SOC Okenwa

Okenwa writes from Cote D'Ivoire.

Tribute to Tom Ilube, a Rare Gem

In the Nigeria of today, much like in the 80's and 90's, the notoriety of 'PHD' a.k.a. Pull Him Down syndrome cannot be denied by anyone. Some people go to any length to undo their superiors...

Kibaki Like Obasanjo, Kenyans Unlike Nigerians

Politics and politicians have conspired lately to imperil the fortunes of a hitherto peaceful Kenya. The 'Uhuru' paradise is being desecrated! Destroyed!

Bhutto/Ghandi: Dynasties In Peril

The orgy of naked terrorism and the festival of bloodletting from Palestine to Iraq, Israel to Afghanistan, Pakistan to Sudan make the world a worse place to live in...

Goodbye Ribadu, Good Riddance…

Through Ribadu and the EFCC there is little doubt that the consciousness of Nigerians against corrupt practices was raised greatly. '419' fraudsters were either rattled or forced to go underground...

Bonjour 2008, Bonne et Heureux Annee!

As another year unfolds, humanity guesses and gazes over the horizon and horoscope to be able to come to terms with the likelihood of failures or successes as we try to outlive yet another year...

Nigeria: Things Can Only Get Better!

As we are about to turn the page of 2007 for a new one, it is imperative we remind ourselves of what went wrong in our body polity in order to be able to forge ahead into the new year...

A Birthday Quite Like No Other!

December 25th is upon us once again. This annual hugely popular international event commemorating the unique birth of our Lord and Saviour over two thousand years ago calls for joy indeed...

Ghaddafi: A Terrorist Turned Africanist?

Ghaddafi is a unique leader in the sense that he has successfully used the oil wealth in his country to positively effect massive empowerment and impact on the lives of his compatriots...

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