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…
Politics is a game of jokers – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
There is sadness all over Nigeria today, and I don’t like it. This simply shows that our politics is all wrong. If the politics is right, people ought to be laughing from Lagos to Maiduguri and from Sokoto to Calabar.…
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…
*We won’t vote for you unless…, MSSN tells Lagos gov candidates (Tribune)*2018 in retrospect: A year full of killings and national rebirth in some ways (Guardian)
December 29, 2018 We won’t vote for you unless…, MSSN tells Lagos gov candidates (Tribune) The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos State Area Unit, has given unconditional approval for female students to wear hijab in schools as one…
The art and craft of Ikwuemesi and Anbukraft -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It was my buddy Tony Akudinobi, the utilitarian art honcho who heads Hammerhead Integrated Ltd, that brought to my attention the 5th Anambra Book and Creativity Festival (Anbukraft) holding from October 22 to 27, 2018 at King David Hotel, Awka,…
