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Biodun Jeyifo (1946-2026), by Obi Nwakanma

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 […]
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Orji Kalu, APC, and the Igbo Question

Orji Kalu, APC, and the Igbo Question

What exactly does being senate president do for an entire Igbo population? The Igbo have been senate president before. In what ways did it change the lives of millions of Igbo people?

The rise of the Chicken Assembly

The rise of the Chicken Assembly

Senator Lawan appears to be the man for the job. But many fear that he may be too much of a camp follower. A malleable man, who will turn the senate into an extension of the presidency

Nigeria: The coming anarchy….

Nigeria: The coming anarchy….

And the president, rather than sit down and face his duties, jetted off, within hours of taking his oath to the OIC meeting. It is sad. It is a crying shame. And it is time for all those Generals, politicians, intellectuals, everybody who still has a stake in Nigeria to come together and take charge and defuse this balloon before it flies

A letter to Emeka Ihedioha (4)

A letter to Emeka Ihedioha (4)

The state of course must endeavor to lessen the burden on both students and parents, and help students live well as young adults as they attend universities in Imo state. That is why I propose that you push through your party in the Imo State House of Assembly, a bill to re-establish and reposition the Imo state Students Loans Board

A letter to Emeka Ihedioha (3)

A letter to Emeka Ihedioha (3)

Ecology is the wealth of the future, and the disappearance of the rain forest umbrella that once covered Imo especially is a disaster that must be averted or remediated