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 […]
May 30 and the power of remembrance, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
In his article titled, “Biafra Day: How not to honour the fallen heroes,” my friend and colleague, Emeka Alex Duru, lamented the bizarre attempt of some misguided Igbo youths to keep the spirit of the dead alive by killing the living all in the name of a utopian Biafra. “Causing harm to the living, putting the future […]
Tinubu’s best-forgotten first year in office, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
ASKED last December to comment on Bola Tinubu’s performance as President and Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria’s Armed Forces since May 29, 2023, Professor Wole Soyinka, first black man to win the Nobel Prize in Literature and one of the most fervent cheerleaders of the Tinubu presidency, said he will only do so on the administration’s first anniversary. […]
Fubara, Wike feud: Why Jonathan’s antidote is a big no-no, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
AS the political crisis engulfing Rivers State festers, many leaders have proffered solutions. Former President Goodluck Jonathan joined the bandwagon on Monday, May 20, at the flag-off of the multi-billion naira Trans-Kalabari Road project where he warned that the impasse, if unchecked, has the potential of destabilising not only the Niger Delta, but the entire country. […]
Ododo’s scandalous first 100 days scorecard, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
LET us be categorical from the outset. There is no constitutional or statutory significance to the first 100 days of a governor or president’s term, which, nevertheless, seems to have become a tradition. In fact, the origins of the concept is hazy and its import remains a subject of debate. Some historians trace its origins to […]
Tinubu’s disappearing acts, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
ASIWAJU Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria’s president since May 29, 2023 is a man of many parts, talented in multiple areas of life. As someone who is able to do many different things almost effortlessly, Nigerians perceive him as a superman – the “ideal superior man of the future,” as described by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, the 19th […]
