Anambra State is engaged in a progressive gear of change. The astute governance of Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, reflects this ideological character on all fronts. Under his administration, who we are as Ndi-Anambra and what we stand for have…
Zik’s day beckons — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The man fondly called Zik of Africa deserves his day. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigeria’s foremost nationalist and first president, deserves his birthday, November 16, to be slated as a national holiday. It is a deserving honour for the pivotal leader…
Don’t stay in marriage prone to violence, Zik’s wife cautions women
Professor Emeritus, Uche Azikiwe, the wife of Nigeria’s first president and the premier of the Eastern Region, late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, weekend, cautioned women to quit marriages prone to domestic violence. The don, who said abusive marriages have claimed many…
Zik’s Lecture: Koroma, Obi, Nwobodo, others harp on purposeful migration
The immediate past President of Sierra Leone, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, has lauded the virtues of late Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe as worthy of emulation. He spoke on Saturday at the 8th Zik Lecture Series at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra…
A national day for Zik of Africa – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nigerians across all the divides cannot forget in a hurry that the country could not have become independent on October 1, 1960 if not for the resolve of one iconic nationalist. When others were fighting for their ethnic groups he…
Obiano declares Zik’s birthday work-free day, asks FG to make it national holiday
Anambra State will soon start to observe November 16 of every year a work-free day in the state to commemorate the birthday of Nigeria’s first president, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, who led the country to independence on October 1, 1960. Governor…
Zik Mausoleum as monument of national unity – Echezona Okechi
The commissioning of Zik Mausoleum by President Muhammadu Buhari at a trying time in Nigeria’s democracy, and in an election season, is not only remarkable but an event that can be considered divine-ordained. The significance of this epoch-making occasion centres…
The significance of the Zik Mausoleum – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Certain issues in Nigeria must tower above partisan politics. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, the only black Governor-General of Nigeria, the first President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the only Nigerian whose name appeared in a Constitution of Nigeria, among many…