Flight KL 588 from Lagos: European airlines’ handling of its African passengers may be racially discriminatory

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsOpinionFlight KL 588 from Lagos: European airlines’ handling of its African passengers may be racially discriminatory

PilotnewsJanuary 20, 2022

In addition to a high rate of disparity in airfare, these systemic trends that emit prejudice, negligence, and thoughtlessness manifest as racial discrimination in service delivery standards.   The flight booking was the United States-based Delta Airlines, but the routing and services were provided by its partner airline, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the official airline carrier of the Netherlands. Thus, a Delta flight on January 13—originally booked as DL 9477—ended up as KL 588, a...

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Anthony Obi OgboEducationNational DevelopmentLeadership in Africa: Age versus Longevity

PilotnewsDecember 26, 2021

What has age got to do with the success or failure of leaders? There is this perception that having younger leaders might bring about the needed change. Here are a few reflections about the misconception between age and leadership. ____________ Leadership in Africa as a continent has dwindled so badly. In fact, some confused thinkers and career motivational speakers are now importing all sorts of unverified theories to justify decades of leadership woes that are...

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From Texas Southern to Space: Tigers and the Strahan Success Story

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsHealthOpinionFrom Texas Southern to Space: Tigers and the Strahan Success Story

PilotnewsDecember 5, 2021

TSU’s offer was therefore the foundation of the confidence that invoked his NFL prospects in his junior season. By his senior year with the Texas Southern Tigers, Strahan was already positioned for his unexpected expedition to stardom.   All through last week, NFL Hall of Famer Michael Strahan dominated the news media. Every news outlet featured him on the screen and in print because of his latest career endeavor. Strahan, who won Super Bowl XLII...

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The Dr. Stella Immanuel Lunacy—Get this Brute Out the White Coat

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsHealthOpinionThe Dr. Stella Immanuel Lunacy—Get this Brute Out the White Coat

PilotnewsNovember 16, 2021

Her diabolical demeanor over systematic knowledge, observable facts, and actions of fundamental laws are proof of professional incompetence   Earlier this month, the Texas Medical Board took what it called “corrective action” against a notorious Houston physician, Dr. Stella Immanuel, who had stubbornly prescribed hydroxychloroquine to treat patients’ COVID-19 infection without adequately explaining the health consequences. Immanuel, tagged the “demon sperm” doctor for ascribing gynecological issues to people “having sex in their dreams with demons and...

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Nigerian Politics and the Anambra Gubernatorial Race ―Confronting the Reality

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsNigeriaOpinionNigerian Politics and the Anambra Gubernatorial Race ―Confronting the Reality

PilotnewsNovember 4, 2021

The purpose of this analysis is not to predict the possible winner of this race because the current structure of the Nigerian government is not compatible with such a scientific prognosis. Monday, November 1: 3 out of the 18 governorship candidates in the upcoming November 6 governorship election in Anambra State faced off in a debate as a final chance to woo voters. The winner of this election will succeed Governor Willie Obiano. The organizers,...

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Governor Greg Abbott’s COVID-19 woes: Karma is not a bitch, it’s a fair judge

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsPoliticsUnited StatesGovernor Greg Abbott’s COVID-19 woes: Karma is not a bitch, it’s a fair judge

PilotnewsAugust 18, 2021

Texas Governor―an inglorious conservative extremist who banned mask and vaccine mandates tests positive for COVID, and we should not be worried So, the latest victim of karma is Texas Governor Gregg Abbott, who recently led a school of anti-science numbskulls to ban mask and vaccine mandates in the state of Texas. The news is the power-intoxicated Governor tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, just a day after attending a super-spreader indoor campaign event at the...

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Anthony Obi OgboEducationNational DevelopmentReflections on Leadership and the Change Process —Dr. Anthony Obi Ogbo

PilotnewsAugust 16, 20211

The application of leadership must galvanize a culture of transformation, inspire the masses. A leader must be able to speak the language of transformation with an accent pertinent to innovation and the change structure. Therefore, it might not be leadership if the process does not speak this language and also, does not recognize the values of innovation. ____________ Phrases and paragraphs of my book, Maxims of Political Leadership, are riddled with tropes of structural leadership...

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