Feast of Barracuda lecture held by NAS Aqua Saporita (Ebonyi State).
Current Affairs
Is Nigeria Fast Becoming the Women Rape Capital of Africa?
Barely a day now goes by without one reading the sad news report of yet another rape atrocity on women in Nigeria! This madness is now getting to such an extent that even the already pathetically useless, badly trained...
Refugees at Peace Time: Mosquito Nets and why Malaria is still an issue
There is a malaria TV advertisement starring David Beckham. The great footballer soliloquizes about how he never misses a free kick when he is in the 'zone'. Placing the ball outside the 18 yard, he fires a shot which...
NAS Red Ball Charity Event
The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) has been involved and continues to be involved in a number of significant activities throughout its 60-year history including humanitarianism, volunteerism...
“My Oga At The Top” – Reflections on Nigeria’s Leadership Deficits
On 8 March 2013, Obafaiye Shem, the Lagos State Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) appeared on Channel Television's breakfast programme, "Sunrise Daily". The invitation to do so had been...
Justice At Last For Odi People!
The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates' Confraternity) hails the recent judgment of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, which ordered the Federal Government to pay N36.7billion as compensation to the victims...
Consolidating Democratic Practices Through Expansion of Participatory Interfaces: The Emergence of All Progressive Congress (ACP)
The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) welcomes with relief the recently announced merger of four erstwhile opposition political parties in Nigeria. This merger has given birth to the All...
Communiqué issued at the Second NAS Biennial Summit
Communiqué issued at the Second Biennial Summit of the National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity), held at the Events Centre, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State on Friday, February 1, 2013 Preamble The National...
Lessons to Learn from the Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI
by Ide Owodiong-Idemeko, NAS Cap'n, National Association of Seadogs Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world's one billion Catholics and the entire world on 11 February, 2013 with news of his resignation! He had only...
Time to Adopt the American Model on Indigenisation
Nation building is not a trivial issue. It is an enterprise that demands serious efforts borne out of deep reflection and reasoned approach by those entrusted with the onerous task of fashioning and designing a...
How Soyinka took Awo Leadership Prize
The Sun, January 7, 2013 Recently, Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, scored another 'first' by being the recipient of the maiden Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership, instituted by the Obafemi Awolowo...
NIGERIA: Rum Old Country in Search of Direction
Being the keynote dddress by Ide Owodiong-Idemeko, Nas Cap'n, National Association Of Seadogs [Pyrates Confraternity], At The Umalokun Massacre Memorial Lecture, December 15, 2012 Protocols 28 years this month,...