By Dr Ugoji Egbujo Many won’t believe that Sheikh Gumi is a medical doctor and former military officer. Gumi roams around like a peacemaker, flies the flag of mediator but quietly sows division and disorder. A few months ago, he patted crying bandits on the back and told them the military onslaught against them was […]

By Dr Ugoji Egbujo Like a sepulcher, it looked nice on the outside. At the gate, they seemed alert and professional. The entrance was imposing. The dusty car park is a long walk to the offices. Those who created that car park knew the institution would be inefficient. They made room for a crowd. The […]

A gift from her white masters.  On democracy days, we must mourn. Democracy is not an end. African countries have worn western liberal multi-party democracy like an oversized shoe—gifted by an uncle—and stumbled from generation to generation.  Shoes are good. They protect the feet and aid movement. But shoes must fit both feet and purpose. They […]

Once an  Ikwokrikwo  center, now a theatre of violence: Owerri must not perish. Slow-paced, warm, and welcoming: Owerri was striding to its niche. The center of tourism in West Africa. Owerri had found its purpose. With a bit of innovation in policy-making, the gush of private investments in hotels and recreation would have crowned little […]

By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo And that was the benign picture. Someone said he saw a bigot. Another saw an ethnic jingoist. My grandmother had warned us not to prattle. That way, we could hide our ignorance from the world. That way, we would not soil ourselves in public with bitterness in our hearts. Now Malami, […]