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Achebe’s dead but his manhood’s alive
Last Friday, while the world mourned literary icon and academic, Professor Chinua Achebe and I remembered his fame, what came to my mind was the joke about a certain woman, in her tribute to a departed hero. The story goes ... Read More »
Alamieyeseigha: Let those without sin cast the first stone
I must say that I admire President Goodluck Jonathan’s courage. It’s not everyday that a country’s president and one who is fighting many political battles, as Jonathan, would seek the nod of the Council of States to grant clemency to ... Read More »
2015 and the political shame foretold
When, in 2011, President Goodluck Jonathan was reported to have promised governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that he would only do a single term, if they supported him to get the political party’s ticket and win the presidential ... Read More »
My fears for proposed opposition parties’ merger
The news that the merger project of the opposition political parties, being spearheaded by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), would come to fruition in June has caused excitement ... Read More »
Gov Orji chasing rats, while Abia is on fire
In the last couple of months, some readers have been accusing me of writing about socio-political developments and failures of government in other states of Nigeria, while keeping a blind eye on the happenings in my home state, Abia. One ... Read More »
