A syndication of news and articles from the NAS International website http://www.nas-int.org Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:03:55 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.nas-int.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=476&Itemid=94 Some politicians in Asia approached me in January 2010 to find out what they could do for me. I had provided information that helped them win landslide in a contest between DPJ and LDP. Within two weeks, I presented them with two cases out of which they were free to... Articles - Articles Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:27:47 +0100 http://www.nas-int.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=475&Itemid=90 Former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu yesterday gave a mind-boggling revelation of how the nation’s politicians have plundered its wealth. He said over $10 billion was being freighted from the country to foreign countries by corrupt governors and local government chairmen as soon... News - News Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:43:18 +0100 http://www.nas-int.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=474&Itemid=90 ABUJA — The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, yesterday, in Abuja, declared that the entire nation was presently soaked in corruption and that the judiciary sector is not exempted. News - News Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:44:13 +0100 http://www.nas-int.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=473&Itemid=94 JOHANNESBURG -- The first African World Cup didn't belong to Africa, at least not on the soccer field. Of the six African nations that made it to the quadrennial tournament, five fell early -- to indiscipline, tough competitors and heartbreaking missed opportunities. The plucky and focused Black Stars from Ghana... Articles - Articles Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:13:46 +0100 http://www.nas-int.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=472&Itemid=94 As early as the 4th Century B.C., the Greek philosopher Plato, had written a book, The Republic, in which he stated that whether there is justice or injustice in any society is an empirical fact, more so in one that claims to be a republic. Articles - Articles Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:10:48 +0100 http://www.nas-int.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=471&Itemid=94 ONE thing that pains me badly is how forgetful we are. The other is our complex over white skin which I made an issue before they signed foreign coach to replace Amodu Shaibu. Articles - Articles Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:53:43 +0100 http://www.nas-int.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=470&Itemid=94 The Deepwater Horizon disaster caused headlines around the world, yet the people who live in the Niger delta have had to live with environmental catastrophes for decades. Articles - Articles Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:07:52 +0100 http://www.nas-int.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=469&Itemid=94 Exactly one month after the 2010 budget was passed, the Federal Government and legislature have beaten a hasty retreat to the drawing board. Both sides have accepted that the budget would have to be revised to reflect more realistic expectations. Articles - Articles Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:21:56 +0100 http://www.nas-int.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=468&Itemid=94 “Dividends of democracy” is a frequently misused political parlance. Those in government claim they are delivering “dividends” in response to people’s expectations in a democratic dispensation. So when a government constructs one-kilometre road even without a drainage system, it proudly proclaims delivery of “dividends of democracy”. Articles - Articles Wed, 19 May 2010 11:27:01 +0100 http://www.nas-int.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=467&Itemid=94 To discuss press ownership and freedom in Japan is to discuss Japan Press Club popularly known as “Kisha club”. Kisha clubs are drawn from Japanese nationals ready to work within the dictates of government agencies and ministries. Articles - Articles Wed, 19 May 2010 11:22:18 +0100