What they shared in common was Flora, the name of their spouses. One an imperialist, the other a nationalist. Nigeria’s first Governor General,  Frederick  John Dealtry (Lord)Lugard (of Abinger)and last of the Governors General, Nnamdi Azikiwe (Owelle of Onitsha) walked that path.

Jubilations on the Plateau should be unlimited,greater things are on the way following what took 45 years to achieve: Winning the Premier League. And the people must give kudos to Governor Simon Lalong. There must be some luck about him.

We all get to learn everyday for knowledge is power. Pretty soon we shall begin to hear agitations from aggrieved Lagosians. This is the season of change, things just cannot remain the same.

Zambia shook the globe in far away Kwangju, South Korea when they pounded Italy 4-0 at the Seoul’88 Olympic Games. All four goals were scored by the Bwalyas. Kalusha, one hitherto unknown youngster from Cercles Brugges, Belgium, turned superstar overnight for the hat-trick.

Politics  throws itself up in various forms leaving those who think they are professional politicians losing out without realising their place in the new order until it becomes way too late. I must give General Yakubu Gowon credit for doing what most Nigerians found difficult to do in the past.

By Emeka Obasi Military strategists must devote quite some time to study Lt. General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma. There is something about this man that needs to be thrown up in the annals of leadership and power struggle. He did not rise to the rank of a Four-Star general yet he towers above some Heads of […]

My respect for Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar comes majorly from his wife, Justice Fati  Lami Abubakar. She remains our most educated First Lady who never put on airs and till date remains so even as the mother of Dr. Amina  Bello, wife of the Niger State governor.

The words of Okokon Ndem come in handy here as some continue the fight against injustice. We all abhor a system that marginalises individuals and groups.

He was the man saddled with the suicidal job of meeting with the Nigerians after Biafra had lost steam. General  Philip Asuquo Effiong was already a soldier the year Col. Olusegun Obasanjo was eight years old. He was commissioned before Generals Emeka Ojukwu and Yakubu Gowon.

My mood is so bad at this time in what sounds like a suicide mission embarked upon by compatriots who were forced into a fatal search for oil at a time the Federal Government is drumming diversification of the economy into our ears.

Those who talk of marginalisation should join hands today in highlighting the plight of our brothers in the North East who are going through hell imposed on them by all Nigerians even as we believe that the North should take a break and give others the opportunity to taste the prime position.

Those who fail to plan for the 2023 Presidential race can only blame themselves when the chips are down. I am talking to the Igbo nation. Other groups plan 10 years ahead and map out effective strategies. That is the way to go. Enough of the follow follow that does not pay.

Things are taking shape and at the end I am sure the country will be smelling sweeter. The recent moves by different geo-political zones of Southern Nigeria show that with one voice, so much will be achieved.

We must learn to keep records in a country where history sounds like taboo in the minds of the younger generation. There is this photograph that may be used in future to distort the books of the Nigeria Army. It is a group gathering of about 30 officers with the British head of the military.

Those of us who believe in the Igbo project within a wider concept know that there cannot be any headway without consultations. Politics is not for Monks. Saints who understand the game work assiduously to win as many souls as possible. There is more to power than youthful exuberance.