Nigeria: A union of ethnic mistrust and hatred
By BEN OGU As already established, the problem of Nigeria is neither hunger nor kidnapping nor fuel. These are real problems, but only micro symptoms of the real underlying ailment. The real problem of Nigeria is the 1914 amalgamation that yoked a disparity of nations of incongruities and varying religious and cultural temperaments in a death […]
Cry not for the Igbos (2)
Continued from yesterday I CAN say it authoritatively without mincing words that Igbos will still vote for Jonathan a thousand times again without regrets if he chooses to contest again in the near future; as long as we continue to sense that scent of justice, equity and freedom in him. Anyone accusing Igbos of being […]
The successor abandonment syndrome
THE title of this piece is not original to me. I picked it from Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai’s book The Accidental Public Servant. Keen observers of the political space know that El-Rufai is a key player in the incoming All Progressive Congress, APC, government, as the governor elect of Kaduna state.
Obiano’s infantile promenade and lessons to learn
THE Igbo are a unique people in Nigeria. Often hated with a ferocious clout of jealousy by their neighbours for the reason of their manifest industry and trajectory adventurism, being the most vulnerable to unpleasantness of any society they have found themselves as sojourners. Yet, they have always held their heads high as a people with a culture of taciturn personality and reflective pride in their ethnic nationality. Mendicancy as a culture is an abhorrence among the Igbo. When it actually occurs, it is only reflective of a crack at the nexus of a particular extended family.
Falling oil price: “Pathway to diversification”
One of the key indicators for measuring overall development in the world is the Human Development Index (HDI). This is a composite index based on three indicators: longevity, as measured by life expectancy; education attainment, as measured by a combination of adult literacy and the combined gross primary, secondary and tertiary enrolment ratio; and standard of living, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. The HDI is used to rate and rank all the countries of the world, from 1 to 187 countries that are assessed every year.
Cry not for the Igbos
THE 2015 general elections might be over but the indelible footprints it left on our political shore will remain trans-generational in the annals of history. Historians will continue to make reference to 2015 as a year that redefined Nigeria’s political voyage, when taken into considerations landmark successes recorded during the course of this noble exercise and the entrenchment of democratic principles in the polity, which ultimately made Nigeria the true winner of these elections.
