Opinion By Rt. Comrade Emmanuel Johnny There is always a divine purpose for meeting or knowing someone in life. No meeting is a mistake and no relationship is by accident. God intentionally brings people our way for a reason, even when we do not immediately understand the reason. Sometimes, people come into our lives to […]
Odiraa Pledges to Pursue University Status for Federal Polytechnic, Oko
Opinion By Dr Odiraa Nwankwor Orumba Aguata Union (OAU) has a strong reason to pursue the conversion of Federal Polytechnic, Oko, into a university. The institution has served generations of students, and its elevation would create more opportunities for young people in Anambra State and beyond. For years, Yaba College of Technology in Lagos, Kaduna […]
OUTRAGEOUS ELECTORAL CRIMINALITY: NIGERIA’S RIGGED POLLS SINCE 1999 HAVE SHATTERED LEGITIMACY, DESTROYED ACCOUNTABILITY, EXCLUDE THE POOR, AND CONDEMN NIGERIA TO UNACCOUNTABLE FAILURE AND DOOMED CREDIBLE LEADERSHIP
Opinion By Peter Ojonugwa Ameh For far too long, Nigeria has been held hostage by a deeply compromised electoral process that systematically denies the will of the people. Without credible elections, credible and committed leadership remains forever elusive. Since the return to civilian rule in 1999, the legitimacy of those who have claimed victory at […]
ALA IGBO IS BEING LEFT BEHIND: NDIGBO, WE MUST ACT NOW
Opinion By Dr. Chiogo Constance Ikokwu (Ugonecheora) There is a conversation we need to have about the future of ala Igbo. Our best and brightest increasingly seem to have abandoned ala Igbo, turning it into little more than a destination for Christmas celebrations, weddings and burials, rather than a place to live, build businesses and […]
NIGERIA’S DIPLOMATIC REACH: HOW PARLIAMENTARY INFLUENCE IS SHAPING THE GLOBAL CONVERSATION
Akpabio, Milton Dick’s emergence and the strategic value of African solidarity in international parliamentary diplomacy By Ken Harries Esq A nation’s influence in the councils of the world is earned by more than the loudness of its declarations. It rests upon the strength of its alliances, the constancy of its friendships and the force of […]
We Complain More and Act Less
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 […]
