Okuama: When Political Blame Ignores the Constitution, Fuels Blackmail
By Ufuoma Egbe The tragedy of Okuama has left deep wounds. Families have lost loved ones, a community has suffered devastation, and several Okuama leaders have remained in detention for an agonising period. Their plight deserves justice, compassion and sustained public attention. But precisely because the tragedy is so painful, it must not become an […]
Melaye, Macron and the misguided preoccupation with youth
When Emmanuel Macron was sworn in as the Prime Minister of France, two things immediately stood him out; the age of his spouse, which became a joke, and then passé because the joke was mostly on the jokers. Then there was the fact that he was only 39 years old.
Democracy Day Anniversary: Aliko Dangote as a metaphor for Nigeria’s development
At 60 years of age (April 10,2017) , Aliko Dangote who is slightly older than Nigeria by a mere three years has become the richest man in Africa and the 23rd richest in the world according to Forbes list of billionaires.
Echoes of Gov. Ugwuanyi’s Mid-term Anniversary
The lyrics of thanksgiving and praises to God were waxing higher and the mammoth crowd in a jubilant mood when Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State arrived the popular Michael Okpara Square, Enugu, venue of the 2017 Democracy Day celebration, marking the second year anniversary of his administration.
Dear Sultan, it is not Islamic Youth Service Corps
The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Abubakar Sa’ad, is beginning to put himself regularly in the eye of ridicule. His recent pronouncements on national matters are beginning to get neutrals worried if this man is not on a deliberate misadventure of creating confusion, tension and chaos where ordinarily there ought to be none. With the […]
A party’s desperation for credibility and validation (2)
The narrative that Edo people had celebrated the declaration of the APC candidate as elected governor is merely designed to impress people who live outside the state
