Tompolo’s ‘manumission’ mission, the ironies and the joys of life
By ENEWARIDIDEKE EKANPOU The state of being swept into oblivion after a sacrificial engagement to free a people from developmental enslavement sounds retrogressive and meaningless. It sounds retrogressive and meaningless because it has no historical bequest to inspire and guide the next generations away from the path that once convulsed their entire existence like the deadly […]
The monsters that oppose restructuring, beasts that threaten war by Fani-Kayode
“Treat the surrendering Biafrans well or risk their children rising again”- Colonel Phillip Effiong, Vice President of Biafra, 1970.
Biafra has not been defeated – Wole Soyinka
On July 6, 1967, civil war broke out in Nigeria between the country’s military and the forces of Biafra, an independent republic proclaimed by ex-Nigerian military officer Odumegwu Ojukwu on May 30 of that year. The war killed more than 1 million people, many of whom died from starvation. It ended in January 1970 with the reintegration of Biafra into Nigeria.
Anambra election: Time to hear political jargons
The time to hear political jargons, grammar and unrecognized theories has landed; time for fake promises to flood into our ears has come.
Anambra guber: Andy Uba’s second coming
This by a long shot is not the first time Andy put his right foot forward for the state’s top most office
Enugu: Tracking governance at mid-term
The governor’s swift intervention on Amurri road as a priority project is a clear indication of his commitment to the wellbeing of the people of the area and the state at large
