John Iteshi

John Iteshi writes from London.

Anambra is about Igbo Failure

Igbo individuals are least conscious in Nigeria about their group interests. Our people typically and traditionally think about their personal interest first...

Baseless Optimism Will not Change Nigeria

Time is running out on the majority of genuinely concerned Nigerians to organise themselves and trade ideas on the way forward...

President Pat Utomi: for Which Nigeria?

Pat Utomi and others like him must stop their grandiose dreams of changing Nigeria from the top and consider more realistic ways of impacting concrete changes in their societies...

Audio – Visual Voting Method

It is common sense fact that the problem with our electoral or voting systems is squarely about transparent conduct of the actual voting process and that all that is needed is how to eliminate all forms of rigging and manipulations...

Even if Ebonyi has no Male Child…

Most Nigerians would readily lavish praise on the governor of Ebonyi State, Dr. Sam Egwu, because of the glowing pictures often presented by the Nigerian media about his administration. Thisday Newspaper in particular cannot deny its culpability in this mother of all frauds...

Backward Nigeria of the White Man’s Dream!

One Paul Valley writing in today’s Independent glorifies the finance minister of Nigeria, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the woman who has power to change Africa. One greatly doubts how this Paul would fare in a test of honesty because; only rogues and idiots have seen any progress in the present Nigeria...

What Threat Can Igbos Pose To Niger-Deltans?

Nigeria appears to have more national newspapers than the UK, yet; the lowest selling newspaper in UK probably outsells all the national newspapers in Nigeria combined because our people acquire education as a weapon to fight ancient village battles...

Igbo Presidency for Who?

There are very few honest people in Nigeria who would dispute the justness of the clamour for Igbo presidency. The distribution of resources, social rewards and even justice in Nigeria is determined largely by the personal interests of whoever seats there as the president...

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