Opinion

This is not just about Chukwuemeka. But yes, Chukwuemeka indeed. You may ask: what’s in a name? Chukwuemeka connotes gratitude. Gratitude to God for his intervention using Imolites as instruments to empower that which is pleasing to all (Ihediohamma)...

Building a cohesive society starts with delivering justice to all and protecting the interest of not just a few, but all in the composite unit. Justice is the adhesive which cements the foundations of attuned societies. And it is...

Very quickly these are not the best of times for my friend and brother, Owelle Rochas iScAriot Okorocha, the outgoing Imo state governor and copyrights owner of the word "Iberiberism". I humbly request permission to use his word, believing...

The title of a local movie, the Fake Prophet, that was distributed in Nigeria as part of the campaign against child witchcraft accusation in the country, made me curious. Those behind this project had the best of intentions- to...

The 2019 general elections have shown the growing evolution and sophistication of the Nigerian electorates. Despite obvious lapses and controversies of inconclusiveness in some states, these elections have shown enlightened awareness and voter differentiation between political parties and personalities,...

Many Nigerians, Ghanaians, Dahomeans, Sierra Leoneans, Liberians to South Africans were happy as one family; they would gladly tell you gleeful stories when we were Lagosians. But that was before the Oil Income which turned politicians into greedy, selfish...

Early on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, by 4.40 am and four days after the presidential election held in Nigeria on Saturday, February 23, the Chairman of the 'Independent' National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, announced that Muhammadu Buhari...

Amid intense electioneering, ahead of the just-concluded general election, the All Progressives Congress (APC)-controlled Federal Government legitimately marketed its achievements to persuade a mandate renewal. The Anchor Borrowers' Programme (ABP), conceptualized and driven by the Governor Godwin Emefiele-led Central...

To an extent, what the 2019 general election has established is that the people are still the repository of power. Really, has it been an election of "retirement"; "retirement" of political godfathers? The revolution in Kwara evidences a people's defiance to...

Many youths are described as leaders of tomorrow. Many agree that youth themselves are a reflection of the society. The nature of the socio political and economic environment which had prevailed in the country imposed constraints in terms of...