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)

Nollywood Personifies the Resilience and Ingenuity of the Nigerian, Says Sam Kargbo

Charles Taylor, former Liberian President, was very brutal and ruthless to Nigerians. He marked them out as his number one foes and acted in accordance with that hate mentality. But look at where he is today. Is it not an irony?

Is Gen. Obasanjo An Extortioner?

It does seem that Obasanjo is no longer ready to pretend about the now undeniable fact that he is in office to serve only himself, family and cronies....

The Fury Of First Ladies

I would certainly not be bothered one bit if I never got to see the wife or concubines of any ruler until the expiration his tenure. We are almost forgetting that the Constitution has no provisions for the so-called office of the First Lady...

Must Baroness Lynda Chalker Insult Us Too?

No doubt, Baroness Chalker, has since ceased to be of any real use to her country, and has probably been politely dumped in the camp of yesterday people, but you can trust my country, the Giant of Africa, to find her attractive for a very lucrative appointment...

The Pope and “Dictatorship of Relativism”

The Western world, proud heir to a most decadent culture, has been totally overrun by several degenerate “liberals” whose sole aim is to collapse the thin wall between the body of Christ and extreme and insidious secularism...

Wole Soyinka, An Enigma, at 70

Any genuine celebration of Wole Soyinka must take into account the divergent facets of his art and person that lend him his unique personality and enigmatic status...

Campaigns Deadlier Than AIDS

I must tell you that if I decide today to organize a "Miss Erect Breast" or "Miss Nude Beauty" pageant, with a promise to pay about one million Naira as annual salary to the winner, some parents would certainly come bribing me to shortlist their daughters...

So, Obasanjo Can Sack A Governor?

The emergency rule declared in Plateau State is certainly an over-kill. If the intention was really to solve the crises, why not beef up security in the affected areas...

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