…Cajetan Duke Is Not Intelligent By Ekwueme O. Ekwueme I read like any other Nigerian, a harsh statement by the APC Publicity Secretary in Imo State, one Cajetan Duke. He was reacting to a harmless and statesmanly assertion of the PDP National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu that APC Government in Nigeria, not only in Imo state is vicious, retrogressive, insensitive and corrupt. Senator Anyanwu’s position should have been commended by anyone opposed to the wanton killings, kidnapping, economic stress and inhuman treatment the APC and its agents including Hope Uzodinma…
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Egbetokun And Onerous Task Ahead
By Ben Okezie Every serious leader with a vision would first sit down to articulate the pros and cons of his idea before embarking on its operational actualization. Just as a truck driver who wants to embark on a long journey on a road he is not familiar with. He would first enquire find about the highway, to ascertain the safety of the highway, whether it is safer in the morning, noon or at night, before venturing on the journey. In his maiden address on assumption of office the…
Read MoreUzodinma’s Many Blunders, Imo People will Never Forget
By Ikenna Onuoha When blunder appears big, it means it has gotten to its chronic stage where failure, shame and embarrassment are inevitable. Every average Imo person can certainly affirm that what is being experienced in the state today is not democratic government but despotic and tyrannical junta. Imo state is gradually going down the drain, virtually every landmark projects have been either parcilated and given out to cronies or utterly destroyed. Imo state today has become the hub of dangerous threats, intimidation, harassment, molestation and filled with cultism and…
Read MoreOseni And Journalism Profession: Critical Perspective
By Dele Elempe The expectation on Rufai Oseni, Arise News TV Channel’s anchor by members of the rational public, not the usual friends is too high for him, as a matter of fact. Rufai is not a journalist as a matter of fact. He studied Animal Anatomy and Physiology from the University of Agriculture in Abeokuta, and also studied at the Lagos Business School. He is a very bright mind, no doubt. He has been a guess lecturer in prestigious institutes like Cambridge and Sussex Universities. He has led trainings…
Read MoreP&ID Judgement: Nigeria Owes Victory To Britain’s Incorruptible Judiciary
By Olu Fasan LAST week’s judgement by the London Commercial Court quashing the $11bn arbitration award against Nigeria rightly triggered exultant responses across the country. Former President Muhammadu Buhari penned a newspaper article titled: ‘A matter of principle’, in which he described the award as “an attempted heist of historic proportions”, arguing that Nigeria would have forfeited “a third of its foreign reserves” if it had lost the case. Bola Tinubu, the current president, called it a “landmark judgement”. Both Buhari and Tinubu credited their governments for the victory. But…
Read MoreBola Ahmed Tinubu: Courage Under Persistent Fire
By Douglas Ogbankwa As a victim of well scripted sponsored false propaganda, I call tell you that Nigeria is filled with very wicked and evil people who can do any thing to bring a great man down .Do not believe everything you hear ,watch or read in the social media . Nigerian Politicians have people they pay millions to generate fake news . Nigeria is a complex country made up some intellectual felons , who churn out lies and make them look like truth and make the truth look like…
Read MoreEze Imo Title: An Aberration
By Ifeanyi Onyekach One of the mistakes of past administration was undue interference in sacred tradition of the people. The government of former governor Rochas Okorocha appropriated all powers and authorities even those belonging to the gods. He exuded so much influence on traditional matters and concluded with fiat issues of sacred tradition that requires consultation of chief priests and the ancestors. He resolved ezeship tustle by the toss of a coin and proclaimed an Eze by whimsical feeling. His administration witnessed unusual approval and proliferation of autonomous communities. That was…
Read MoreNovember 11, Imo Guber: Will Uzodinma’s “Friends” Gather?
By Henry Ekpe Nearly everything is set among the Political Parties for the most contentious Imo Governorship election which comes up on November 11, 2023. All the political parties have named their campaign councils and soon, the State will be vibrating with activities, as the D-day approaches. Unfortunately, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over one hundred and thirty four (134,000) Permanent Voters Cards PVCs of Imo indigenes are still lying in their Owerri office, uncollected. However, whether their owners collect them or not will not stop the…
Read MoreThe “Known” Imo State And Concept Of “Unknown Gunmen”
By Ikenna Onuoha Imo state is indeed known across the world, what is not known is the activities of the “unknown gunmen” ravaging the entire state. The state is bounded by Abia state in the East, Anambra State in the North and Rivers State in the South. Its estimated population as at 2016 census is approximately over 5 million. The state is one of the nine oil producing states in Nigeria, this means that the state is a benefiary of the 13% oil derivation funds for oil producing states. Imo…
Read MoreLike Robin Hood, Uzodinma Should Stop Using Looted State Fund To Do Endorsement Giveaway To Imolites
By Emenike Amanze Robin Hood was a 14th century notorious fictional outlaw rebel known for stealing and robbing people’s valuables and sharing peasants to the poor. His timeline, character and personality was represented in the English folklore and Ballad. Today, the society is full of Robin Hood who after robbing the people, turns back to distribute peasants to the poor members of the society. Such pretentious and camouflaged “financial saraka” is the root cause of the erosion of the spirit of social morality and moral decadence in our society today.…
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