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 […]
Nigeria @ 51: Need to redefine foreign policy
UPON gaining independence in 1960, Nigeria made the liberation and restoration of the dignity of Africa as the centerpiece of her foreign policy and played a leading role in the fight against the apartheid regime and others.
Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart and Edo PDP (1)
WHEN Chinua Achebe wrote his epic novel, THINGS FALL APART, in 1958 he probably only had at the back of his mind the general situation of the Ibo communities of his time. “Things” were not what he thought they should be. No, he did not consider the cultures of other communities in Nigeria.
Between Labour and Anambra state govt
I HAVE never for one moment believed that Nigerians have short memories. When they appear to be so, it is only by choice in order to suit their whims, and this means they know what they are doing.
Workers’ strike: Mr. President must honour agreements
It has been said that no nation can develop beyond the level of its education. In other words, education is the live-wire of any serious nation which aspires to attain the highest level of development.
What is Igbeke afraid of?
Rather than hide his face behind a rock for lying under oath and committing forgery – two criminal felonies punishable by prison terms and made worse if the person involved is an officer of the court and federal law maker because both crimes undermines the very foundation of our justice system, Igbeke still speaks to the press from the underground through paid writers.
