Category: OPINION

By Jude Nwauzor Hard as some recalcitrant obligors raise false alarms meant to incite the public against the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) by sponsoring so-called frivolous articles in the media to malign both the past and present leadership of the Corporation, AMCON will remain resolute in its pursuit of debtors who owe the government and Nigeria’s taxpayers over N5trillion. It is therefore scandalous that some respected media practitioners would allow themselves to be used smear the image of a Corporation that has made, and will continue to make…

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By Onyema Omenuwa Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been unravelled. As a bigot, that is. Eventually, and completely, it needs to be added. And it is all due to the hypocritical kind of politics that he plays, particularly in Lagos State where he holds sway as the alpha and omega of politics. Significantly, his unrelenting and desperate quest to become the President of Nigeria led to his unravelling. Though he has succeeded in that regard, since he is today the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic…

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By Festus Adedayo (PhD) Skits literally crack ribs with laughter. The line separating fact from fiction or faction (fact and fiction) in skits is paper-thin. An instance was a skit cobbled together in Addis Ababa on January 11, 1976, at an OAU Extraordinary Session on Angola. This high-octane skit was documented by General Joe Nanven Garba in his Diplomatic Soldiering (1987). Garba was a Langtang-born Federal Commissioner for External Affairs under Murtala Muhammed and Olusegun Obasanjo. Self-titled ‘Field Marshal’ Idi Amin Dada, the notorious Ugandan despot, was then the OAU…

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By Sam Onwuemeodo Imo people had woken up to read the resignation letter of Chief Charles Orie, as the Managing Director of ISOPADEC. Orie, a well-known friend of Governor Hope Uzodimma and an ardent apostle of the 3R government. One of the leading disciples of HOPISM. To most lmo people, his resignation as MD of ISOPADEC, was nothing awkward or strange. He’s not the first person to resign from his position, especially, when the popular feeling in some quarters was that, the man must have gotten enough or ” more…

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Gov Uzodinma having a handshake with Chief Orie By Nwokoma Ndubueze Many have been calling on me to find out why Chief Charles Orie resigned as the Managing Director of Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, ISOPADEC. Because some may have felt that I am working as one of his media aides, following what they saw me write about the coming of Chief Orie as the MD of ISOPADEC some years back, and when he assumed office, they have not seen my articles on his performance in the commission…

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By Law Mefor The country’s hunger protests have brought about a great deal of sorrow, violence, and property destruction, which have taken a toll. Over twenty lives have been lost. These tragedies could have been prevented if better coordination and cooperation had existed between the government, security services, and protesters. Sadly, if the protest fizzles out without achieving any of its objectives despite the heavy cost it has incurred, blame it on the factors reviewed hereunder. It is not impossible for peaceful protests to happen in the current situation. Peaceful…

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By Ikeddy Isiguzo Clearly, there is a difference between when Alhaji Aliko Dangote goes on protest and ordinary folks like us lining the streets to tell President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that we cannot cope with insecurity and the ascending cost of living. We are all protesters. We are all hungry. Ordinary folks are hungry for bare necessities. Dangote is hungry to keep up his status. We are not Dangote, we agree. We are all hungry. Let us not argue that. Dangote is the richest man in Africa. His hunger is…

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…An Open Letter to His Excellency, Governor Peter Mbah Your Excellency, we wish to once again commend your remarkable developmental strides in Enugu State. In a short time, you have excelled in all sectors of the state’s economy. The numerous roads, both completed and under construction, the reliable provision of water to Ndi Enugu, the establishment of smart schools across all political wards—this list goes on. We at the Igbo Eze North Forum are not surprised by your accomplishments, as it was the pact you entered with Ndi Enugu that…

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By Ike Abonyi “Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent”. – Jonathan Swift. Going by available empirical evidence, it may be safe to say that consecutive Northern political leaders have done a great disservice to the region as they have collectively and severally failed to protect the innocent and the downtrodden in their midst. The consequences of such neglect are the bandit’s activities now ravaging the region and making it impossible for the leaders to sleep with both eyes closed. The geopolitical…

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