Tinubu can’t handle insecurity: Why does he want another term? By Ugoji Egbujo
A nation that conscripts its graduates cannot lose them on a federal highway, allow exchange of ransom, and call the aftermath a rescue. A few days ago, thirty prospective corps members left Oyo for the East. Twenty were taken near Owerri, on the Owerri–Onitsha road at Umunoha. Ten escaped. The local people who witnessed the […]
Magu and the nonsense allegations: Shame dey catch me!
By Dr Ugoji Egbujo This government has had a few problems. But it has created many for itself. A government battling a ravaging pandemic should not sleepwalk. How can a government that was elected to stamp out corruption not know that if it had to clean up its corruption artillery it would have to do […]
MAGU: The EFCC is miles ahead of the rest
Dr Ugoji Egbujo This isn’t a defense for Magu. Time would tell what his sins, if any, are. But it must be said that the EFCC he inherited was a flabby , smoke-puffing, behemoth, guzzling fuel and hopes of a nation, damaging the environment, and fostering corruption. Anyone who knew the EFCC from inception would […]
2023: The Igbo and political defeatism
By Dr Ugoji Egbujo The very idea that the Igbo cannot compete politically even in a wonky Nigeria is absurd. It’s a new attitude. And it is threatening to shackle the Igbo, its industriousness and its future. It began in the third republic. It could have been born during the military regime. It has to […]
APC Caretaker Committee : A mere life support machine?
By Dr Ugoji Egbujo The president said the party was in jeopardy and he intervened to give it a chance to live. But did he let the sores become gangrenous? Is the party salvageable? Only time will tell. The problems of the APC have existed from birth. Mutual suspicions and incompatible ambitions. If Buhari had […]
June 12: Many ghosts still wandering
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo Buhari has buried one or two. But there are yet many June 12 ghosts, wandering the land unappeased. Africans believe that it’s more prudent to appease the dead and contain ghosts than allow them roam, get frustrated, and seek revenge. Kudirat was chased about on the streets of Lagos and squashed […]
