I have just packed into a new place. The circumstances of my packing out of the old house and settling into a new abode should not detain us here. The important point is that I discovered an abandoned HiTV decoder.…
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…
When the world bowed to Nigeria on Ebola – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It started out like the end of the world. Naked fear was all over the land. People avoided handshakes with artful dodging. One lover-boy actually aimed to plant a kiss on his sweetheart and got a hot slap in reply!…
Let me tell you a story about 59 years of captivity – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
To be held captive for all of 59 years is not a joke. Just yesterday, Nigeria celebrated her 59th birthday, and not many blokes in the land are laughing – or even smiling. One of Nigeria’s great patriots, Prof Pat…
Chukwunonso Ezekwueche: Nigeria-born fashion influencer in Canada – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Young Nigerians are never afraid to break bold ground all over the world. Chukwunonso Ezekwueche represents the quintessential Nigerian spirit as a leading fashion and brands influencer in Canada. Fondly called Nonso, Ezekwueche hails from Anambra State but is now…
The trouble with tax in churches and mosques – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Some hotheads in Nigeria have made some noises on the need to collect taxes from churches and mosques. Controversial issues do not come any greater than this irreverent call for churches and mosques to pay tax to the government. The…
Modernising moonlight games through Gerald Eze’s Egwu-Onwa – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The ground floor of the tall building housing The Law Toomers Chambers in Awka, Anambra State raised the art of music to exhilarating heights on the evening of Sunday, September 8. Mmaduabuchi Gerald Eze, a First Class graduate of music,…
The hallowed passing of Patricia Akudinobi – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
She was a passionate organiser of all her communities in her cherished life. Chief (Mrs.) Patricia Nwabuaku Enyekwe Akudinobi passed away in Los Angeles, USA, on June 15, and was given her due befitting obsequies at the home of her…
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.…
Homage to an uncommon revolutionary scholar – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Unions Without Unionism, Governments Without Governance: Essays In Honour Of Professor Funminiyi Oladele Adewumi; Edited by Owei Lakemfa & Ahmed Aminu Yusuf; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Abuja, Nigeria; 2018; 306pp Professor Funmi Adewumi (1960-2017) died so painfully at the height of his…