Except for the tenure of Chief James Onanefe Ibori (1999 to 2007), I have had several opportunities to traverse Delta State. I have formed my own mental picture of it which I share with you today. There are far more about this state than its perennial dominance of our youth sports as the defunct Bendel State […]

Two years after the exit of the clannish and clueless Fulanist, Muhammadu Buhari, I celebrate. His successor, Bola Tinubu, is the Yoruba face of that ugly All Progressives Congress, APC, coin. But Tinubu, for now, is not murderous, neither is he forcing other Nigerians to give up their ancestral lands for a new Yoruba “empire”. Also, […]

How times have changed! Once upon a time in this country, the mere mention of “EFCC” (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) literally caused tremours among politicians, public officeholders and other highly exposed persons. But today, young men are popping up on Tiktok, boldly dancing on top of the Naira and daring EFCC to come and arrest […]

The 10th National Assembly led by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, is pathetic. We used to say the Ninth NASS led by Ahmed Lawan and his House of Representatives pair, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, was the worst in our history because they proudly wore the […]

Back in early March this year, Fulani terrorist militias masquerading as “herdsmen”, launched one of their vicious attacks on Eha Amufu, a peaceful farming community in Isi Uzo LGA, Enugu State. They perpetrated their trademark crimes of killings, raping, abduction of unspecified number of defenceless farmers, destruction of farms and feeding of crops to their animals. […]

I never heard of Igbanke until 2001. They are six clans of an Igbo subgroup in Orhiomwhon Local Government Area of Edo State. Shortly after the demise of the Obi of Onitsha, HRH Ofala Akukalia Okagbue in November 2001, I visited the Obi’s palace (Ime Obi) in Onitsha to report about preparations for his burial and […]

Before his sudden, mysterious death, former Head of State, General Sani Abacha, left us with an enduring, prophetic soundbite. He said: “If an insurgency lasts for more than 24 hours, then, know that government has a hand in it”. Way back on May 8, 2014, The Cable newspaper published a retweet of the late General’s daughter, […]

The Nigerian Army recently sent a task force to the South-East to hunt for recruits. The team led by Brigadier-General Chima Ekeator was in Enugu State where he lamented that out of the 200 slots given to the state, not up to 100 youths applied. He contrasted it with Kaduna State from which over 3,000 applications […]

Jungle justice is ugly. It is not only a sickening sight to behold, it is also wrong because the victim, who most of the time is innocent, misunderstood or framed up by his enemies, is denied justice under the law. That said, I must express my utter disgust at the kneejerk reactions of some highly-placed individuals […]

Why always Multichoice and DSTV? This is the question on the lips of Nigerians who find it difficult to stomach the digital television provider’s penchant for tariff increases. No other service provider has been dragged around in the chambers of the National Assembly, the law courts, media, civil society circles and the open public as Multichoice […]