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Southern Nigeria leaders as stooges of hegemonists

Southern Nigeria leaders as stooges of hegemonists

By BEN OGU Every question tends to elicit an answer to a puzzle, and without presuming or presupposing, it anticipates a clarification, which it can establish or refute based on known and extant behaviors. From the 1914 amalgamation and the imposed name Nigeria on the numerous nationalities of former British colonies, to the incident of […]
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2019: Who is afraid of APGA’s Ukachukwu in Anambra South?

2019: Who is afraid of APGA’s Ukachukwu in Anambra South?

OF all the primaries organized by political parties for the 2019 polls in Anambra State, that of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, for Anambra South Senatorial seat held at the Ekwulobia township stadium, was the most keenly contested. 

Should Nigeria really go for a Parliamentary Government?

Should Nigeria really go for a Parliamentary Government?

Some members of the national assembly recently suggested that Nigeria should return to the type of parliamentary system of government it practised in the early 60s. Many people tend to see the move as unnecessary and diversionary at this time. But some other people believe the parliamentary system of government could be the solution to Nigeria’s perennial geo-political challenges.

Castigating Buhari: How fair?

Castigating Buhari: How fair?

Few Presidents in history have been castigated as much as President Mohammadu Buhari, sometimes unfairly.  Some charge that he introduced a fractious religious divide into Nigeria.

Breakthrough of Dogged Artist Chidi Okoye

Breakthrough of Dogged Artist Chidi Okoye

Artists do not come of a harder hue than light-skinned sculptor, painter and poet Chidi A. Okoye. A firm believer in the creative enterprise, Okoye has applied his art diligently in Nigeria, Canada and the United States, surmounting all kinds of institutional obstacles. He remains undaunted in his quest for excellence, daring all odds.

Amosun and Oma Djeba’s sour grapes

Amosun and Oma Djeba’s sour grapes

I read with disbelief Oma Djebah’s piece entitled “Amosun’s perilous pill”on the current political logjam in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State. Oma Djebah, who claimed to be a global journalist, threw away all caution that a journalist is trained to have in his diatribe against the governor of Ogun State.