SOC Okenwa

Okenwa writes from Cote D'Ivoire.

The Olusegun Obasanjo We Know!

We know the Ota farmer as a vindictive man who hatched good and bad schemes with equal nasty determination. Recently, he paid an unscheduled visit to the Comrade Governor of Edo State and told reporters in Benin City that he was just passing by...

My Name Is Mallam Boko Haram!

My name is Mallam Boko Haram and I am proud to so introduce myself. I am the public enemy number one of the confused federal government of Nigeria. But I am still holding out, outsmarting the security armada unleashed on me...

Dr Abati's Aso Rock 'Transformation'!

For a popular hitherto pro-people writer who reportedly 'solicited' for the Aso Rock employment thus deposing his predecessor Ima Niboro Dr Abati gave himself away unwittingly as an ambitious man in search of a better life...

The Two Opposing Worlds Of President Jonathan

Squandering of the goodwill of the good people of Nigeria! The spontaneous goodwill the Nigerian people had for President Jonathan has been squandered irretrievably. The Aso Rock lord has unwittingly dug his political grave...

Before President Jonathan Is Overthrown…

One cannot stop wondering why the priorities of President Jonathan included the fuel subsidy removal and one 7-year presidential term rather than fixing the critical power sector and the dilapidated federal roads and the academic challenge posed by ASUU and the low standard of education generally in Nigeria...

Nigeria in 2012: Between Fear and Doubt!

Okay, fellow Nigerians, the good news could as well be that we managed to survive 2011 inspite of Boko Haram, ubiquitous kidnappers and roaming armed robbers, right?! And that we tolerated cowardly the political intrigues and schemes of the Abuja gang...

Nigeria: Between The Pulpit And The Podium!

The 21st century Nigeria with many challenges may not find succour in a clueless and somber President who is only trying to prove himself and make sense of his command...

Laurent Gbagbo: Quel Gachis!

Presidents Obama and Sarkozy deserved commendation for their principled stand against the sit-tight machinations of the Gbagbo clan while the 'fire' lasted. Sarkozy always maintained that for France the only legitimate and legal President in Cote d'Ivoire was Alassane Ouattara...

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