Nnaemeka Oruh

Nnaemeka Oruh writes from Port Harcourt

Naija Music As A Vehicle Of Social Criticism: The Example Of African China

Despite his weaknesses, African China has established himself as a society conscious artiste. He has further succeeded in drawing our attention to most of the problems that the Nigerians society faces...

Third Term: A Monster We Nutured?

We have come a long way as a nation of indifferent people. So much have we been wallowing in indifference that we are taken as fools or worse still, as toys with which several assumed leaders satiate their private fantasies...

Beyond Baba Shege’s Homily To The Nigerian Actors' Guild

Mr. Asiegbu, the Actors' Guild president, should have told Obasanjo that every artistic production tries to adhere to social realism and thus until such a time that the situation in Nigeria is garbed in positivism, the movie industry would continue to represent the negative sides as the social situation actually is...

Orji Uzor Kalu: A Failed Second Term, And A Wobbling Presidential Ambition

A novice as Orji Uzor Kalu cannot afford to say that he is overtly sure of his ability to win the presidency come 2007. Despite the fact that he appears to be the only Igbo presidential aspirant at the moment (forget the comical show of one Chief Muscle), one knows that even with the pulling together of all Igbo votes, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu cannot see the presidency...

Questions…

Whether stupid people like us believe it or not, the anti-corruption fight is on, from the No 3 man down. This administration is clearly committed to fighting corruption to a standstill! But one thing I have learnt is never to completely trust Baba Sege. That man is so cunning that like the proverbial witch-rat, he bites and blows air at you at the same time...

You Were The Genesis: An Open Letter To Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye

I have lost hope in the generation that controls the affairs of Nigeria. A bright future for our country therefore resides in the formation and careful upbringing of a new set of people whose eyes are ringed from infancy with the chalk of responsible governance, with the ‘ofo’ and ‘ogu’ placed in their hands...

Internet Scam: A Menace To Our National Image

...Until such a time that lasting positive alternatives litter the streets, the denigration of our national image through Internet crime will continue.

Just Like Abe Lincoln…Dr. Alex Ekwueme

Like Abe Lincoln, Ekwueme is humble, unassuming, a dedicated family man, quiet. And like Abe, Ekwueme has deeply thinking eyes and a forehead that speaks of great wisdom...

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