Opinion By Chukwudi George Ozalla “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”– Alice Walker Over the years, I have observed that Nigerians are very good at identifying what is wrong with the country. Almost everywhere you go, people have one complaint or another about the state […]
Nigerians May Not Be Ready for Change
Opinion By Dr. Chiogo Constance Ikokwu (Ugonechora) I have been reflecting about something uncomfortable: perhaps Nigeria is not really ready for change. We constantly describe ourselves as resilient. But sometimes I wonder whether “resilience” has simply become a euphemism for adjusting to suffering. Fela called it suffering and smiling, and perhaps that is precisely what […]
Soludo: Never Dig the Pit of Politics Too Deep
Opinion By Chukwudi George Ozalla I don’t even know the name of Governor Alex Otti’s Commissioner for Information or any of his media aides, and I hardly hear them because the governor’s performance appears to be doing most of the talking. Projects are going on in different parts of Abia State, and the administration appears […]
Is Nigerian Politics a Rehabilitation Centre for Criminals?
Opinion By Dr. Chiogo Constance Ikokwu (Ugonechora) Sometimes I wonder whether Nigerian politics has become the easiest place today to bury a questionable past and manufacture a somewhat respectable future. Not everyone in politics is a thug or a criminal. There are many people that want to do good. But there is a troubling trend: […]
Political Party Overrating Itself
Opinion By Chukwudi George Ozalla “No political party is greater than the Constitution, the people or the conscience of the person elected.” – Ozalla CG Don’t be deceived. A person can be a card-carrying member of a political party and still decide not to vote for that party in an election, for whatever reason or […]
The Generation We Are Losing To Moral Decadence
Opinion By Chukwudi George Ozalla There are things one hears about from a distance and there are others one experiences personally. The growing violence among young people in Anambra belongs to the second category for me because I come from the state, I visit often and, on some occasions, tragedy has happened while I was […]
The Battle for Our Minds: If We Believe We’re Helpless, We’ve Already Lost
Opinion By Dr. Chiogo Constance Ikokwu (Ugonechora) For centuries, the battle for Nigeria and Africa has not been fought only over our land, resources and political power. There has been another deeper battle: the battle for our minds. We know that if you can control how people see themselves, you don’t always need to control […]
What Do I Really Want?
Opinion By Ndudirim Sylvia Iloka “I have my life planned out, and I go for what I want.” That used to be my slogan. Some days, I wake up wishing I had no siblings or family, while on other days, I am grateful for having a family. I am struggling to find my balance and […]
Why Continuity in the National Assembly Leadership Could Benefit Nigeria
By Ken Harries Esq Democracies are built not only on elections but also on institutions. While elections provide legitimacy, institutions provide stability and growth. The strongest democracies are those that balance the need for accountability with the need for continuity, recognising that enduring reforms often require consistent leadership to move from legislation to implementation.As political […]
National Assembly Open Week and Akpabio’s Push for More Open Parliament
By Malachy Ukpong The inauguration of the 2026 National Assembly Open Week by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, has generated widespread discussion among political stakeholders, governance experts, civil society organisations, members of the diplomatic community, students and ordinary Nigerians.The initiative has been described by supporters as one of the 10th […]
