OPINION: Soludo Steers the World to Bring Smiles to Okpoko

By Joe C Anatune, Columnist and Blogger   The environmental decay in Okpoko, Anambra’s largest urban slum, is huge and poses existential threats to the inhabitants. Anambra State Governor Prof Chukwuma Soludo thinks that the place can still be revamped and made liveable. He is doing just that and steering the world to a desirable upgrading. Typically, he is shooting on all cylinders and the world is taking note. True, hope is akin to the...

OPINION: Is APGA Set to Move on Without its Supreme Leader; Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu

In Anambra state the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, can’t get enough of the political symbolism of its late founder and Biafran war hero Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu. APGA, the party which has held sway and won successive governorship elections since 2003, has used pictures or videos proudly displaying images of the party’s supreme leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu for years and for good measure. But that’s growing reason to believe that APGA is ready to move...

Obiano Was Not Running Away From the Law; He Was Running Away From His Wife

Her lifestyle and extravagant indiscretion fed comedians, bloggers, and vloggers with endless content   Former President Jonathan was liberal to the core. He was one of those laid-back family heads who would overlook a teenage daughter smooching with a male friend behind the big garbage container in the backyard. Not so for the wife, Patience. She was a no-nonsense first lady, conservative to the core, and to a fault. She was domineeringly in control of...

OPINION: Conspiracy and Mistrust Poison Congolese Politics

Access to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s natural resources has been largely controlled by a privileged elite, fueling mistrust and violence between competing groups. For people around the world, the past few years have painfully illuminated the toxic effect that mistrust, an inability to access reliable facts, and resulting conspiratorial thinking have on social cohesion and governance. For the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, this is familiar territory. The tremendous potential of their...

Women’s Day: Beyond Social Media Pictures and Quotes

“Celebration of the Women’s Day should reflect in our thoughts, interactions and dealings, every single day of our lives” ―Favour Chiagozie Ebubechukwu It is not new to have the walls of social media splashed with pictures to depict how strong, enduring and amazing a woman is. Probably pictures of a woman hawking bread under a very sunny weather with her nose-running child strapped to her back; or pictures of a woman farming or breastfeeding her...

OPINION: Analyzing the Russia-Ukraine Conflict from an African Standpoint

African countries’ reservations on condemning Russia’s invasion to Ukraine can be explored through growing Russian ties with African leaders. Those who did condemn also called out Western double standards on international law.   How will African countries react to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and what diplomatic fissures are likely to be opened by the conflict as it drags on? Early indications are that African countries will line up behind the United States and its...

OPINION: Minister for Education, NANS and Nigeria’s Activism

Most Nigerians do not know how to properly engage their leaders so that all can find a common ground upon which to rely and make progress. The video of the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students – NANS, in a meeting with the Minister for Education was an interesting sight that speaks to the predominant conception of activism in Nigeria as disengagement, labeling, and antagonism. Looking at it, the omission of Nigerian students...

If I were God, I would bury these sorry bigots in the pit and muck of absolute disdain

“If I were God, I would yank Petronius, Thrumpanus, Erdganus, and the pus-brained Tucker Carlson, string them out by their balls ...” ―Don Okolo For the world would know no peace some people must die. If you agree with that premise, please raise your hand or mumble an amen. The world is hated by people she is sheltering, despised by those she feeds daily, and threatened by men she has granted everything. And yet, she...

Influence and Ambiguity of Adages —Those Sayings Might Make or Break You

“Every Happening Could Bring About Some Form Of Realization” Vs “Everything Happens For A Reason” We live in a society whereby the statement “everything happens for a reason” is a readily available comment especially for unpleasant occurrences. It is usually a religious as much as a cultural statement. A patient on their sick bed would utter under their laboured breath “I know God is using this situation to teach me humility .” A student fails a...

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...

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