What should stop ex-priest, Anokwuru, from hooking up with a helpmate?
By Ugoh Sam-Okobi The article titled “Why is Anokwuru Christian Uche still parading himself as a priest of the Catholic Church?”, published on social media a few days ago by Kingsley Uzoma, raises issues that, in my view, deserve a more balanced consideration. Rather than dwell on personalities, it is important to examine the facts surrounding […]
Courtroom is Not for Drama: Restoring decorum in the temple of justice
The message must be clear and uncompromising: the court is not a parlour, and the courtroom is not a platform for insolence
Here’s what global happiness metrics omit about Nigeria
By EBUKA UKOH Nigeria is ranked 106th on the Global Happiness Index. Noteworthy too is that Nigeria, over the years, dropped all the way from 102nd to another position before settling at 106th. At the same time, Nigeria stands among the world’s most terror-affected countries, with violence claiming lives at an alarming pace. In recent months, […]
Street light poles, local industry, economics Nigeria cannot ignore
By LADI ALAPINI As Nigeria pushes ahead with one of the most expansive road infrastructure programmes in its history, a quiet but consequential question sits beneath the asphalt and concrete: who will supply the millions of street light poles required to illuminate these highways? The instinctive answer should be Nigerian fabricators. Yet, without a deliberate and […]
Why Nigerian migrants thrive in Australia but struggle in Europe and North America
By Dr Roy Chikwem On Nigerian social media, one pattern stands out, Nigerians living in the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States and parts of Europe frequently post videos and threads describing how hard life abroad has become. Yet across Australia and New Zealand, Nigerians remain noticeably quieter. The disparity raises an important question: why […]
Living With the Warning: Emotional and psychological toll on women
In Ozoro, Delta State, the recent viral reports of a “Seven Day Raping Festival” have sent a tremor through the national conscience
