Being text of 2005 Appropriations Bill speech by His Excellency President Olusegun Obasanjo, delivered at the Joint Session of the National Assembly Abuja, Tuesday, October 12, 2004. I am very pleased to present to you...
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Re-Engineering the Nigerian Democratic Experiment for Stability and Development
Being text of the paper presented by Professor Ukachukwu A. Awuzie (KSM), Guest Speaker, at the Maiden Edition of Ralph Opara Memorial Lecture organised by the National Association Of Seadogs (a.k.a Pyrates...
RALPH OPARA (1933 TO 2002) – ‘A TRIBUTE’
Being text of the welcome address delivered by Andrew Obinna Onyearu, NAS Capoon, National Asscociation of Seadogs at the Maiden Ralph Opara Memorial Lecture held at Imo Concorde Hotel, Owerri, Imo State - Tuesday 7th...
National Association of Seadogs Is Not A Secret Cult
Rejoinder to the Vanguard’s Publication of Sunday August 19, 2007 The attention of the National Association of Seadogs aka Pyrates Confraternity has been drawn to a publication in the Sunday Vanguard of Sunday...
2007 Nigerian General Elections – A Missed Opportunity, an Unacceptable Larceny
The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity), views the just concluded Nigerian elections (April 14 and 21, 2007) as a robbery of the collective will of the Nigerian Citizenry. It has set back hopes of a...
PTDF, Senate Report and the Challenge of Accountability
Recent events in Nigeria surrounding accusations and counter accusations of misapplication, misappropriation or is the outright misuse of public funds accruing to the Petroleum Technology and Development Fund (PTDF) by...
DANCING TOWARDS ANARCHY – The President and his Vice
It is common knowledge that the relationship between the President and his Vice has been fractured for years and has stretched from courteous accommodation to downright hostility. On December 22, 2006, this situation...
VIOLATION OF DUE PROCESS AND THE RULE OF LAW: An assured route to anarchy
Constitutions are documents drawn up by civilized democracies to establish the modus operandi for conducting state business and for defining the boundaries of relationship between the state and society. In many...
17 September, 2006 – GLOBAL DAY FOR DARFUR: Let Us Stop This Genocide
On September 17, 2006 the world, through various international humanitarian organisations will stand up on the side of the Darfuri people to put pressure on Governments and the international community to protect the...
ASSASINATION AND UNRESOLVED KILLINGS IN OUR LAND – The Disturbing Trend of Political Terrorism
Killings, assassinations, intimidation, thugry are closely associated with intolerant and unaccommodating dictatorships. History is replete with these dispositions that muzzle free speech, association and civil...
DOING THE SPLITS – Counting the Costs of the Third Term Debacle
On 16 May 2006, the Upper House of the legislature in Nigeria took the unprecedented and generally unexpected step of halting the debate on the controversial constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999...
NGO Statement on Darfur
Press release signed by 17 NGOs including NAS International on the situation in Darfur. NGO STATEMENT ON DARFURThe following organisations:Aegis TrustAmerican Jewish World ServiceArmenian National Committee of...