2027: Vote ‘right’ or be banished? By Ikechukwu Amaechi
As should be expected in this political silly season, politicians will maximise the window to test wild narratives and launch personal attacks aimed at distracting voters from the substantive issues that confront them. There is nothing particularly wrong with that as long as such antics are within the ambit of the law. But most Nigerian politicians like […]
While Nigerians starve, their governors clap at jets, by Stephanie Shaakaa
The men elected in 1999, for all their faults, would never abandon their states just to line up at an airport and wave at a departing president.
Nigeria and the lessons from Nepal, by Ugoji Egbujo
A few days ago, things fell apart in Nepal. The country had seen political instability and grinding poverty in recent times, but this week it saw the gates of hell open. The parliament was burnt. The presidential palace was ransacked. The government fled. Ministers were dragged through the streets and chased into rivers. The youths said they […]
University age of admission conundrum, by Francis Ewherido
The age for admission of students into Nigerian universities and other tertiary institutions is becoming an unending conundrum with no immediate end in sight. With heightened emotions and personal interest, it gets even more interesting and complicated. Last Tuesday in the heavy rain, a group of concerned parents under the banner of The Movement Against JAMB Injustice […]
Because we can’t all be politicians, by Muyiwa Adetiba
The load on any country’s No One Citizen can be very heavy. This makes them want to decompress and unwind from time to time in order to avoid a total breakdown. However, when a US President wants to take a break, he usually goes to Camp David; or in the case of the current President, […]
Why I love Opobo, my Emeka Obasi
King Jaja’s rise from treachery to the throne continues to fascinate me not simply for standing up against Imperialist oppressors, his place of birth, Amaigbo, is just a stone throw from my village. Born free, he was shackled into slavery and ended up founding Opobo in 1869. That is my attraction to Opobo, a town in today’s […]
