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 […]
Akpabio and His Architecture of Vision
Opinion By Ken Harries Esq “Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others,” observed Jonathan Swift. Every generation encounters leaders who solve today’s problems, but far fewer produce leaders who design tomorrow’s possibilities. The true measure of visionary leadership lies in the ability to recognise opportunities long before they become obvious, to […]
The Cost of War, The Price of Neglect
Opinion By No war is cheap. The true cost of war extends far beyond the battlefield. It is measured not only in bombs dropped, missiles fired, tanks destroyed, or military victories claimed, but in human lives lost, families shattered, economies weakened, and opportunities sacrificed. While nations often justify war in the name of security, sovereignty, […]
Distinguished Ego, Reckless Falsehoods and Senator Oshiomole’s Journey of Self-Destruct
By Ken Harries Esq There are few spectacles more embarrassing in politics than a man arguing passionately against himself while pretending to be attacking someone else. Psychologists call this cognitive dissonance. The rest of us call it eating your own words without choking. It is a difficult performance. The audience remembers the speech made earlier […]
