There is no shortage of advice about listening. Every leadership book includes a chapter on it. Every communication workshop dedicates time to it. The guidance is remarkably consistent: make eye contact, avoid interrupting, ask clarifying questions, paraphrase what you have heard. This is all sensible. It is also insufficient, because it treats listening as a […]

Former Rivers State governor Chibuike Amaechi buried his mother, Ezinne Mary Oruah, on May 5, 2026 in Ubima, his ancestral Ikwerre hometown. It was a celebration of life. At 89 years, she lived long and well. Her son was not only a two-term governor but also Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly for eight […]

There is this Northern Muslim girl who has carved a niche for herself on social media by making candid comments on Nigeria’s major ethnic groups. She packages it as comedy to blunt accusations of bigotry. She recently commented on one of the greatest dilemmas militating against Igbo unity: identity crisis. According to her, the Igbo […]

“Degeneration and advance are not fixed processes but recur in cycles in the history of every nation.” — John Buchan A most disconcerting phenomenon confronting Northern Nigeria today is the failure to educate its children properly. A drive around Abuja and adjoining parts of Nasarawa State makes the point painfully vivid. Children of school age, […]

The campaigns for the 2027 general election are officially on, and it has been three weeks since the field was thrown open for action. But not so much seems to be happening, as the politicians appear to be taking their time. This was not the case in 2023. At this time in that year’s electoral […]