SOC Okenwa

Okenwa writes from Cote D'Ivoire.

The Graveyard of Ambitions

Somalia is found in the Horn of Africa with Mogadishu as capital city. Ever since Mohamed Siad Barre, the late dictator, fled the...

FIFA: Fixing the Fixers!

Like millions around the world I have a special interest in sports in general and football in particular. Apart from my primary hobby of...

“Wikeleaks” In the Rivers Of Blood

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, is a happy man of late. This happiness of body and soul is not without any...

The Oracle Has Spoken!

Penultimate week the 'god' of Ota, Olusegun Obasanjo, paid a courtesy visit to the new Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. There, the...

Obasanjo’s ‘NASSty’ Missive

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo could be described as an executive letter-writer of repute. Right from the Locust years of Ibrahim Babangida and the...

From Kampala to Abuja

Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo was the former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor who did many great things during his years in the apex bank...

The Ghost of Sankara and June 12

October 15th 1987 will forever remain indelible in the annals of political history in both Burkina Faso and Africa, for on that day of...

Buhari: Biting the Bullet!

President Muhammadu Buhari is living up to the status of the strongman Nigeria needs at this critical juncture in our national life. Prior to...

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