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 […]
Ikenga Ugochinyere: Democratisation of violence in Imo
By Ikechukwu Amaechi THIS is to notify the general public that this may be my last acts as a human as my house in Umukegwu Akokwa is under heavy attack currently. As I pen this, all the cars in my house have been set ablaze and there is heavy shooting for the past 25 mins. […]
Character and leadership: Lesson from the US
By Ikechukwu Amaechi NIGERIANS are a special breed of homo-sapiens. We create gods out of mere mortals and even while they are still alive, we venerate them as deities of our harebrained pantheon. They are worshipped, literally, and can do no wrong. The society creates a different set of moral code for them. They are […]
Buhari: Nigerians owe Bishop Kukah a debt of gratitude
By Ikechukwu Amaechi AS you read this, it will be exactly three days to the end of the year and 152 days to the end of Muhammadu Buhari’s second and final term in office as president. And Nigerians are hurting badly. In the last seven and half years of his baleful presidency, all the indices […]
Obi ticks another leadership box with Okupe’s exit
By Ikechukwu Amaechi THIS week has been a dramatic one for both the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi. While the party’s campaign train, which has become the rave of the moment, headed South-South, a zone that promises to be a battleground in the 2023 elections, the very soul of the movement, […]
2023: Nigeria cannot afford an emperor as president
By Ikechukwu Amaechi DELIVERING the 2022 TheNiche Lecture titled “2023 elections and the future of Nigeria’s democracy” on September 8, the guest speaker, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, former governor of Lagos State and Minister of Works and Housing, disagreed with those who hold the view that next year’s elections will be momentous. Though Fashola admitted that […]
