Henry Nwosu’s Aguda bomb, by Emeka Obasi
Bombs tormented Henry Onyemanze Nwosu all through the Civil War years while his family sought refuge in Biafra. As hostilities ceased in 1970, they relocated to Lagos to begin a new life. When the footballer started his career, Aguda Bombers was an attraction. By 1972, Nwosu was playing for Aguda Bombers, a youth team. That was how […]
2027: Tinubu needs Trump, by Emeka Obasi
These are indeed trying times when we must stay away from the usual local propaganda that will only harden the minds of those who should mean well for all of us. American president Donald Trump is on the same page with president Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The big deal here is insecurity. Indeed Nigeria is under siege. […]
Sawyerr’s Landers hit 50, by Emeka Obasi
The atmosphere went back fifty years as the hall was filled with boys and girls who exited Maryland Comprehensive Secondary School, Lagos in 1975. They refer to themselves as Landers. I landed at Zen Garden Chinese Restaurant, Ikeja GRA, with this class. The 1975 set was celebrating 50 years of Great Reunion. I was invited by Captain […]
Agbogidi, Asika in Nafest
Those who do not know Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe are missing out in so many areas. The Obi of Onitsha, a lover of Arts and Culture, is as polished as the most exposed diplomat and knows almost everything about global oil economy. Ojinnaka Obi Asika, Director – General of National Council for Arts and Culture, […]
Agbogidi, Asika in Nafest, by Emeka Obasi
Those who do not know Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe are missing out in so many areas. The Obi of Onitsha, a lover of Arts and Culture, is as polished as the most exposed diplomat and knows almost everything about global oil economy. Ojinnaka Obi Asika, Director – General of National Council for Arts and Culture, […]
C-130’s Biafran Touch, by Emeka Obasi
Major Davis Okoroji died with his uncle Major E.O. Amechi Okoro on their way back to Jaji, Kaduna State in 1992. Both officers hailed from Onicha Ezinihitte, in the Mbaise area of Imo State.The C- 130 Hercules military aircraft that was supposed to fly them to Kaduna, crashed shortly after take – off from the Murtala Mohammed […]
Tinubu’s Mandela alternative, by Emeka Obasi
Those who think they understand President Bola Tinubu should pause for a moment and ask themselves if they really know the Governor General of Nigerian politics well enough. The only one individual that reads Tinubu, is the Jagaban himself. The way events are unfolding, Tinubu may end up as the Best President this country ever had. […]
Ikoli and heroes forgotten, by Emeka Obasi
Much more should be done in memory of all those who died in the military plane crash that claimed over 200 persons in the Isheri Oshun part of Lagos on Saturday September 26, 1992. It is thirty three years since that unfortunate incident. Many of those the officers left behind are still in tears. Some of them […]
Why I love Opobo, my Emeka Obasi
King Jaja’s rise from treachery to the throne continues to fascinate me not simply for standing up against Imperialist oppressors, his place of birth, Amaigbo, is just a stone throw from my village. Born free, he was shackled into slavery and ended up founding Opobo in 1869. That is my attraction to Opobo, a town in today’s […]
Peter Obi and St. Philomena, by Emeka Obasi
Politicians must know when to draw the line between terminological inexactitudes and fact. I was born at St. Philomena Hospital Benin City in the First Republic when there was no Mid – West Region, it is nauseating to hear Comrade Senator Adams Oshiomhole jive about Labour Party leader, Peter Obi. Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo State, […]
Ahudiya Nnem, Kun Khalifat, by Emeka Obasi
People of the South -East must rise now to rid the streets of loose, unemployed youth terrorising everyone, from Enugu to Ebonyi down to Anambra, Imo and Abia. I love what Dr. Richard Onyeani (Roco) and Michael Chukwudi Amaefula are doing. Sports, especially football, is one huge industry that will not only empower many, it will also […]
ESUA: Trenchantly focused, by Emeka Obasi
There are books and there are books. In this age of Fast Cash, many Nigerians do not read especially when all they need to drive big cars and drink exotic wine is paint all sorts of obnoxious deals with the Yahoo brush. There is trouble waiting for everyone. I am glad Offiong Esua took pains to put […]
Between Amosun and Buhari, by Emeka Obasi
The uninformed may be wondering why Senator Ibikunle Amosun stayed put participating in the very last funeral rites that took General Muhammadu Buhari to the unknown world of the dead. Friendship without inhibitions played out. Of all the people who shouted Sai Buhari between 2015 and 2023, you could count the true friends of the former president. […]
What Ironsi told Bamigboye, by Emeka Obasi
General Johnson Aguiyi – Ironsi was firm when he ordered Captain David Laisi Bamigboye to stick to Beatrice Chinyere Asagwara forever, after their wedding at St. George’s Garrison Church, Point Road Apapa on Saturday February 6, 1965. Ironsi who was the General Officer Commanding (GOC), Nigeria Army, chaired the wedding reception which held at Headquarters, Nigeria […]
Ukpabi Asika the great, by Emeka Obasi
No individual did more for the Igbo after the genocidal Civil War than Ajie Ukpabi Asika, a First Class Economist produced by the University of Ibadan, who was appointed Administrator of East Central State in 1967. Strangely, those who should praise him only remember that he did not support Biafra. Asika and his wife, Chinyere, returned from […]
Abacha as fall guy, by Emeka Obasi
What we see around us today will make General Sanni Abacha cry in his grave. While all eyes are on what happened between November 1993 and June 1998, those who keep stealing Nigeria dry are enjoying their status, dehumanising citizens with stolen money. Abacha Loot has become cover for crimes against the people. His death ushered in […]
