Category: OPINION

By Joseph C. Ibekwe Mr. Peter Obi is not the project of the Church in Nigeria! Because the church is not united on political issues, just as it has never been united on doctrinal issues. And Obi is not the project of CAN as the apex body has never issued any public statement to that effect. I cannot tell you that Obi is divine a project because I have no divine clarity on that and would rather not delve into it. Obi is also not an Igbo project as can…

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By Uche Anichukwu Among Ndigbo, we say, “Onwu gbuo okorobia, ewere asiri jee akwa ya”, meaning when sudden death befalls an able-bodied, young man, many fallacious stories are told at his funeral. Indeed, many tales have been told since the unfortunate fate that befell former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and his family in London. Only a few days ago, one Houston-based critic vomited a whole lot about Ekweremadu with triumphal gusto and air of finality. Among others, he wrote: “I had always told the senator in…

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By James T. Curry Today, I became the first Black professor of philosophy to sign the professorial roll at the University of Edinburgh. Philosophy has been taught at the University of Edinburgh since 1581. Since the university’s founding, there has never been a Black philosopher to hold a professorial chair. My chair in Africana philosophy and Black Male Studies is now the very first to be entered into the roll. From 1785-1820, Dugald Stewart served as the chair of Moral Philosophy. He was one of the architects of ethnology in…

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This interview is the most intimate account of the thoughts and actions of Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu before, during and after the Nigerian civil war. The account is coming from Professor Sam Aluko, the respected Nigerian economist, who has revealed that he was the most trusted friend Ojukwu had. That friendship started immediately the Ikemba Nnewi assumed the governorship position of the Eastern Region. Since then and through the period of the war, Ojukwu’s exile in Cote d’Ivoire and his return to Nigeria, that friendship had sustained. More profoundly, in that…

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By Dan Schawbel The following is an excerpt from my FREE Workplace Intelligence Insider Newsletter. If you haven’t heard of the term “ghosting,” I can tell you that it doesn’t have anything to do with Halloween, despite today’s date. Ghosting refers to the practice of abruptly cutting off communication with someone, without any warning and with no apparent reason. Although the term originated in the world of online dating, it’s now found its way into other aspects of people’s lives, including the workplace. In fact, we’ve heard a lot over…

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By David Hundeyin In 1977, the Cameroonian government made a rational decision. Observing the absence of adequate water resources to support growing agricultural pressure in northern Cameroon, the government of Ahmadou Ahidjo decided to build a dam on the Benue River, which would supply hydropower to the region and allow for the irrigation of 15,000 hectares of farmland. The dam was completed in 1982, which was the same year that a certain Paul Biya succeeded Ahidjo as Cameroon’s head of state. It was projected that the dam would have a…

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 (…30th November 1934 – 16th September 2022) By Tony Adibe As a curious journalist, who is always interested in reading the history of the Nigeria-Biafra  War, and also eager to meet face-to-face with  the heroes from both sides of the war, I was privileged to have had several unforgettable encounters with Col., Barrister, Sir Patrick Anwunah, a pioneer Nigerian Officer, General Staff Officer (GSO) 1, Nigerian Army and also the Quartermaster General and Chief of Logistics, the defunct Biafran Army, who joined his ancestors on Saturday September 16, 2022, at…

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By Chiwuike Uba Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. – Desmond Tutu Officially, in spite of the state of hopelessness in Nigeria, the 2023 campaign for political offices has started. It therefore offers Nigerians a window of HOPE, as it gives them the opportunity to address the many challenges facing the nation through their votes. Clearly, the current situation is very hopeless with inflation above 20%, which is reflected in the high and unaffordable prices of goods and services. The 33%…

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By Fr Obi Chindo The ‘whole world’ was present in the Queen’s burial service. Significantly, all the world leaders, political and religious heads from all over the world and from all walks of life were seated accordingly before the service began. I observed there was no poster of the deceased queen, no order of service except that provided by the church, no sackcloth by the family of the queen (at least to identify her immediate family) and no Ashoebi for Queen’s family, well wishers and relatives. The service was solemn…

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