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Ugwuanyi’s felicitation with Muslims at Eid-el-Fitr
By Mohammad Audu I was astonished if not dumfounded when I read in the national dailies recently that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State visited the Central Mosque on Owerri Road, Enugu, to...
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Fashola, National Assembly and national interest
By Ikeogu Oke This is one of my several interventions in the public space urging the National Assembly to recognise the need to put national interest first in its actions. One of the previous...
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The intriguing politics in Ahiara Diocese
By Fred Nwaozor The Ahiara Roman Catholic Diocese situated in Mbaise in the Ecclesiastical province of Owerri, Imo State is yet to boast of a substantive Bishop who is meant to serve as the boss of...
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I am a Nigerian
By Nkiru Asika Over the past few weeks, a reading and video of a poem I AM A NIGERIAN has been circulating on social media without attribution. It has been sent to me several times, both in video...
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Footballers as patriots
By Emmnauel Onwubiko & Queen Onwughalu As we struggle to untie the knots of discord and disunity in Nigeria, one group of Nigerians that we ought to look upon as models are the footballers from...
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Between Fashola and National Assembly
Is the National Assembly actually on the same page with long-suffering Nigerians? This question has become germane because certain steps of the legislators, indeed, suggest that their thoughts and...
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Uba: Opposition’s fruitless politics of certificate forgery
By UCHEM OBI On Friday, 30th June, 2017, an Abuja High Court presided over by Justice Valentine Ashi, yet again dismissed a suit brought against the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial...
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Ademola Adeleke and Osun West by-election
By OLUMIDE LAWAL THAT late Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke lived a beautiful life, full of robust achievements is not contestable. His life was a testimony of goodness and patriotic service to...
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Buhari’s ill-health and the rest of us
By Chris Akiri Muhammadu Buhari, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation, was sworn in on May 29, 2015. Between then and now, ill health has scarcely allowed him to...
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Making Igboland an industrial hub
By Abia Onyike There is a new awakening in Igboland today aimed at changing the predominant pattern of migration which had increasingly resulted in brain drain, lost opportunities and a false sense...
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Restructuring, Biafra and polls boycott
NIGERIA is faced with serious political tension arising from Biafra agitation and demands by other self-determination or separatist groups and those that are championing for a restructured Nigeria....
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On this, I align with Fashola
Since the past two years, budget preparation, submission and approval have been trailed by one controversy or the other. If the budget was not late or delayed, what we hear is that it was missing. At...
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60 garlands for Gani, UI kingmaker
By Sunday Saanu Within the campus of University of Ibadan (UI), he is as popular as the institution itself. And, in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, he is as famous as moon. Perhaps, his popularity,...
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Memo to the 2017 accidental senatorial candidates in Osun State
By Musibau Tunde Akanni “TO be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus”- William Shakespeare (Macbeth) Governor Aregbesola’s administration in the State of Osun is perhaps best described as one that has...
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Nigeria: Is disintegration the solution?
By Chiedu Uche Okoye MY spry octogenarian mother is my closest chum. And I do spend quality time with her. My interaction and conversation with her on the state of the nation and the Nigeria-Biafra...
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The cry for restructuring
By Odurombi Onabanjo I was at the newspaper stand opposite the University of Ibadan school gate, some days ago to read the day’s news reports. Though I get to read many newspapers online, I always find...
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Anambra 2017 and the Uba challenge
By Desmond Orjiakor ONCE again, it is the season of campaign in Anambra State (Home For All). With the expiration of the tenure of its ebullient governor, Willie Obiano, aspirants are springing up for...
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Nigerian military and human rights compliance
By Tajudeen Kareem The resilience of the Nigerian Military has come to play despite being engaged at several battle fronts across the country. While many Nigerians are appreciative of this feat, a few...
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Kanu’s quest for Biafra
By Chiedu Uche Okoye Nigeria, a multi-ethnic country, is a nation of nations. More than two hundred and fifty ethnic groups make up Nigeria. The country, however, sits on a tripod, namely Igbo, Yoruba,...
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Imoke: From politician to statesman
By Dan Amor Senator Liyel Imoke, the immediate past Governor of Cross River State is quiet, self – effacing, media-shy but dynamic. He is so gentle and unassuming that he could easily be classified as...
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