Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye

Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye, a Nigerian journalist and writer, is a columnist and member of the Editorial Board, Daily Independent newspaper. He is the author of NIGERIA: Why Looting May Not Stop (scruples2006@yahoo.com)

Post JAMB Tests PLC

I am very sad that I have been forced by some very horrifying reports coming out of our various university campuses to seriously regret my earlier support for post-JAMB tests...

In Nigeria, Yar’Adua Reigns, Obasanjo Rules

At various formal and informal discussion points across the country, and on listserv and discussion boards on the cyberspace, Nigerians are not hiding their deep pain and frustration that the obnoxious Third Term Project which they unanimously and disdainfully rejected not too long ago has been so smoothly and successfully imposed on them...

What Sullivan Chime Should Do

The first time I heard the name of the current Governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sullivan Chime, the first thing that struck me was the exotic nature of the name – Sullivan...

What Is Happening In Imo?

I sincerely hope that it would turn out to be true that no form of sabotage was at play in this mysterious fire that consumed the official residence of the Imo State Governor...

Good Morning, General!

Two weeks ago, there were reports that Nigeria’s former president, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo was trapped in a traffic congestion for about two hours...

Yar’Adua, Please, Fix This Road!

The Lagos-Shagamu-Benin Expressway is in a very horrible state. Although it has deteriorated quite beyond what anyone could have imagined was possible in a country ruled by human beings, no one can recall any meaningful attempt made in the past few years to halt its progressive decay...

Florence Ita-Giwa: What Next?

As I look at 2007 and beyond, I try hard to locate Ita-Giwa’s likely next bus stop in the whole power set-up, that is, the next centre of power from where she would throw her weight and influence...

Desperate Hours In Nigeria

In other climes, democracy is a most exciting experience, and a handover day, a national carnival that provokes widespread joy and pleasant feelings across the land. But here it was a day of great fear and trepidation, a day of gloom and mourning, a funeral almost...

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