By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo Buhari’s aura now belongs to history. Our lion looks castrated. Once tall, rigid and fearless. He is now slow and timid. The lion we had run to for protection now watches wild goats eat palm fronds on our head. Even with the fangs of the presidency, our bold lion now lets […]

By Ugoji Egbujo A child who leaves skelewu to dance surugede must be reminded; surugede is a dance of the spirits. Those whom the gods want to kill they first make mad. Osinbajo fears civil war. War is hell, but we could be in for worse. The rampant slaughter of police and military personnel on the […]

By Dr Ugoji Egbujo Hope Uzodimma might mean different things to different people, but he has latched on Imo roads. Igbos believe names shape destinies. Uzodimma, literally, means, “Road is good.” Can Imo then rejoice? It is often said that roads are not everything and that it requires no inventiveness to build roads. That’s a […]

By Dr Ugoji Egujo In Somalia, clan-based guerrillas once sought freedom and dreamt of Eldorado. They chased away a dictator, Siad Barre, and left Somalia in ruins. Change is good. But after Saddam Hussein was dismantled rashly, Iraq has not known peace. Igbo land is in peril. Unknown Gunmen. What haven’t they done? They have […]

By Dr Ugoji Egbujo I loitered with some youths in my village and listened to their hopelessness. I don’t envy them. They all want to elope. They want to relocate to Malaysia and South Africa. They are not keen on learning a trade or becoming artisans like their forebears. They don’t want to sit around […]