Osun election: Matters arising, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
Nigerians are an excitable lot. It is, therefore, not surprising that the outcome of the August 15 off-cycle Osun governorship election is generating so much buzz. To be sure, the outcome calls for celebration because for the first time in a long while, the will of the people prevailed in an election. And it prevailed not because […]
Only justice will guarantee peace in Edo on Saturday, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
ON Saturday, September 21, Edo electorate will elect a new governor who will superintend over the affairs of the state in the next four years. In other climes, that is a simple task. Agreed, contestation for power is a serious business not meant for chicken-hearted fellas, but the heavy lifting is done out on the […]
Ahmed Bako: Intellectual masturbation as inaugural lecture, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
WHAT caught my attention when the flyer of the 50th inaugural lecture of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto surfaced in the social media late August was the theme: “The Igbo factor in the history of intergroup relations and commerce in Kano: Opportunities and challenges revisited.” The lecture, to be delivered by Ahmed Bako, a Kano-born […]
The Ighodalo promise in Edo State, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
Sadly, the former governor has embarked on the same ill-fated trip once again throwing caution to the winds. Lacking in basic political decency and decorum, Oshiomhole, uncouth as ever, takes pride in assaulting the sensibilities of Edo people.
Still on the Utomi, Amosun foxtrot, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
Nigeria has remained the way it is with leaders acting with impunity while in office because they know there are no consequences even out of office.
Joe Ajaero: NLC presidency under Tinubu’s watch, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
The idea is to put Ajaero away, if possible, for a considerable length of time because he is seen as the most potent obstacle to their anti-people policies.
As Tinubu redefines protest to mean ‘movement to effect change of regime by force’, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
AFTER quelling what, to all intents and purposes, was a peaceful protest by economically challenged Nigerians over insufferable high cost of living, President Bola Tinubu has moved quickly to consolidate his grip on power. Taking a page from the archetypical fascist playbook, he summoned a meeting of the National Council of State, NCS, on Tuesday, to […]
Peace Culture: A book Tinubu must read, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
As indicated here last week, the book, Peace Culture: A Monumental Evidence for Global Co-existence, written by Professor Ola Makinwa et al, will shine a light on our offering in this column today. Many have been badgering me on why I “ignored” the ongoing ten-day #EndBadGovernance protest rocking the country. The protest, now in its […]
Encounter with Ola Makinwa, Africa’s iconic peace ambassador, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
BEFORE now, I have heard so much about Ola Makinwa, the iconic Professor of Dramatic Arts, a doyen of the film and theatre industry, world-class academic and author of many books, including his much-talked about compendium, Peace Culture. But I never met him. Here is a man with over 76 celluloid film directing experience, 480 video […]
Oloworaran: Financial round peg in PenCom’s round hole, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
AS Nigeria battles, arguably, its worst financial crisis since independence, it is only apposite that the most pragmatic way to pull the country’s chestnuts out of the raging economic fire, to borrow a cliché, is to put round pegs in round holes. The appointment of Ms. Omolola Oloworaran as the new Director-General of the National Pension […]
Has Nigeria become an impossible country? By Ikechukwu Amaechi
IN his 1994 book, The Impossible Country: A Journey Through the Last Days of Yugoslavia, Brian Hall related his encounters with Serbs, Croats, and Muslims – real people, likeable people – who had been overcome with suspicion and anxiety about one another. He painted the tragic picture of a country, its politics, its history, and its […]
