Being text of the lecture delivered by Prof Wole Soyinka at the Nigerian Law School, Lagos on Friday October 16, 1998 on his initial visit to Nigeria after he was forced into exile by the then government of Sanni...
Redesigning a Nation
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NAS
RIGHT TO REPLY – “We regret forming Pirate Confraternity”
NAS' Response To An Article Published by THIS DAY NewspaperOn 23 February 2005, you published an article headed “We regret forming Pirate (sic) Confraternity”. The article was written by one Adebayo...
National Conference – How National?
Government, through the National Council of States has approved guidelines for convening the much clamoured and desired National Conference. The Conference, to be known as the “National Political Reform...
Open Seasame – The Presidency & PDP: What Next?
The events of the political upheaval in Anambra state have attained the dubious distinction of representing one of the most visible reflections of the deterioration of the Nigerian political ethos. We all recall with...
Dialogue & Dialogue – Of Fuel Price Hikes And Strikes
On 11th October 2004, a 4-day strike instigated by a coalition of National Labour Unions and Civil Society Organisations to protest the recent price increase started. Several towns have been affected by this strike....
Zamfara State – A Lesson in National Disunity
On Friday 27 August 2004,The Guardian newspaper carried a news account entitled "Zamfara Bans Non-Indigenes from Public Schools". It was commenting upon actions taken by that state towards non-indigenes in...
Foreign Loans – Due Process & The Presidency
The magnanimity of the presidency and the recent grant of two loans of $40 million to Ghana and $5 million to Sao Tome and Principe have formed the topic of discussion at numerous forums in the country in recent times....
Rejoinder to The Sun Newspaper Story of Saturday, 21st August, 2004
RE: A BACK PAGE STORY OF "THE SUN" SATURDAY 21ST AUGUST 2004, TITLED "HUMAN PARTS, BLOOD-STAINED COWRIES FOUND UNDER GRANDMA'S BED."Monday 23 August 2004The EditorSun Newspaper Lagos.Our...
Communiqué of the International Seminar on Good Governance and the Nigerian State: The Way Forward
PREAMBLE The National Association of Seadogs (NAS) International, Netherlands Chapter held the first of its Annual Seminar at the Institute of Development Studies (ISS), The Hague, Netherlands on the 22nd May 2004. The...
Nigerians Must Not Be Fragmented – Politicians Must Stop Overheating the System
The National Association of Seadogs (NAS), a.k.a. Pyrates Confraternity wishes to fore-warn the nation that the current overheating of the Nigerian political system by some politicians will consume all those involved...
NAS Statement on Recent Happenings in Nigeria
The National Association of Seadogs (NAS), a.k.a. Pyrates Confraternity reacts with deep sadness to the news of Obasanjo's tongue lashing of the Christian president, Rev. Pam in Jos. This must be considered quite...
An Open Letter to President Obasanjo
His ExcellencyChief Olusegun ObasanjoExecutive President of the Federal Republic of NigeriaYour Excellency,THE POLITICAL KILLINGS AND ARMED THUGGERY MUST STOP!It is with the deepest shock that Nigerians have once again...