Miscellaneous

A Hospital For Chima Ubani

In this sad season in Nigeria I got filled with so much joy when the news reached my end that Abia State Governor, Dr...

The Insult That Led to the Creation of Osun State

Osun State was created thirty-five years ago, but what if I told you the state was born, indirectly, from an insult. Yes, really. In 1945, Chief...

Nigerian Style Of Football

We played the game. It entailed any number of men or women running about kicking any roundish object. We had no special name for...

Open Letter to Gov. Nyesom Wike: The Need for Reflection and Action

Dear Excellency, this curfew extension is only a cosmetic arrangement. We are no longer in a Lockdown. It is time to show the investments...

A New Offering from a Luminous Mind

Whether as a counsel in Court or as an advisor or as a maker of a legal document or instrument covering relationships, social or...

Agbodike: The Personable Politician In Anambra

I instantly fell in love with the house I got into by accident. A house becomes a home when the host makes everyone feel at...

What In Hell Is Odogwu Doing In Lagos?

Odogwu came on transfer to Lagos from Enugu, and put up in the apartment of his writer friend, Muritala Sule, in Surulere. His plan was...

The Work of a Press Secretary: A book review

Title: The Work of a Press Secretary Author: Burkard Weth, formerly press attaché German Embassy Nigeria. Publisher: Shaker Media Germany Year of Publication: 2019 Number of Pages: 58 ISBN:...

A Toast to Two Giant Patriots at 69

Students of creation believe that God – the incomparable master geometrician – designed, created and sustained the universe on mathematical laws and numbers. "To whom...

Let’s Destroy all the Columnists!

The acute hatred in my heart now-now, as we do say in Nigeria, is about the characters called columnists. I am sick and tired of...

Dakuku’s Book on “Strategic Turnaround”: A Milestone of a World-Class Leadership Material

"I wish to say without fear of contradiction that Peterside is a symbol of unity, a visionary, egalitarian and, most importantly, a great patriot...

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Metaphor of the Beard

I remember growing up and wanting to have beard. At fifteen, all I ever dreamt of was having a face covered with hair. Why? Just so I could be respected by everybody around...

2007 Elections: Leading Nigerians From The Depths Of Despair To The Threshold Of Hope

Our problem is not just with learning to live the democratic way of life. Democracy is not the answer to all our national travails though it is the magic wand to some. Our problems are more fundamental. After all Countries like China are not democracies yet they thrive...

That Call Before The Eagles Crash

Superstitious Nigerians believe ever so vociferously that the crashing...

Made in Nigeria Vehicles: Regulatory Compliance and Safety Concerns

When the entire picture is comprehended viz-a-vis Nigerian preparedness, I guess someone out there will understand clearly my apprehension and anxieties with the news of intended launch of the First ever made in Nigeria vehicle...

If President Yar’Adua Dies

What happens if the President dies? Constitutionally, Vice President Jonathan Goodluck takes over. But it is not as simple as that...

Deadening Nightmares: A Review

Living Dreams by Obu Udeozo; Fab Educational Books, Jos,...

Replete Nigeria’s Economy; Reply Those Military-Men!

Military professionalism in a society is enhanced if and when the civilian rulers are steeped in democratic ethos. They should also be professionalized to the art of good governance and must be adept in forging the political system on the basis of consent and consensus...

COVID-19 Pandemic and the Days that follow!

“Lockdown has immediate ramifications for individuals who live on...

The African Olympics AD this century

Organisers of Olympic opening events are taking their cue from the musical, Chicago, and when it will be time for Africa, Richard Gere’s ghost will be ever so lightly tap taping with patent leather shoes, smiling and urging...