Nigeria, Exits, Hopes, And ‘Mobments’
By Prince Charles Dickson In the spirit of Sankara, the Malian singer Oumou Sangaré released a wonderful song, Kêlê Magni (‘War Is a Plague’), in February 2022, which speaks for the entire Sahel: War is a plague! My country might…
God Must Punish All The Worms In CAN’s Can
“Can of worms” represents an idiomatic expression that describes the need to carefully approach issues that are complicated in order not to let loose their putrid content! Merriam Webster’s Dictionary says it means “to create a complicated situation in which…
Nigeria 2023 And The Chicken By Prince Charles Dickson
At the beginning of the year, I had promised that for 12 months, In Shaa Allah, I will once a month X-ray the issues around the forthcoming General Elections in the world’s largest black population and sufacracy. This is number…
Afenifere Leader, Prince Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi @ 86: The Leader That I know
By AWA Bamiji I always count myself as a very lucky Person or should we call it destiny instead, because as a young, brilliant, ever conscious and ever focused Activist, I graduated from one of the leading Universities in Nigeria,…
Only Those With A Mission, Not Ambition, Can Bring True Change In Human Society
“My Short Meeting With His Excellency Mr. Donald Duke And The Power Of Homogeneity.” “In the silence and conviviality which enveloped our meeting, my entire inside started reacting and I became emotional and hysteric. My spiritual person began to agitate…
Dear Thief, Kindly Steal With A Human Face…
Regardless of how scary it may sound, it is axiomatic that life was longer when it was slower, and as life gets faster with technological leaps, life will continue to get shorter. I don’t know the calendar or the lunar…
Marwa’s war with narco- billionaires
By Emmanuel Onwubiko Originally, the establishment of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) by the promulgation of Decree number 48 of 1989 now Act of the National Assembly was basically aimed at eradicating/ exterminating illicit drug trafficking and consumption…
Peter Obi’s Quiet Inroads Into the Muslim North
By Farooq kperogi Muslims in the North Central and the North West appear to be the only noncommittal, persuadable voting bloc. Several weeks ago, my 80-year-old paternal uncle, who is a community leader, called me to ask whom between Atiku…
Bala Mohammed: Promises Made, Promises Kept
By Abdul-Azeez Suleiman An election promise or campaign promise is a promise or guarantee made to the public by a candidate or political party that is trying to win an election. All over the world, with sufficiently patient voters and candidates, there are many equilibria that characterize the range of credible…
2023: Why Enugu matters to Igbo
By Emmanuel Onwubiko “There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.”Henry Van Dyke “Charisma is a sparkle in people that money can’t buy. It’s an invisible energy with visible effects.” – Marianne Williamson In…
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi Establishes 1,700 Start Up Agribusinesses Through Enugu Appeals Project
By Ambrose Igboke The Agricultural Transformation Agenda of the Federal Government of Nigeria is aimed at attaining adequate food security in the country through pragmatic support to farmers across strategic value chains in Nigeria. The Governor of Enugu State Rt….
