joe onwukeme

The title of this piece, “Road Not Taken” was the name of Robert Frost’s poem written in 1916. The narrator regrets not following a particular branch to his destination, and…

Corruption, which can be defined as dishonest or unethical conduct by a person entrusted with a position of authority, often to acquire personal benefits, has become a subject of negative…

The cry of the oppressed is not always the just, but if you don’t listen to it, you will never know what justice is— Howard Zinn. In Rivers State, the…

When relics of uncivilized, primitive and medieval men who are not fit for the consumption of the modern man are elevated to positions of authority, the people bear the brunt.…

One person of interest, an Aso-empowered militant, Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, a former militant leader, like a wounded telltale, has been in the dock of public opinion for acts bothering…

What a close shave? Gov. Nyesom Wike has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. Wike’s victory has given us reason why we should begin to look for other alternatives…

The quote, “I have proven to Nigerians that my political ambition is not worth anyone’s blood” by Good luck Jonathan, on every appearance and even on the lips of his…

I have heard the condemnation trailing the handcuffing of Metuh and I won’t say nothing else but well done to whoever thought it fit to handcuff him. Suspects are always…

Since our anti-graft agency, Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), beamed its search lights on the arms gate scandal, the revelations that have been coming out daily from the purported arms…

If Nigeria, against perceived and preconceived mischievous intentions, could survive the year 2015 unscathed, it is now clear that Nigeria’s disintegration is non-negotiable. The year 2015 experienced a 12 month…

2015 is on its way out, but not without the lingering issue of Biafra’s secession that resonated this year, pushed by those who felt marginalized and alienated in this present…

A name that has always been associated with controversy as far as the issue of national security is concerned, both during the military era and our present democracy, has been…

The Karma of justice has taken up permanent residence in the house of those who contributed to the Somalization of some Nigerian states in the last general election. The recent…

Persons of interest who pandered to the whims and caprices of the former profligate government and also elevated corruption to its pervasive status are yet to recover from the wind…

One of the maxims of equity stipulates that, “one who comes into equity must come with clean hands”. President Buhari has scaled the hurdles of equity and has begun the…

“When will the goat be strong enough to kill a leopard?” will remain not just a proverb but a rhetorical question because a generation of confused youths has allowed themselves…