CLEAN-SHAVEN, suave, upwardly mobile, and incurably optimistic ,Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe (HOW) was one of the most recognisable figures in the…
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THERE was an unusual kind of protest in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, few days ago. The protest was…
‘WHEN we revolt it’s not for a particular culture. We revolt simply because, for many reasons, we can no longer…
LET’s revisit some bits of the public lecture on the benefits of tribalism by Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe at the University…
I WAS going through some old files in my closet the other day when I saw some documents and receipts…
“He had a good heart, see where he died.” “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.”…
MOST Nigerians are tense and not at ease. The reasons are plausible. The scourge of hunger, spiralling inflation, insecurity, and…
THE nation has been in celebration mode in the last couple of days due to the superlative performance of the…
I HAD planned to write on leadership lessons from the late General Murtala Muhammed who was assassinated 48 years ago.…
SO there have been protests from certain quarters since last week’s piece titled ‘WHAT EXACTLY DO MEN WANT FROM US?’.…
AS THE troubled Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convenes its Ministerial Council meeting in Abuja on February 8…
THE promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies is the focus of goal number 16 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…
ON Sunday, August 15, 1971, the United States economy was literally facing a firing squad. The Dollar was in a…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu should be back in the country this week to take charge of governance. Our Commander-In-Chief left Nigeria…
AGAIN, Abuja as an idea and reality, clocked 48 years yesterday (February 3, 1976 – February 3, 2024) without any…
WE are all architects of our social and economic development woes. Let’s stop the blame game. Change begins with you…
WHY do men think big successful girls are single because all they want is money and independence instead of marriage…
MALI and Burkina Faso obviously have a lot more in common than squaring off in a game of football like…
NIGERIA is a country of one week, one issue; but insecurity, spreading over the nation like a cancer in a…
THE impact of insecurity in Nigeria is significant, encompassing substantial losses in terms of lives, economic setbacks ,and the emergence…