian
Industries have been undergoing a steady but rapid decline. According to
most sources used in this paper, one of the most severe blows that crippled
Nigerian Industries was the introduction of a program from IMF and the
World Bank titled the Structural Adjustment Program SAP. The program plus
subsequent policies of the federal government, especially those related to
export and import policies, and provision and maintenance of adequate
infrastructure were others.
Full Article
This
is a special presentation because no analysis of Nigerian issues is complete
without a thorough look at Niger Delta issues. We have not dealt with it
comprehensively in our publication, but have just touched on some of its
aspects in isolation. It has resurfaced recently however, as one of the
most important projects the ‘Yar Adua Administration set out to boldly
confront, after successive administration have avoided it completely owing
to its complexities. To be candid, it was more than a bold move by the
administration to make such a decision. Either the Yar Adua Administration
was ignorant of the complexities of the issue and the invisible hands
involved, or else it knowingly decided to take the bull by the horn and
might have been suffering the consequence. Full
Article
In
the concluding part of this series, I intend to discuss ethnicity as it
manifested its ugly face in the recent conflict in Plateau State. I will not
hesitate to say that I am not a supporter of ethnic identity as a basis for
determining the rights of citizens because subscribe to the universality of
mankind, believing that no one is superior to another except by conduct.
Employment of ethnicity in the construction and determination of public
matters has always resulted in heinous consequences. Ethnicity is the animal
vestige that man carries from the animal kingdom to the realm of humanity.
Full Article
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