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Nigeria @66: The Otu Record — Beyond the Rhetoric

Nigeria @66: The Otu Record — Beyond the Rhetoric

By Joseph Odok As Nigeria marks 66 years of independence, the anniversary offers more than an occasion for patriotic speeches. It is also an opportunity to ask a practical question at the sub-national level: what has government actually done with the resources and opportunities available to it?In Cross River State, Governor Bassey Edet Otu’s administration […]
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INEC, Ayo Fayose and that Campaign Ban – Kabiru Muhammed

INEC, Ayo Fayose and that Campaign Ban – Kabiru Muhammed

It is amazing how in most of the things that ought to matter to us as a people, as a nation, in a hurry to be what we want to be, we are always neither here nor there. I am talking about how we adopt practices and often conventions of the modern western world and yet deliberately refuse to implement such practices and conventions to the fullest.

Anambra: Change beckons!

Anambra: Change beckons!

EVERY elementary Philosophy student is aware of the thoughts and viewpoints of Parmenides and Heraclitus. While Parmenides believed that nothing changes, Heraclitus contended that change is ubiquitous.  In elementary Biology, growth is listed among the qualities of a human being. Growth is, therefore, Heraclitan, because to grow is to undergo changes, mostly positive.

Rochas, the man whose vision drives crazy

Rochas, the man whose vision drives crazy

WHEN Imo State  governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, told TELL magazine that “my vision drives me crazy,” many people did not take his words literally. In November 2016, he tweaked the statement a little, this time saying his love for Imo State keeps him from sleeping. “I find it difficult to sleep now because I want to change the entire face of Imo,” he said.

IPOB, Federal Govt and the rest of us

IPOB, Federal Govt and the rest of us

I HAVE, from the very beginning of this menace, come to the conclusion that the Indigenous People Of Biafra’s, IPOB, movement would be mismanaged by both sides of the divide.

Obaze: Who the Cap fits

Obaze: Who the Cap fits

IN every assemblage of human beings  as a family unit, kindred, organisation or geo-political entity – the pursuit and fulfilment of their collective interests and aspirations are derived principally from the quality of their leadership or management.