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Why Amaechi urgently needs a governor, by Donu Kogbara

Why Amaechi urgently needs a governor, by Donu Kogbara

Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, the former Rivers State Governor and former Minister of Transportation, recently made his second bid for a presidential candidacy (the first was in 2022), but was defeated at the primaries stage by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the former Vice President who basically owns the ADC opposition party to which Amaechi belongs. Amaechi’s political fortunes […]
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IF ONLY!!! By Donu Kogbara

IF ONLY!!! By Donu Kogbara

Europe and the United States are full of white folks who resent foreigners – especially black and brown ones – and want to put a stop to both legal and illegal immigration. This is why I don’t understand why a significant number of Nigerians voted for Donald Trump or cheered him on from afar. Given that he […]

Changing The African Governance Narrative, by Donu Kogbara

Changing The African Governance Narrative, by Donu Kogbara

I first met Professor Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu in 2018 when he was daring to dream and trying to become the President of Nigeria. His razor-sharp erudition did not prevent him from being friendly and down-to-earth. He somehow managed to combine being a proud native of Anambra State and patriotic son of the Naija soil with being […]

Two black amazons, by Donu Kogbara

Two black amazons, by Donu Kogbara

I was in London when Kemi Badenoch, a British politician of Nigerian extraction was running against a white man called Robert Jenrick in a bid to become leader of the British Conservative party. At the same time and on the other side of the Atlantic, Kamala Harris, an American politician of Indian and Jamaican extraction, was running […]

Iwuanyanwu: A Rare Genius, by Donu Kogbara

Iwuanyanwu: A Rare Genius, by Donu Kogbara

My friend,  Ambassador Okey Emuchay MFR, Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, spoke for many of us (my mother was Igbo) when he penned this heartfelt lament and tribute to the most recent past President-General of the respected organisation.   It is addressed to Mr Jide Iwuanyanwu, the PG’s eldest son: “It is with a deep […]

But why are we not bothered?

But why are we not bothered?

By Jonas Odocha  Let us not delude ourselves; we need to come to terms with the real essence of governance. It encompasses various aspects of laws, policies, processes and management of resources which focus on the people and on development. Development, by itself, is predicated on value addition, failing which we either stagnate or retrograde. Please […]