Tag: dialogue

Ogaga Ifowodo: A dialogue with Boko Haram is proof of insanity

by Ogaga Ifowodo fter all, with Boko Haram’s criminal-in-chief, Shekau, claiming to be obeying Allah’s will, how are the rest of us who do not purport to be in direct…

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Tunde Bakare: Nigeria is a nation under bondage

by Tunde Bakare Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy”. Therefore, we must not put the cart before the horse by placing emphasis on 2015. If…

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Opinion: National dialogue- The pertinent questions

by Ahahonu Kingsley What am I saying then? The national questions still remain vital and as a matter of necessity must be answered. 'Are we to live together and under…

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Opinion: National Dialogue: We must congratulate President Jonathan

by Ralph Egbu Finally we must congratulate President Jonathan for this concession. Some have tried to make a change of mind by our leaders look like a crime. This should…

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Opinion: National Conference or not, how do we discuss our problems?

by Ifeanyi Uddin How about disenfranchising this mass? What if we enacted either property or educational qualifications for voting? On the face of it, we may thereby ensure that the…

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Opinion: Why a Sovereign National Conference is what Nigeria needs

by Chukwumerie Uduchukwu Critics arguing that this policy is ill-timed should note that this is the best time to organize such because it will be better to discuss the fate…

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Opinion: The ethical questions before Jonathan’s Conference

by Adeolu Ademoyo I wish to note   that President Jonathan and his presidency fail to see that the beauty and strength of moral disagreements is that you do not need…

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Vladimir Putin: On Syria – We must not forget that God created us equal

by Vladimir Putin The potential strike by the United States against Syria, despite strong opposition from many countries and major political and religious leaders, including the Pope, will result in…

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Opinion: Dialogue? They prefer anarchy!

by Ndubisi Ibelegbu   The politicians in Nigeria talk glibly about ‘peace’ but actually prefer war. Can you blame them? About 99% of those fellows have never fought a war as…

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Opinion: Boko Haram – Between amnesty and dialogue for the ghosts of terror

by Theophilus Ilevbare In what has become a public show of genuflection, prominent Nigerians from the north has since echoed the sentiments of the sultan to grant amnesty to a…

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Read my lips: There is no form of dialogue between GEJ and Boko Haram – Oronto Douglas insists

by Hauwa Gambo The Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Research, Documentation and Strategy, Oronto Douglas has repeated the president's line that he is not in dialogue with the…

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FG confirms ‘back room’ dialogue with Boko Haram

Presidential spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati by Isi Esene The Federal Government yesterday confirmed reports going the rounds that it is in talks with representatives of the radical Islamic sect, Boko…

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“God will bring them down as David brought down Goliath” – Ayo Oritsejafor on the sponsors of Boko Haram

by Isi Esene The president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has faulted the Federal Government's decision to engage in unconditional dialogue with the Boko Haram…

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It’s a lie?: There is no dialogue between Boko Haram and the FG – Shehu Sani

by Isi Esene Shehu Sani, the president of the Civil Right Congress (CRC), has put holes in the claim by the Federal Government that it is in talks with the…

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Opinion: On Boko Haram, dialogue is inevitable

by Bukar Usman The state of emergency imposed on 14 local government areas in some states of the federation, following violence attributed to Boko Haram, was not re-imposed when the…

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