A boon companion has just taken me to Onitsha, the city on the bank of the River Niger in Anambra State, and the only matter on my mind is the Zik Mausoleum. Here is the resting place of the father…
Who wants Mike Adenuga Jr. dead? – Magnus Onyibe
The recent false alarm about Chief Mike Adenuga Jr.’s death was so influential that legendary musician Ebenezer Obey felt compelled to release a song debunking it. Back in the 1980s, Obey’s hit song “Ketekete” narrated the story of a horse…
2023 Presidency: From polling booth to tribunal bench — Isidore Emeka Uzoatu.
The battle for the determination of the winner of the February 25th presidential election has since left the polling booth. What with a president elect already put in place (no pun intended), awaiting swearing in on the 29th day of…
Poorly read leaders have led Nigeria to the brink — Network of Book Clubs
All the crises relating to bad economy, insecurity, poor political configuration and educational impairment have been traced to the doorsteps of Nigerian national leaders who have continued to exhibit the behaviour of people who are poorly read. This is against…
Of King David Umahi and other anachronisms — Isidore Emeka Uzoatu
David Umahi, the adorable executive governor of Ebonyi State, is a man after my heart. Everything about him suits my soul. In fact, were he to be of the other sex, or woke enough, I would have since proposed. Though…
Soludo and the challenge of change in Anambra State -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
A popular mandate always comes with great expectations. The election of Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo as the Governor of Anambra State has elicited overwhelming support and hope from all sections of the state. From peasants to potentates, the belief is…
A tropical scam made by Britain –Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
A scam that lasts for all of 61 years is no ordinary scam. Call it a mega scam, and Nigeria will take a tropical bow. Everything about Naija, to use the hip and contemporary sobriquet, is shrouded in the kind…
From wild, wild west to national inferno – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
A seemingly innocuous spark in an otherwise isolated part of a nation can change the course of history. Nigerian history as we have it today owes its shape to the handling or mishandling of the Action Group crisis of the…
Laptop presidency powers Twitter democracy – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nigerians are “wailing wailers”, according to the most excited arse-licker of the government of change and terrorism. It’s another season of wailing for Nigerians now that Twitter has bypassed the “Giant of Africa” and sited its headquarters in Ghana. …
The rambunctious brouhaha called Igbo presidency; a misplaced priority? – Comrade Amos Kalu
The arguments for or against Igbo presidency has been such that no Nigerian can feign ignorance or deny the import, albeit, the continued unity and possible existence of Nigeria as a nation. Many pundits have reasons to believe that Nigeria…