A good student of history will not find it hard to comprehend an established pattern of how elections are won and lost in Imo state, Southeast, Nigeria. In this piece, the focus is more on two personalities – governor Hope Uzodinma and former governor Rochas Okorocha. The latest between both gladiators of the same ruling […]

Brethren, congratulations! Welcome to the 11th month of the year.  This month beginning on a Sunday, should give you hope that something miraculous could still manifest in your life before the year runs out. Beloved, you have often heard of the 11th hour miracle.  It simply means   a sudden divine intervention in one’s life. It […]

“Charity begins at home.” Last week, a group of people invited me to a meeting. The names cannot be disclosed at their request, and out of fear of reprisals. They were Heads of Families with roots to Lagos Island dating back to 200-300 years ago. They were non-partisan; but they shared a common conviction – […]

He was my former Chairman’s con- tact and possibly friend. He later became my friend and even confidant. But it was a transition that almost didn’t happen. When Chief Olu Aboderin – the founding Chairman of Punch – asked me to interview ‘Senator’, he was described as one of the richest Nigerians of his time. […]

The sight of former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, congratulating Senator Rochas Okorocha over his unexpected court victory in the battle for the party’s Imo West senatorial ticket told only part of the story. Ganduje was merely one of a growing battalion of political figures who have been bruised by […]