Nigerian policemen and women can be more dangerous than armed robbers and bandits any day of the week for sure. The latest charge is that some of the police blokes …
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A Diary of God’s Grace: Autobiography of an Academic by Uka Iwuchukwu Ezenwe; Tamaza Publishing Company Ltd, Zaria, Nigeria; 2022; 246pp Prof Uka Iwuchukwu Ezenwe excelled as the dean of …
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Shamelessness is the vilest disease of the Nigerian establishment. The shameless mode of the leaders of Nigeria was activated in full force on February 25 and March 18, in this …
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It is in my constitution to celebrate Onyeka Nwelue, no matter whatever anybody reads elsewhere. The much-ballyhooed news out of Oxford or Cambridge on Onyeka Nwelue should be better understood …
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As the global community marks International Women’s Day (IWD), Cakasa Engineering Company and the Cakasa Ebenezer Foundation have emphasized the need for gender equality and women empowerment. They made the …
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Any ruling party can make even a goat win an election. The only exception to this great truism is Goodluck Jonathan who lost his baton. Nigeria had a much-ballyhooed presidential …
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Billy Bisa’s Secrets and Other Stories by Dulue Mbachu; The New Gong Publishers, Lagos; 2022; 143pp The art of the short story is a very delicate form to master. The …
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Quietude sits well with Professor Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, and calmness is the word for her, but the music was so compelling that she had to stand up and dance. The mellifluous …
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The greatest surprise of the political season in Nigeria today is without question the almost overwhelming presence of Peter Obi. The man has teeming admirers and unappeasable antagonists, but either-or, …
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Dr. Stanley Nkwachikwelumamaya Macebuh was a rare breed in the freshest sense of the term, a charge of fine electricity who all on his own changed the face of journalism …
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Majek Fashek was a magician, and he could always come up with all makes of mischief. Majek was once rehearing at daytime in Silver Shadow Night Club, Ola Ayinde Street, …
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I can never get tired of celebrating Nigerian literature, arguably Nigeria’s greatest gift to the world. The politics of Nigeria is a disaster that makes the whole wide world laugh …
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This is the season of high-wire politicking, and some contenders and wannabes are talking tough on rescuing Nigeria from ruin once they are elected as the country’s President. Anybody elected …
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There is the popular proverb that goes thus: “A tree cannot make a forest.” I write here to refute that proverb because I witnessed the life of one man who …
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Nigeria today stands on wobbly legs, and wants needs to be done to make the country to stand steady and strong is to go back to where the rain started …
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It was a World Cup final match like no other in history. Qatar 2022 served up a breathless and relentless climax in which Argentina beat France via 4-2 penalty-kicks. The …