Kenneth Okonkwo, a quisling extraordinaire? By Ikechukwu Amaechi
During World War II, a Norwegian military officer and politician, Vidkun Quisling, helped facilitate the Nazi invasion of his own country and led a domestic collaborationist regime loyal to Führer Adolf Hitler. For his infamous role, he was executed for treason in 1945, and his surname became synonymous with ultimate betrayal. The Norwegian traitor’s perfidy reminds […]
Speech that left Nigerians speechless and palliative hunters
Nigeria is in dire straits. What is going on in our country right now is so tragic in its absurdity that all of us should be weeping. Yet, here we are laughing away our sorrows.
Lekki toll gate massacre and limits of tyranny
By Ikechukwu Amaechi Something is seemingly romantic about the date. It is so seducing that you can hardly forget it – 20-10-2020 – a Tuesday. Yet, it was a black Tuesday. A day of death! That was the day Nigeria finally descended into the cesspit of chaos and infamy. That was the day Nigerian soldiers […]
INEC and Buhari’s in-your-face attitude
By Ikechukwu Amaechi Nigerians, particularly those who believe that their country could still be salvaged, are now very worried and scared. They are not scared of the dreaded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, which has been disbanded. They are worried for the future of their hard-won democracy. They are scared of the impunity of President Muhammadu […]
Teachers’ reward, no longer in heaven?
There is a refrain that a teacher’s reward is in heaven, an acknowledgement that he plays a preeminent role in nation-building even as he is being made to hold the wrong end of the national reward stick, particularly in Nigeria. It has not always been that way. Time was in this country when teachers were […]
Nigeria at 60: A diamond, no gemstone
By Ikechukwu Amaechi EXPECTATIONS were high. Drums were rolled out. Great speeches were delivered. And the future looked great, or so it seemed, when Nigeria gained independence from Britain on October 1, 1960. Sadly, 60 years after, the diamond jubilee, which ought to be celebrated with pomp and pageantry, is at best muted for those […]
