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IBB TREATISE: A lesson in Mystery. . Let me begin by saying “If you’re precious to God you’re as important to Satan”. The book lunch “A Journey in Service” has exposed not only the fragility of our political set up but also longstanding dependencies, vulnerabilities, and power dynamics that demand a broader reckoning. The treatise explored the urgent need for …

FOOD SUFFICIENCY, VALIDATION AND VINDICATION OF Prof Godfrey Nzamujo. It has been said many times that if the motives of our Constitution and the founding Practitioners of our democracy were of the highest standards, it must be said that their grasp of political realities have NOT as yet failed. On this score, I welcome the personal intervention of President Bola …

Season of Restoration: Okitipupa Must Shine Again In a time and era like this, when sovereignty after so many moons of palaver, finally returned to local governments in Nigeria, the centre of concentration should be the restoration of life to some towns and villages that were once the centre of commerce and civilization but abandoned due to leadership ineptitude. As …

A REVIEW OF MY ARTICLES  @ EBONYI HERALD (June  – December 2024) Introduction I felt poised to write below from my personal view the report of my publications on Ebonyi herald International. I might be quite critical and maybe humorous in some ways but notwithstanding that, all respect reserved. I want to be real about this, Writing these articles has …

The palliative palava in Africa: Our elites mocking our vulnerability. (Stop giving us Sara) It appears that many African elites find satisfaction in the suffering of the masses. There’s an unsettling pattern where they exploit the struggles of the poor for their own gain, using these moments to showcase benevolence while subtly reinforcing dependence. A deeper look reveals a troubling …

WHY SPEND MORE WHEN YOU CAN SIMPLY DO THIS? Christmas and New Year’s—the season of joy, laughter, and, let’s be honest, a little financial chaos. There’s something magical about the holidays that makes even the most disciplined among us think, “Sure, I can afford that!” Then January rolls around, and suddenly you’re looking at your bank statement like it’s a …

Ondo Election Debate: Matters Arising By Olushola Omogbehin     As I wrote in a July 2024 piece on this column that the November 16th election in Ondo State “is certainly an interesting season in the Sunshine State”, we have indeed witnessed many episodes of those interesting moments in the last few days ranging from the exodus of what can …

EFCC: You are not Fighting Corruption, Stop Deceiving Nigerians By Olushola Omogbehin Apart from the recent renewal of the aged long controversy surrounding the legality of the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) as contained in the separate letters written to the Senate and the House of Representative by our vociferous legal luminary, Olisa Agbakoba, where he …

PUTTING AN END TO EVIL GOD-FATHERISM IN NIGERIA In Nigeria, we stand at a pivotal crossroads, confronted by the insidious and malign influence of political godfathers who have distorted the very essence of our democracy. These shadowy figures, cloaked in a guise of authority and respectability, have commandeered the political arena, perpetuating a system that serves their self-interests while systematically …

OIL IS NIGERIA’S WEAKNESS. At 64 since Independence, Nigeria has degraded its economy to Oil. This commodity is the major source of national calamities including civil war (1967-1970), while it generates income and foreign exchange earnings, it has transmuted to a veritable national curse instead of national purse. The reason for this remarkable transition from blessings to a curse is …