Ikechukwu Amaechi

Amaechi, former Editor of Daily Independent, is the Editor-in-Chief/Managing Editor of TheNiche.

Who Really Wants Biafra?

In one of his recent articles, my brother and colleague, Oguwike Nwachuku, posited that based on the rabid anti-Igbo sentiment that seems to have...

Ndigbo as Migrants in Nigeria?

Three years ago, I travelled to the United States for the annual convention of Mbaise people living there. The convention, which is usually rotated...

Nigeria: The Vendetta In DSS

When President Muhammadu Buhari pulled out his kinsman, Lawal Daura, from retirement to head the Department of State Services (DSS), it did not come...

Needless Assets Declaration Drama

Saturday, September 5, was exactly 100 days since Muhammadu Buhari took the oath of office as President. His four-year term has 1,461 days and...

President Buhari’s Politics of Exclusion

Let me make a confession from the outset. I have always been a fan of President Muhammadu Buhari and I didn’t hide my admiration...

Nuhu Ribadu's Transmutation

There is no politically discerning Nigerian who has not heard the news. Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the presidential candidate of the now defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in 2011, has defected to the ruling People's Democratic Party...

Ndigbo and Fani-Kayode’s Crass Irresponsibility

Ordinarily, one would have dismissed Fani-Kayode’s vituperations as the ranting of a sick mind because no sane person can celebrate the slaughtering of fellow human beings in their thousands as he did...

The Joke Is On Us

At last, a man in possession of strong moral capital has come to the throne and Nigeria is about to rise and shine...

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Southwest and the power of early preparation

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El-Rufai’s Detention: Justice, Political Vendetta Or A Test Of Nigeria’s Rule Of Law?

The continuing legal battle involving former Kaduna State Governor,...

Osun: Long live Edenisation!

With the prospect of a Second Term - whether...