L.Chinedu Arizona-Ogwu

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

Politicians Fail: loot and lose credibility!

One can in all honesty say the government’s fight against corruption ended with the death of Umar Yar'Adua. Jonathan's government should start fighting embezzlement of public funds...

Children are Defiled: Out Of Neglect Or Privation?

It is horrifying that some 73 percent of street children in the city are subjected to abuse and suffer from chronic malnutrition. Mortality and morbidity status among the street dwellers has reached an alarming level due to lack of basic healthcare services...

My advice to President Jonathan

I know you know that the prosperity of your fellow Nigerians, though hard fought, is less fulfilling knowing there is so much more that can be done to alleviate poverty and suffering inside Africa...

Single Currency for Africa: Incidental Or Essential?

Rulers from African countries will meet at the next bi-annual AU summit to discuss political, security and financial issues affecting the world’s top sub-Saharan region. Nigeria still hopes that there will be a single currency for the countries of the African Union...

Prof Jega and 2011 Elections Budget: Money-Pocketing Or Vote-Count Opportunity?

Jega is manifesting incompetence. He collected about N90b for the conduct of the 2011 elections. Next he asked for N6b for a one-week extension of the voter’s registration...

Politicians-in-power: Do They Mismanage Or Gobble Up Public Funds?

It is the insatiable greed and lust for power that is mostly behind our intractable penchant for corruption. We have come to use our Tribal and Political differences only as justifiable, ready tools to gain what we are gullibly seeking..

Port Harcourt PDP Rally Stampede: Irregular Or Deregulated Police Action?

Facial expression reveals that Dr. Goodluck Jonathan's regime is in the right direction. Despite balance of the ethno-presidency system, the Nigerian people have accepted gradual economic changes observed ever since he started heading the presidency...

Cross-Carpeting: Another Attempt To Gain Votes?

Governance in Nigeria has been dysfunctional for decades. In my wanderings through life, I have found that most people are troubled by the current state of politics in Nigeria, but are unable to clearly define the problem, the root cause, or the solution...

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