Churchill Okonkwo

Churchill Okonkwo holds a degree in Geology/Physics (combined honors) from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He has worked as a Graduate Assistant at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka for two years. A poet, he has two unpublished manuscripts ("Tunnel of Confusion" and " Beautiful Nonsense"). He is currently working on a third, "Voices from the Spirit World". He also writes short stories. His works include: The Erosion Menace in Anambra Basin South-eastern Nigeria: causes impact and solution. Churchill Okonkwo lives in Onitsha, Nigeria and is currently completing his Masters degree in Petroleum Engineering at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State.
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Oil Price Increase: Nigerians Are Angry – And Rightly Too

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How will you explain to the poor Niger Delta woman that she has to pay more than she can earn (that is if she is earning a living) to buy kerosene for her ant infested fire-wood from the farm in her back-yard that has been polluted by oil?
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Anambra State Election Verdict: Now that the Truth has been revealed…

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To every thesis there is an antithesis and to this a synthesis. However, truth is a never dying process. The truth is that there was no election in Nigeria in 2003 and there won’t be one come 2007...
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Beautiful Nonsense

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A housewife once believed she could tell if her husband was seeing another woman during the day by noticing the difference in the length of his tie on leaving in the morning and on returning in the evening. So one day, her husband returns and she notes the tie is a very different length from what it was when he left in the morning. She was very upset and accused her husband of having a mistress...
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Drinking From Our Diverse Well

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A multinational society like Nigeria can reconcile unity and diversity only if it does not confuse unity with uniformity and seek comprehensive cultural uniformity among its ethnic nationalities. It should evolve its unity out of its diversity by encouraging its cultural communities to evolve a plural national culture...
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Lagos State LG Funds: Waiting for the Apology

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Imagine a ship at sea that is in trouble. The lights keep going out. The engine is faltering. The rudder is unreliable. The first mate is drunk. The crew is demoralised. The service is appalling. The passengers on the ship are very dissatisfied...The troubled ship is Nigeria my beloved country.
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