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

ColumnsNational DevelopmentOpinionVision is a Powerful Thing -It Must Not Follow Conventional Wisdom

PilotnewsFebruary 12, 2022

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...

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What 2023 General Election Means for Anambra Voters

Anambra ElectionsColumnsOpinionWhat 2023 General Election Means for Anambra Voters

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)February 12, 2022

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...

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The 2023 Presidential Election: Reflections on ‘Igbo Unity’

ColumnsNigeria ElectionsOpinionThe 2023 Presidential Election: Reflections on ‘Igbo Unity’

PilotnewsJanuary 30, 2022

“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...

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SOLUDO: The Reformer As A Salesman

ColumnsOpinionPoliticsSOLUDO: The Reformer As A Salesman

PilotnewsJanuary 28, 2022

by Joe C. Anatune – Guest columnist and blogger Culture shock and inertia to change will expectedly be a challenge to transforming Anambra to a smart Megacity that will make her a healthier and happier place to be. Fortunately, Governor-Elect Cee Cee Soludo has been diligently preparing Ndi Anambra mentally for the beneficial change. He carries a huge cross as the expectations from his government are oversized. Yes, he overwhelmingly won the election. He came out...

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The Menace of Local Government Transition Committee in Anambra State

ColumnsLocal GovernmentOpinionThe Menace of Local Government Transition Committee in Anambra State

PilotnewsJanuary 20, 2022

If the House of Assembly of Anambra State goes ahead to confirm Chairmen and Members of Local Government Transition Committee anytime this week or in the coming week, most of the Transition Committee Chairmen and members (councilors) would have spent not less than five years in their local governments, with zero accountability or responsibility for the hundreds of millions of local government funds supposed to have been disbursed to them. In fact, many of these...

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A Toast To Willie—Dissecting Anambra’s Gubernatorial Politics

Anambra ElectionsColumnsOpinionA Toast To Willie—Dissecting Anambra’s Gubernatorial Politics

PilotnewsJanuary 20, 2022

Governor Willie Obiano’s direction of Anambra’s affairs will end on March 17, 2022. But his imprint on the state for eight straight years will endure. Not only endure but also assume legendary proportions with the passage of time. Historians will wax lyrical on his double tenure and ascribe to him the quotable, poetic words Julius Caesar uttered in celebration of one of his famous war victories: “Veni, vidi, vici.” Willie Obiano came. He saw. He...

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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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Anambra ElectionsColumnsOpinionOPINION: Nurturing The Men And Women That Will Build And Sustain The Anambra One State Liveable Megacity

PilotnewsJanuary 18, 2022

By Joe C Anatune – Guest Columnist My good friend and late Yerima of Auchi, Prince Tony Momoh, never ceased to counsel that in building great cities, it is always better to first build the men and women who will sustain it. From March 17, 2022, when Governor-Elect Cee Cee Soludo will be sworn in, Anambra will commence the journey to a Livable Megacity. This will not be a hundred-metre dash but the benefits of...

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Sight and Imitation ―psychological power of human simulation

ColumnsFiction & PoetryOpinionSight and Imitation ―psychological power of human simulation

PilotnewsJanuary 18, 2022

Reminiscing about the good old childhood days, 24-year old Priscilla recalls series of scenario she played out. As a young girl, she would make Sunday afternoons her lesson time, she is the teacher with a good number of pupils in her mind. To get a touch of reality, she would assemble her three siblings as a point of contact, conduct her school assembly with them and teach them. She was the proprietress, the disciplinary teacher...

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OPINION: Why Buhari Lost And It May Never Be Regained By Anymore

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionOPINION: Why Buhari Lost And It May Never Be Regained By Anymore

PilotnewsJanuary 14, 2022

By Rudolf Okonkwo — Guest Columnist This week, I went back to watch an April 12, 2015, interview that I had with the then-President-elect Muhammadu Buhari. After watching the interview, I arrived at a clear conclusion: It was all Olusegun Obasanjo’s fault. Nigeria’s final chance to revive itself, to be a fair, decent, and just nation, came in 1999. Posterity called on Olusegun Obasanjo, who came out of prison with a new lease on life, to...

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