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Christian Madu versus Mensah, by Emeka Obasi

Christian Madu versus Mensah, by Emeka Obasi

Ghanaians regard Robert Mensah as their best goalie, ahead of Edward Doodo Ankrah, John Naawu, Joseph Carr, John Baker and Richard Kingston. One man who found a way round the goalie was Christian Madu, a Nigerian born in Kumasi. Madu’s salad days in the Gold Coast were spent with his parents, Herbert and Ezinne, who […]
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Between Uzodinma and Lawan

Between Uzodinma and Lawan

By Emeka Obasi Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma, missed an opportunity to push for fair play in Federal Government appointments when Senate President Ahmed Lawan visited Owerri recently. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was also in the state. Uzodinma feels very much at home with Lawan, having served as senator for eight years between 2011 and […]

Guitar Boy saved by Ozzidi

Guitar Boy saved by Ozzidi

During one live performance, Uwaifo was doing his thing with the guitar and the atmosphere was electrifying By Emeka Obasi Professor Victor Efosa Uwaifo is indeed out of this world. He is a Professor of Arts, a Platinum winner, business tycoon,administrator and a proud Bini man. As the Guitar Boy turned 80 on March 1, […]

PARAMILITARY: North 9 South 0

PARAMILITARY: North 9 South 0

By Emeka Obasi This is not soccer where Super Falcons battered Nzalang Femenino of Equatorial Guinea 9-0 in Turkey. It smells like a game and the best way to describe it is nine kpondo in pidgin. I am talking about appointments in Nigeria Paramilitary Agencies. The situation report is that all nine paramilitary organisations are […]

Balancing equation @ correctional services

Balancing equation @ correctional services

New Service chiefs were appointed recently and the South-East geo-political zone was ignored. No officer of South-East extraction has so far been deemed fit to head any of the various para- military agencies By Emeka Obasi I see myself as a stakeholder in what was known as Nigerian Prisons Service but changed to Nigerian Correctional Services […]

Valentine day with Buhari

Valentine day with Buhari

The women say the men have failed everyone. Bello was not listening when I heard this. And that is why they have fenced off all male intruders. By Emeka Obasi Give it to women, they came into the world with so much power that many men in power are just tools used efficiently to achieve […]