Fayose’s insufferable political rascality, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
Nigeria is at a crossroads – politically, economically and socially. There is no easy way out of the bind. You believe President Bola Tinubu’s preachment of ‘Renewed Hope’ at your own peril because blind trust is always a risky proposition. And that is what the administration wants Nigerians to do – trust blindly. They want […]
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 […]
The Obaseki blowout in Edo poll
By Ikechukwu Amaechi IT was a real shellacking. Even those who predicted a Godwin Obaseki win in the Edo governorship poll on September 19 didn’t foresee a blowout. And four days after the result was announced, some are still pondering how Osagie Ize-Iyamu, a man reputed as a grassroots politician, took such a drubbing. He […]
