Dr. Orlando Owoh: A Canary in the Afterlife
The Canary is a small songbird that was used in the coal mining industry to detect carbon monoxide, though this practice was stopped in the UK in 1986. The expected…
The Sophie B. Oluwole that I know
What can anyone say about a woman who died at the ripe age of 83? Would I say, she went so soon? Yet, by the time this extra-ordinary woman left…
Rule Nigeria Democratically
Current socio-political tension in the country calls for a national reconciliatory conference where pressing national issues will be debated, says Professor of International Law, Emmanuel Esiemokhai. He explains that President…
A Tribute To Tunji Braithwaite (1933 – 2016)
Tunji O! Tunji O! The socio-cratic revolution is just beginning! Where are you! Tunji was a Christian, gentleman, an ardent lover of Nigeria’s advancement. He was deeply committed to Nigerian…
Leyii Kwanee: Rivers State’s Undercover Good Samaritan
Leyii Kwanee is not your ordinary politician. He has none of the flamboyance and excessive ostentatiousness of most Nigerian politicians that you may have come across. This one was cut…
What is next for Dr. Reuben Abati?
What is next for Dr Rueben Abati? Dr Reuben Abati, the spokesperson for the outgoing government of president Goodluck Jonathan is a person we will not love to hate. His…
Dimgba Igwe: Light Too Soon Dimmed
I had just returned home from dropping off a friend at a train station last Saturday (September 6) when I read a terse text message: “Dimgba Igwe is dead.” My…
Christy Essien Igbokwe, RIP
May her soul rest in peace. May God grant her husband, Chief Edwin Igbokwe and her 4 sons the fortitude to manage this irreparable loss…
Isaach De Bankolé: A Flower of the Tribe
At a canopied table we sit, black coffee and double Espresso steaming, to have a chat about his life, his work, the prolific international actor: Isaach De Bankolé…
My Friend and Brother, Nze Sunny Ogbu JP (1965-2010)
Nze will not fit into your bill of a typical Nigerian politician; his philosophy of politics without bitterness was modelled after the late Waziri Ibrahim of GNPP. He never saw politics as a ‘do or die’ affair, believing strongly in his catholic faith that only the will of God will prevail at all times…