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Peseiro Blows Owo’s Birthday, By Emeka Obasi

Peseiro Blows Owo’s Birthday, By Emeka Obasi

Dr. Felix Owolabi Akinloye won the African Nations Cup with the Green Eagles in 1980. He lifted the first CAF Cup with Shooting Stars in 1992. Celebrations mean so much to him and he  was set to cap his 69th birthday on November 24 with a party for the Super Eagles. It should have been […]
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JAMB jamboree and jumbo tales, By Emeka Obasi

JAMB jamboree and jumbo tales, By Emeka Obasi

JAMB must be infested with reptiles. We may even convert the office to a mini zoo. We miss Prof. Sanya Onabamiro. The renowned Zoologist would have been able to explain similarities between the brain of a dinosaur and a thief

OBI : P. O. Box 2023, Freetown, By Emeka Obasi

OBI : P. O. Box 2023, Freetown, By Emeka Obasi

Many of Bangura’s country men have adopted Obi as the New Face of African democracy. I have friends and extended family members in Freetown. There are positive vibes coming from that part of the West African Sub Region, with strong Nigerian links

Hey, Tsammani also laughs! By Emeka Obasi

Hey, Tsammani also laughs! By Emeka Obasi

Judges scare me with their looks especially when they put on ceremonial garb. As a kid, my impression was that whenever a judge wore red to the court room, he was bound to condemn someone to death. I never saw a smiling judge. Justice Haruna Tsammani is different. Justices Chukwudifu Oputa, Emmanuel Araka, Gabriel Orjiako, they […]

Welcome to bicycle Republic, By Emeka Obasi

Welcome to bicycle Republic, By Emeka Obasi

Welcome back to colonial Nigeria when there was no oil and few, very few, owned motor vehicles. Bicycle was class, owning one gave as much respect as living in European Quarters. Now, we know that petrol economy produced a band of criminals that finished the country. I wish Oloibiri did not exist. I wish politicians […]