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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 […]
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Leave Sam Egwu alone

What is his offence? He celebrated the 25th anniversary of his wedlock to his one and only wife, Mrs. Eunice Ukamaka Egwu. While one of the trade unions in the Education sector called for his resignation, a popular columnist in the Vanguard, newspaper, Ochereoma Nnanna, called for his sack from the Federal Executive Council.

NDDC and Nwagboso’s footprints

We also used the medium to appeal to the President to ignore the ranting of some politicians purported to be speaking for the oil producing communities in Ukwa-West of the State over the overwhelming support and endorsement by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders in the local government, state and national levels for Mr. Nwagboso who was the Federal Commissioner representing Abia State in the second Governing Board of NDDC.

2010 election and fake endorsements

By  Eziuche Nwoka EVERYDAY in our state capital, guided tours are sponsored by our state government and Nigerians are given free return tickets and hotel accommodations, taken round the state in Coaster buses and shown various projects in the state. This is truly the first of its kind by any state government as neither Governor […]

Why NYSC must stay

By  Mack Ogbamosa ONE of the fundamental instruments binding the nation together- the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) – has been under media bashing in recent times. There have even been calls for its scrapping because, according to the critics, the scheme is no more relevant.  They base their arguments on reasons like unhealthy nature […]

Rebranding: A fundamental orientation

By Myinag Ikpah MARIJATA, in a back page comment in The Nation, on July 11, 2009, titled:  “Counting the Cost of Corruption,” dwelled on the performance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under its Chairperson, Farida Waziri in tackling “massive corruption by public officers”. He took a swipe at Nigeria’s efforts at resolving […]

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