Ehizode: Canagerian for life, by Emeka Obasi
Welcome to Canada, the land where Nigeria’s first Commonwealth gold medal was achieved by Arinze Ifeajuna at Vancouver 1954. Daniel Igali won Olympic gold for the North Americans and also captained the team. Joe Ehizode, like many Nigerians, has found home in Surrey, British Columbia. He was a sports journalist before relocating nearly three decades ago. Denying […]
Expatriate as INEC boss
By Emeka Obasi What we call elections may not pass any test across the border. I hinged all hope on Mahmood Yakubu, a man so exposed to decency and organisation, to change the face of INEC and leave the stage an eternal hero. Unfortunately, everything went awry. Dee Sam Mbakwe looked at our system in […]
PO sweetened our politics
By Emeka Obasi Change was promised, expectations were high. It appeared many were shortchanged in an unending experiment that led to nowhere. The All Progressives Congress ( APC) enjoyed a free run until Peter Obi mounted the Soap Box through Labour Party. To be fair to APC, there was no opposition because the Peoples Democratic […]
Gentleman Mike Ejeagha @93
By Emeka Obasi There is every reason to celebrate Highlife maestro, Mike Ejeagha, the man who turns folklore and proverbs to sweet music, maintains his integrity and leaves listeners filled with much respect for culture. At 93, wisdom is still flowing from his fountain. Ejeagha is different. Each of his tracks comes with lyrics that […]
Ogunewe guns for governor
By Emeka Obasi He is no Jack of all trade, this one knows his way round leadership and from the military, Jack Keonyemere Lincoln ( LKJ) Ogunewe is gradually settling into political engineering. For a man who enlisted as a teenager, his civility is infectious. Gen. Ogunewe has eyes on the Imo State Government House […]
Senators, beware of Sheriff
By Emeka Obasi Whatever the problem is with senators and Sheriff, I do not understand. Ovie Omo-Agege was marching to Government House, Asaba until Sheriff Oborevwori shut down that ambition. Ahmed Lawal was nearly eclipsed by Sheriff Machina. Omo-Agege is Deputy Senate President while Lawan occupies the seat of Senate President. They will keep seeing […]
Zik joined Ogboni in Lagos
By Emeka Obasi Lagos is too sophisticated for any group of individuals to divide along ethnic lines. Politicians are also tricksters, so the drums of war will not achieve anything at the end. The uninformed should learn from the experience of Dr.Nnamdi Azikiwe. Zik was the first President of Nigeria. Born in Zungeru in the […]
Some Governors ‘ll walk alone
By Emeka Obasi Power is sweet, political power is dangerous when used beyond acceptable limits. Some Nigerian governors are heading to a new lonely world which will welcome them on May 29. Your Excellency will be heard faintly, the appurtenances of office will be offloaded. The Fourth Republic needs to be fumigated. We have had […]
12-12-12 means extra time
By Emeka Obasi We are in a for more time following the declaration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as President – Elect by Mahmood Yakubu’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). It is quite an interesting result which I believe will help the democratic process. Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) went into battle as […]
Our politicians also cry
By Emeka Obasi Roses are red, politics is ultra red signifying danger. It is a game that keeps you suffering and smiling while family and friends think you are on the highway to paradise. We keep pushing our politicians to do more than sanity permits. Elections are here again. There is pressure on candidates as […]
North – West ‘ll vote Obi
By Emeka Obasi The last weeks of the 2023 Presidential elections will continue to keep many guessing. All eyes are on the candidates and what each of the six Geo Political Zones stands to gain at the end of the day. There is more of strategic thinking than horse trading. Labour Party trail blazer, Peter […]
