Joe Onwukeme

Joe Onwukeme is a Nigerian graduate of History & International Relations, Imo State University Owerri. An idealist with the consciousness of history, he is a social and political affairs analyst and writes on national issues for NigeriansinAmerica.com and Nigerian Newspapers and blogs. Twitter: @unjoeratedjoe | unjoeratedjoe@gmail.com

The Agony of Bullion Vans on our Roads

Gone are the days when financial institutions transfer hard currencies from one institution to another almost unnoticed. The seemingly inexorable rise in crime over...

June and its Disappointing Tales

June, the 6th month of the year and the last month in the first half of the year will remain a month Nigerians will...

National Assembly: A House Divided Against Itself

There's an idiom, "a house divided against itself cannot stand," and as it stands, All Progressive Congress (APC) the party Nigerians entrusted with power...

Musings on the State of Biafra

The agitation for the state of Biafra has been a struggle that is not alien to Nigeria. Many of us that were not born...

The Harvest Season Is Here

In the aftermath of the inauguration of the 6th democratically elected president of Nigeria, the pandering predilections that heralded the outcome of the presidential...

The Two Categories of Nigerian Politicians

According to Bum Philips, the late American football coach: "There are two categories of coaches, those that are fired and those that will be...

This House Has Fallen

The title of this piece, "This House Has Fallen", was the title of Karl Maier's book, a USA journalist, written in 2000 about the...

The Time to Unburden Our Burdens Is Almost Here

One thing is certain, there will be a new government in Nigeria come May 29th, 2015. It is an inevitable and well deserved change....

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