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  President Powerless to Pardon Convicted Corrupt Public Servants The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria does not have the power to pardon nor commute the sentence of any public official convicted of corrupt practices in government.

  Transparency Key To Niger Delta Development, NDDC Boss The Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Efiong Akwa, says that the Commission must be transparent in its operations to better deliver on its mandate to the Niger Delta region.

  Nsukka Journalist Foundation Applauds Member for Outstanding Performance The Nsukka Journalists Foundation (NJF) has given a pat on the back on one of its members, Mr. Chinedu Asadu a Nigerian correspondent with a US news agency, The Associated Press for his outstanding performance as the best investigative journalist of the year in the area of environmental reportage.

 Inside The Pandora Box  By Dakuku Peterside .  Exposing secrets in the public interest is gradually gaining public acceptance and appreciation. It is also a testament to how technology has further reduced the world to a global village. The men and women who do such exposé are "whistle blowers ", "information insurgents" and, in a more civil language "investigative journalists". The more celebrated outlet is Wikileaks, but specific individuals have gained international public notoriety for exposing secret information globally. They include Mr Assange, Edward Snowden, and Chelsea Manning. 

  Nsukka Journalists Foundation Commends Gov. Ugwuanyi on Zoning The Nsukka Journalists Foundation (NJF) has commended the Governor of Enugu State governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, for his excellent work as Chairman of the zoning committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

  Start Next Round Of Governorship Rotation From Enugu North Senatorial District, NJF Tells Gov Ugwuanyi Nsukka Journalists Foundation, NJF, has called on Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State to ensure that the next round of governorship rotation in the state starts with Enugu North Senatorial District.

 Nigeria @ 61: Realities, Aspirations and Way Forward  By  Dakuku Peterside PhD  Sixty-one years ago ,there were celebrations across the length and breadth of Nigeria. In every hue and corner of this developing nation, people were brimming with happiness at the prospect of this new nation – a nation born with heavy birth pangs and the struggles of leaders of the time to give freedom to their people. The founding fathers had big dreams for this nation. This dream is captured in the national anthem written by Lillian Williams, which states: "though tribes and tongues may differ, in brotherhood we stand; Nigerians all, are proud to serve our sovereign motherland". They were proud to be Nigerians and had great hope for the future. The problem is that the future they longed for seemed to have eluded  them. Sixty-one years after Independence, Nigeria seems to be moving backwards on many development indices and increasingly becoming a laughingstock at the comity of nat...