Police brutality: He-of-the-springy-steps
By CHETA NWANZE Two events I came across yesterday captured the state of Nigeria’s police-public relations with unsettling clarity. In Port Harcourt, angry youths blocked Agip Road to protest the killing of Anthony Obodo, a 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate murdered by a police officer. The youths’ anger is not hard to understand. The […]
Nwankwo: Massive Confidence Votes by Delegates
The recent Primaries of various political parties aimed at electing candidates for the 2019 General Election was a platform to test the popularity of the candidates or aspirants for various political offices.
Shehu Shagari: Death of a humble but remarkable political leader
Though well advanced in age, the death of Second Republic President of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, on Friday did not fail to elicit reactions of regret and sorrow across a broad spectrum of the Nigerian populace. The reason for this is not far to seek.
Once a Chris Aligbe, always a Chris Aligbe! Tribute to a loving father and aviation expert @ 70
After their fairly good outing in their first World Cup finals appearance in USA in 1994, Super Eagles players turned the bride of many.
Noisy churches
Is poverty synonymous with the present craze of religious activities? In neighborhoods, you hear all sorts of noises in the name of worships. And these are inside dilapidated and corrugated iron buildings. You see the pastors or leaders in soaked but weather beaten suits and members sweating with nothing to show aside the main man reaping.
Understanding Comrade Adams Oshiomhole
APART from personal encounters with him, I have followed Comrade and his niche since the 1980s when I first saw him on television. This was in his days as the General Secretary of the Textile Union, sticking it to the then dreaded Military Government of IBB at a town hall meeting.
