L.Chinedu Arizona-Ogwu

Arizona-Ogwu writes from Oyigbo, Rivers State, Nigeria.

Poverty Relief: More Programs, More Pains

Government should not presume that they know what will benefit the poor better than the poor themselves. When a program has been failing each time it is attempted, the ideal thing to do would be to study the past attempts to see where the mistakes lies…

Is Obasanjo To Blame For State Of The Nation?

It is only through a genuine democracy that Nigerians can make a true choice. Unfortunately, these choices are sometimes rubbished by fraud, violence, intimidation and partisanship by the electoral body...

Is Obasanjo To Blame For State Of The Nation?

It is only through a genuine democracy that Nigerians can make a true choice. Unfortunately, these choices are sometimes rubbished by fraud, violence, intimidation and partisanship by the electoral body...

Uwazuruike and Ndiigbo that Agitate

I have always harboured the feeling that if ever there will be a man walking on his head, and walking backwards instead of forwards, such a person will come from Nigeria. It is only in Nigeria that the tail wags the dog and the cart pulls the horse...

Corruption Without The Immunity Clause

One of the most infuriating things about politics is the effort expended by politicians, pundits and partisans to hide very simple premises under layers and layers of self-serving bull crap...

Failed Governance: Revealing The Crooked To Relieve The Hooked

Nigeria has no alternative to harnessing natural resources, promoting prosperity, protecting the right of every citizens and planning and or balancing the economy on freedom, equity and justice platform...

Failed Governance: Revealing The Crooked To Relieve The Hooked

Nigeria has no alternative to harnessing natural resources, promoting prosperity, protecting the right of every citizens and planning and or balancing the economy on freedom, equity and justice platform...

Bringing Good Government To The People

Post-military national democratic leadership has been less effective than many would have wished. Nigeria’s federal system gives too little autonomy and authority to the nation’s thirty-six states...

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