Nigerian Times

President Goodluck Jonathan How The Psychology of Dr. Jonathan’s Presidential Election Could Be About National Sensibility and Development It will not be unusual to state that the April 16, 2011 presidential election of President Jonathan remains a non-default national outcome with a clear or given mandate which is richly suited to our current national needs; no matter how imperfect it may be to some quarters in the country or else where. The Nigerian people are a mix of various ethnic, traditional and religious sentiments and these psychologies play a role as to how the President will appeal to the country’s common national identity, share our common interests and address the soul or mentality of those tied to the politics is ruthless divisions and selfishness. President Jonathan knows that his newly found mandate is not only God-sent but anchored in the spirit of a people crying for progress in their general living conditions; a cry that began since the democratic year of 1999. In ...

There are issues in Nigeria I deliberately ignore, because it would be a sheer waste of my precious quality time. I ignored the contract scandal of the former Speaker of the lower house, Ms. Patricia Etteh until I formally reported the news of her resignation. All the legislators in the National Assembly should be arraigned for electoral malpratices and murder of hundreds of people during the horrible and terrible elections last April. Elections which the local and international monitors reported were rigged and most voters rejected the results. The present administration does not have any democratic legitimacy. The present news making headlines on major news channels is the $44 billion suit against the tobacco companies in Nigeria. Nigeria is suing them for damages for public health costs incurred for treating smoking related diseases over the years. What a scam! The Federal High Court in Abuja should dismiss this case for lack of documented evidence and breach of the Memorandum of Un...