By Emeka Obasi Malnutrition killed more Biafrans than bombs and bullets during the Civil War until some paediatricians led by Theodore Chukwunyere Okeahialam, Winifred Kaine and Aaron Ifegbuni came out with what became known as the  Kwashiorkor Mixture in 1968. It was a formula made by Africans with no foreign contribution and quoted in medical […]

By Emeka Obasi These are interesting times indeed. Nigeria will never be the same after this uncanny virus called corona which came like a thief in the night and continues to steal more lives every day. We are learning and the phrases keep pouring in. Social distancing is getting more popular than COVID-19, for once, […]

By Emeka Obasi Renowned author and Political Scientist, Professor Okwudiba Nnoli, is very much around and bubbling with life at 81. As an icon at the University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania where he taught in the 1970s, many students who graced his lectures still hold the Nigerian in high esteem. One of them, Yoweri […]

By Emeka Obasi Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and John Garang de Mabior forged a strong bond in Dar-es-Salaam just as a group of Biafran intellectuals relocated to the Tanzanian capital at the end of the civil war. Garang was in Nigeria before war broke out and was taken out of Biafra by Captain Andrew Nwankwo in […]

By Emeka Obasi There is something to cheer about the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world. All attention may be out of our shores where people are giving up in thousands, my eyes are on Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu. I must admit that Sanwo-Olu did not sound wonderful to me prior to the 2019 elections because […]

By Emeka Obasi Tomorrow is Resurrection Day, it does not matter where you are. Those of us who claim to be Christians should not fear anymore. What we call COVID-19 shall be seen no more. Christ Jesus must be celebrated and nothing can stop believers from making merry on Easter Sunday. I have a strong […]

By Emeka Obasi This sounds comical, the word corona is toying with the globe taking us all back to our creator, some in prayers, many passing through the coroner. In Nigeria, Sam Loco is back with a ghostly title, the country is under ‘coronation.’ That is not exactly the situation. The world is knocked down, […]

All roads lead to Nanka in the Aguata area of Anambra State to honour Dr Clement Chukwukadibia Onyemelukwe, a man who earned respect for Africa, lit up Nigeria and kept Biafra alive during the civil war.

Bayelsans are used to absurdities when it comes to administration. There is always something new out of the state. Governor Duoye Diri was sworn in away from the Samson Siasia Stadium, Yenogoa.

When Omieba Dan Princewill died in an air crash with Ibrahim Abacha and 12 others 24 years ago, a member of the Dan Princewill family was emphatic about keeping the apparel their son wore. That was to show that even in death the young man was brave.

There is an uncanny twist to the civil war which seems to blind those of us who should let the world know what really happened. I am talking about people from the former eastern region who were forced by genocide to become Biafrans in 1967.

Restructuring Nigeria is a task that must be done, it does not matter what some reactionaries say. One major step is to recognize leaders who are capable of doing things right just like Babagana Umara Zulum.

By Emeka Obasi Those who got really close to Afro beat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, say he was a bundle of wits and humour. Veteran journalist, Alhaji Usman Abudah, was once offered white envelope by the musician. Abudah did a story on Fela after visiting him at his Agege Motor Road , Lagos abode. It […]

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.

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.