Biodun Jeyifo (1946-2026), by Obi Nwakanma
There are these times when uttering words feel too overwhelming, because words sometimes weigh like stones. Such moments are like now, when we must make offerings to the memory of a man like Biodun Jeyifo – BJ for short. At his death, I was too tongue-tied to make appropriate tribute. In these times, when vulgar […]
The Awomama massacre and matters arising
By Obi Nwakanma Last week, dear reader, I felt too overwhelmed to write this column. It seemed pointless. Nigeria does this to you, yes. Events of such significance happen far too rapidly these days that it is no longer easy to respond to any without feeling a sense of despair. Just like last week, there […]
Peter Obi: The return of ‘Zikism’
The missing link in the evolution of Nigerian politics in the last fifty years is the Zikist vision of a coherent nation -an economically prosperous and politically sovereign nation driven by a productive and empowered population, particularly a youth population, whose energy would instigate, and translate into what the great Zik termed the “risorgimento” after the […]
Shiroro massacre: An entire battalion wiped out and Buhari still stays in Abuja
On Wednesday, terrorists operating in Shiroro, Niger State, massacred numerous people, including about 42 Nigerian soldiers and policemen, and an unknown, unaccountable number of civilians at a mining site. Among those missing, according to certain media reports, are some Chinese. Just for context, the areas around the Shiroro Dam are where ISWAP fighters months ago mounted […]
The revolt of justice
The Justices of the Supreme Court, it does seem, did finally awaken to the dire straits of institutional corruption as they themselves have become victims of the malaise in the body politics of Nigeria. The history of these justices was that once, they had been inured from the reality of society. Once appointed to the bench, […]
ELECTIONS 2023: From reptilian politics to a peoples movement
By Obi Nwakanma As at the time of writing this column, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2023 election, Mr. Atiku Abubakar had nominated Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, current governor of Delta State as his running mate. The choice is strategic. Under very normal circumstances, it would be a game-changer. Dr. Ifeanyi […]
