Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema

Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema is a Lagos-based writer.

2-4 Zone: Now That the Pendulum Has Swung In Buhari’s Corner…

The majority of Nigerians have spoken. Buhari is the new president-elect. He is not my flavor of the month. Never was, as anyone who has...

2-4 Zone: Ikebe Matter Na Serious Matter

We have various names for it in Nigeria: ikebe; bum-bum; nyash; ‘assenal.’ This just shows you that buttocks matter. Yes, buttocks matter, both to the...

How To Keep Nigeria One In 2015

This article is, to a great extent, inspired by the interview with the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Reverend Father Matthew Hassan Kukah, published in...

Peter Obi’s Defection: Wider Issues For The Igbos’ Political Survival

Anambra State, indeed the entire Eastern Nigeria and certainly the entire country, was fortunate to have a governor of Peter Gregory Obi’s calibre. I...

The Beginning Of The End Or The End Of The Beginning?

As I reflect on what Nigeria has become, what with the orgy of blood typified by the weekly ritual of bomb blasts at Nyanya, it is clear that something will give very soon if we do not start taking proactive steps. Perhaps the steps might be too late, especially with the type of leadership elite Nigeria is saddled with...

Nyanya: We Better Wake Up Or Die Where We Lie

I do not know what to say or write here that will make sense. In other terrorism-infested climes, an attack like the one at Nyanya will not be taken lying low...

Let Us Answer The Gay Question In Nigeria With Our Heads

Folks, this homosexual issue is one we have to face squarely. Why are these people the way they are? Does it have a spiritual undertone? Homosexuality has been around for centuries, even in black Africa, before the coming of the whites...

Is It Sane To Be A Christian In Today’s Nigeria?

In my opinion, the current politicking for 2015 and the religious perceptions being created may only fuel an extremist movement. President Jonathan is not my flavor of the month and I will not vote for him but what if he wins fair and square?

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