Torture in Uganda Prompts U.S. Introspection

The United States is reconsidering its longstanding partnership with Uganda’s abusive government.   By Michelle Gavin, Guest Columnist, and Blogger The harrowing story of Kakwenza Rukirabashaija—a Ugandan writer whose tweets critical of President Yoweri Museveni and his powerful son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, landed him in detention—has made it impossible to pretend that the repression and political violence that accompanied the 2021 election cycle were temporary features of Uganda’s political landscape. Rukirabashaija, who was held incommunicado and claims to...

From Nwabueze To Soludo: Give It Everything You Have

By Joe C. Anatune, Guest Columnist and Blogger AWKA — Prof. Ben Nwabueze needs no introduction. He is a Soludo believer through and through. I was not surprised to read his treatise on “Igbo Leaders of Thought: A Revolution of Intellectuals,” a greater part which is devoted to the promise that the Soludo government holds for Ndi Anambra and the South. Nwabueze leads the Igbo Leaders of Thought. Three years ago, Hon. Chike Anyaonu and...

OPINION: In 2023, Will Anambra North Be Business As Usual?

Anambra North has produced some of the finest politicians of national repute in the past. But Governor Obiano is the first governor of Anambra State from the zone. With his exit in about a month, observers are keen to see how the coming election outcome will differ from the past two elections in which Obiano was in charge. In Anambra North, Sen. Stella Oduah has held sway for eight years as the senator representing the...

Vision is a Powerful Thing -It Must Not Follow Conventional Wisdom

By Dr. Kingsley Moghalu I remember when I finished NYSC as a Legal Officer @Shell Nigeria in the late 80s and was working at Newswatch, then Nigeria’s leading newsmagazine. I was planning to “japa” abroad for master’s/doctoral degrees and then on to an international career. A close friend offered me the possibility to become the company secretary of a new bank in Lagos he was involved in its setting-up. That would have taken me on...

What 2023 General Election Means for Anambra Voters

Without mincing words, the coming General Election is going to be an experience of the unusual in which quality, competence, and leadership capabilities are going to be shaping who emerges at the polls. Next year’s General Election in Nigeria will be a crucial outing in Anambra’s political sphere for two main reasons; it is a test on some established political stakeholding, but also a chance to raise the bar for elective political offices in Anambra...

The U.S. Should Not Designate Nigeria’s IPOB a Terrorist Group

The U.S. government should not repeat the mistake made by the Nigerian government of designating the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group. By Nkasi Wodu, Guest Columnist and Blogger In October, an American scholar argued in a Washington Times op-ed that the United States should designate the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a secessionist group in Nigeria’s South East region, as a terrorist group. To the casual onlooker, this could seem logical: IPOB has long been proscribed as...

Okpoko, Anambra’s Largest Urban Slum, Awaits Soludo’s Upgrade

By Joe C. Anatune, guest columnist and blogger Anambra State Governor-elect Cee Cee Soludo has been consistent in his resolve and determination to give Okpoko town in Ogbaru Local Government Area a new lease of life. This is in line with his goal to transform Anambra into becoming the most liveable smart Megacity in Nigeria. Liveability and prosperity are the fulcrums of the new Anambra he envisions while ensuring that our major cities of Awka,...

OPINION: What Has Quality Got to Do With Soludo’s Made-in-Anambra Brands

By Joe C. Anatune — Guest columnist & blogger Well, everything! Obviously, brands have become veritable tools for economic dominance and diplomacy among nations. According to Cee Cee Soludo, Anambra will seek to be part of world trade beginning from Africa with brands fit for the world. He implies that with the formalisation of the state’s hugely informal sector, Anambra will move away from selling undifferentiated commodities or ‘me-too’ brands to marketing winning brands in...

The 2023 Presidential Election: Reflections on ‘Igbo Unity’

“Opposition against the political ambition of individuals is guided by political interests, not by ethnic identity” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu The concept of ‘Igbo unity’ seems to interest all Nigerians of all ethnic nationalities, particularly as it concerns national politics. Discussions on Igbo unity arise only in relation to national politics, especially when the presidential election is around the corner. But also when there is an argument on the propriety of ‘allowing’ an Igbo man to become...

Lubrication―this pressure key would open your flood gate of haven

Don’t be fooled. Lubrication is key. It’s is a mediator. A messenger that appeases her aloof cunt. It makes the crooked way straight And causes rivers to flow in desert places. It opens her flood gate of haven And causes her to bend protocols for your sake. It’s a way maker and a yoke breaker Her stingy laps fling wide at its glossy arrival. You stroke her walls and she hails you “ikemba”. You can’t...

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