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 […]
Forget it , Nigeria can’t work
Compatriots, please let us wake up from this dream. Enough of expectations, there is no way Nigeria can do better than we are seeing now. As they say in computer lingo, garbage in, garbage out.
World leaders who lived in Nigeria
President Emmanuel Macron is a home boy and cares less about protocol. The same Kalakuta Republic that was burnt down by our maximum dictators in 1977 came back as Fela’s Shrine and hosted the French President in June, 2018.
Agony of first Naval Officer
Nelson Bossman Soroh became the first Nigerian to command a Warship when he took control of HMNS Kaduna from Lt. Commander Watting in December 1960.
First Nigerian professional footballer
The younger generation of Nigerians do not really know that just like President Goodluck Jonathan wore no shoes as a school boy, the first Nigerian professional footballer, Titus Okere, showed up for trials at Swindon, in 1952,without cleats.
Okosisi: How Ekwueme knocked out K.O.
To understand the present, we must learn from the past. It is an honour to consult Chief Joe Ifedobi, better known as Okosisi of Akpo in Anambra State. We got talking recently and the emergence of Dr. Alex Ekwueme as vice president was thrilling.
