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FESTIVE SEASON: NIGERIA LOOKS STRONGER AS EVER PDF
Written by The WebMaster   
Hardly anyone will argue that it has recently been troubling times for the Heart of Africa - Nigeria. What with her President's ailment and medical sojourn abroad; the lingering fuel crisis and restiveness of politicians and others. However, as the Christmas celebrations and general festive season passes on, the country seems to have risen up from the challenges of those thorny issues and celebrates like the rest of the peaceful world. Once again she has shown a resilience that continues to amaze the world....

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NIGERIA'S GLOBAL INFLUENCE GAINS FRESH MOMEMTUM PDF
Written by Energy Correspondent   

...NEW IAEA CHIEF MAKES NIGERIA FIRST POINT OF CALL
Yukiya Amano

In July, 2009 the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) appointed a new Director General, Yukiya Amano. However, he only took over from El Baradei on December 1, 2009. Barely thirteen days later he made his first official visit. Point of call? - Nigeria. Such is Nigeria's new found global relevance.

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YAR'ADUA HANDED OVER TO GOODLUCK JONATHAN PDF
Written by Obed Aririguzo   

 

The President and his Vice

It never fails to amaze me how far uncanny men go to actualize their objective. First we thought that the issue of President Yar’adua’s health has become stale news but it seems some won’t allow the matter to die.

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FAILED STATE: US SHIFTS POSTURE ON NIGERIA PDF
Written by Ishaq Haruna, Keffi   

walter carrington.jpg - 2.12 KbFormer US Ambassador, Walter Carrinton
 Whose Interests?

One reality of contemporary global politics, is the fact that the image and perception of any country in the world today is significantly shaped by the United States of America (USA). It is not suprising though - they own the world media, in a manner of speaking. Ever since the US spoke out on Nigeria as a failing State, perceptions have swayed in that direction even in the face of so much internal political and economic developments that question such estimates. Now it seems the US has done a detour and is shifting grounds in that earlier projection. What is happening...

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PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA IS SICK AND SO WHAT! PDF
Written by Ojo Sonaike, Abuja   

R. REAGAN: Once Powerful but Sick US President Ronald Reagan: Once Powerful but sick US President

There were other ailing Presidents Like him yet America stood strong even in times of dire crisis

 

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