The movement called Obi, by Emeka Obasi
When you see Peter Obi moving from one part of the country to another and globe trotting without inhibitions, check very well, he represents something different which attracts hope in an economy that keeps depressing citizens without any cure in sight. Right now, it is not about Obi possessing the magic wand that will turn […]
Nigerian spouse, Biafran spirit
Professor Adebimpe Olorunsola Ike deserves more than condolence messages from those who stood with Biafra during the civil war. The professor of Library Science, is all alone today in Ndikelionwu, Anambra State following the loss of her husband, Prof. Chukwuemeka Ike.
We picked bullets after Biafra
January 15, 1970 marked the formal end of the Nigerian Civil War. In my family compound, hostilities continued as federal troops descended on everyone, yes, everything including fowls of the air.
Awolowo coup of January 1966
You do not need to take part in a coup d’etat to be chosen as leader. Chief Obafemi Awolowo was in jail for treasonable felony when the first military coup took place on January 15, 1966. The young majors wanted to make him Prime Minister.
KC, E-Money relive Uli Airlift
Uli came back to live just before 2019 petered out, thanks to two young men, Kingsley Chinweike [KC] and Chukwuemeka ‘E-Money’ Okonkwo, who took celebrities to the historic town.
Marijuana shouldn’t define Fela
This talk of Afro beat king Fela Anikulapo Kuti being injected to death by officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency [NDLEA] sounds strange to me and it will be a huge shame if we let it define the legend.
