Category: OPINION

By Emeka Alex Duru On the surface, Tunde Bakare seems sympathetic to the Igbo, but his assertions are unfounded. My colleague, Ikechukwu Amaechi, in an elevated piece on February 24, 2022, raised a vital question: “What, exactly, does Nigeria want from Ndigbo? He proceeded with instances of sacrifices by the Igbo in keeping the wheel of the Nigerian nation running but have always, unfortunately, not been matched with commensurate rewards. Rather, the people have been made victims whenever it suited other compatriots. The observation by Amaechi becomes relevant when taken…

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By Anthony Oha Marriage is a secret society because only the initiates will tell you what they experience in it. Even in the best of marriages there are skirmishes. Many tongues have been wagging on the death of the angelic voice singer Osinachi Nwachukwu. Honestly, the Christian community in Nigeria have lost one of the best music maestros whose angelic renditions have turned many sinners to Jesus Christ. She was good in what she was divinely called to do. Her duet in “Ekwueme” with Prospa gave a new meaning to…

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Pastor Tunde Bakare spewing lies from the pulpit By Chuks Iloegbunam Pastor Tunde Bakare of The Citadel Global Community Church recently spoke through his hat while preaching a sermon. He told his congregation that, during the January 15, 1966, military action that toppled the First Republic, the soldiers that took Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa removed his turban, poured wine on his head and force-fed him with the alcohol. For abominating him, Balewa, just before he was shot, pronounced a curse on Ndigbo, to the effect that no one from…

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For an administration that is not exactly short on examples of moral violation, the decision of the Muhammadu Buhari government to donate the sum of $1 million to the Humanitarian Trust Fund for Afghanistan will go down as one of its most unsettling and, frankly, thoughtless acts.Instructively, Nigerians would not have known of the donation but for the statement by the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hissein Brahim Taha, commending the Nigerian government for its apparent generosity. Just to be clear: we hold no grudge against…

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By Lasisi Olagunju A nation goes irretrievably bad when bad things happen and the powerful decree against mentioning or discussing them, or, even, accepting that they are happening at all. Every worthy news manager in Nigeria today is very familiar with the strains and stresses of reporting the attacks and killings in north west Nigeria, especially since May 29, 2015. There are both a conspiracy of silence and a conspiracy to enforce silence there. Users of the English language say there is ‘a conspiracy of silence’ when there is “an…

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Pastor Tunde Bakare a bigot, and Igbo hater in the house of God? By Steve Osuji Igbo cannot be president of Nigeria because they are cursed! Jeez! That’s the new line Pastor Tunde Bakare is preaching… Please find his video released last week, March 31st to view and hear it yourself. This sheer enunciation of evil. Or at best, let’s call it Treacherous Theology. Stripped of its dubious religious garbs, Pastor Bakare is simply preaching against Igbo presidency with a most asinine and wicked logic. He is putting down Ndigbo,…

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By Sisaa Agboh It was the American author who was best known for his inspirational book, Life’s Little Instruction Book,Horace Jackson Brown Jr.,better known as H. Jackson Brown, Jr. who said: Don’t work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition! So, it was for the Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex Ayoola Okoh when the Management and Board of Editors of Independent Newspapers unanimously voted him as the paper’s 2021 Public Sector CEO of the Year. In nominating the DG, BPE for the award,…

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By John Araka In the past three weeks, Russia has been pummeling Ukraine in a war generally classified as the most devastating since the Second World War, which ended in 1945. That the former has been having an upper hand in the conflict is quite understandable. Russian military budget, weaponry and personnel are more than 10 times that of the latter.  Come to think of it, Russia is the second most powerful nation in the universe and a notable superpower. It is really a conflagration between vastly unequals in all…

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By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa On Friday March 4, 2022, the Inspector-General of Police announced a new dress code for all female policemen, by which they were to adorn scarves, peak caps, hijabs, stud earrings and such other ornaments. There has been a growing debate on public display of faith by and in public institutions, especially government parastatals. Nigeria is no doubt a heterogeneous society, consisting of various ethnic nationalities, religions, and cultures. Over the years, our founding fathers have found a way to accommodate the diverse nature of our nation by…

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