Ossie Ezeaku

Ossie Ezeaku is a Metallurgist and public commentator. A native of Ukpo-Dunukofia, Anambra state, Nigeria, he currently lives in Belgium.

Mike Okiro – The Man And The Misplaced Logic

Any agitation by South Easterners about the elevation of Okiro will be tantamount to the Igbos of the South South, and particularly Egbema folks of both divide crying foul of Ohaneze Ndigbo...

World Bank: Ribadu's Open Editorial, Simply An Intrusion

Mr. Ribadu has recently written an Op-Ed in the International Herald Tribune, in which he asked the Board of the World Bank not to fire Its President, Dr. Paul Wolfowitz. He reasoned that Dr. Wolfowitz has done much for Africa, and as such should be allowed to keep his job...

Nigerian Leaders And Their Spoken English

When a person communicates with clarity, he would be understood and appraised accordingly. And when he cannot do so, the underlying message gets cut off. The messenger, in effect, becomes an object of doubt and suspicion...

Twilight Of Time: Gen. Emeka Odumegwu- Ojukwu

The Igbo love for Chief Ojukwu, and the admiration for him by many Nigerians cannot be contested. This was exhibited when Pres. Obasanjo sent him the famous "one way" ticket to Abuja to appear before the SSS. The end of the impasse showed that the cult and the enigma called Ojukwu, was and still is, very much alive...

Perspective: The Socio-Political Dynamics Of The New Naira

There is every cause to welcome the new Naira notes inscribed in Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba, and the subsequent proscription of the use of Arabic on the national currency...

Obj: The Secular President Who Courted The Sharia Governor

Whatever might be the reasons for the choice of Yar' Adua, It has further impressed upon Southern Nigerians that the Northerner's words and requests amount to law...

Humility In Service: What Our Ex Leaders Must Know

Enduring political legacies can be created without necessarily having to head a national government. Current presidential contestants, having been beneficiaries of the triumph of the legislature, should rethink and lead the way to a practical democracy...

The Pope, Islamic Leaders And Their Politics

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