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By TONY AFEJUKU  One thing the Glitterer, this Glitterer, does from time to time now is read old books. In fact, he has been reading the ancient books and works of all shades, books and essays that he had read before. The first time one reads a book or any work, one, generally speaking, does […]
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Ebere Uzoukwa’s bluster against Abia betrayed a misleading bias

Ebere Uzoukwa’s bluster against Abia betrayed a misleading bias

Many fair minded persons, recoiled  at Ebere Uzoukwa’s rant on Abia, as if they had seen  a snake because, that story was a piece of snow job, that degenerated from the sublime to the ridiculous. It was a metaphor for media racketeering and a manual of uncivil war of words. Baltasar Gracian; the Spanish prose writer and Jesuit priest in his famous homily to media practitioners, once pontificated that “ a single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.” And integrity is choosing your thoughts and actions based on time tested values rather than on personal gains.

Ifeanyi Ubah: When Charity Meets Capacity (1)

Ifeanyi Ubah: When Charity Meets Capacity (1)

Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah does not need any more introductions. By a dint of hard work, determination, focus and the God factor, he has grown to become a household name in Nigeria, particularly in critical sectors of the Nigerian economy. From oil & gas to sports, to politics and then charity, he traverses the nation like a colossus in constant search of where and how to improve humanity.

Adebanjo’s unsavoury remarks

Adebanjo’s unsavoury remarks

In finding permanent solutions to the root causes of the herdsmen-farmers clashes in some parts of the country, this administration has indeed shown its commitment to ending the impunity of violence

Africa: A continent without democrats

Africa: A continent without democrats

The second wave of democratization in Africa, beginning in the 80s, and the gradual establishment of democracy as the new normal in the continent brought much hope and excitement. As we have seen in the recent intervention by the military in Zimbabwe, coup d’etats have become unpopular and unacceptable in the entire continent in deference perhaps to dominant global politics.

Analysing CBN’s new dividend policy

Analysing CBN’s new dividend policy

Many bank directors were notorious for contributing to a greater percentage of non-performing loans which contributed to the collapse of the banking industry

Umahism: Correcting civil disobedience with filial love

Umahism: Correcting civil disobedience with filial love

The name, Okpufu, may not ring a bell in anyone’s ear. Okpufu is the name of the pastoral village in Ntsurakpa autonomous community of Ebonyi State wherein the permanent site of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki situates.

Of #BBNaija and Magical Kenya! – Reno

Of #BBNaija and Magical Kenya! – Reno

Believe it or not, before 1987, Nigeria had a higher pet capita income than China and India, but today, those same nations have left us behind.