[OPINION] Mbah’s Shrewd Economic Strides versus Edeoga’s Political Shenanigans; Effects of Economic Determinism on Political Power Play

By Sam Nnamani With the build-up to the 2023 general elections on a speed gear, and the coasts becoming clearer over the most probable candidate that will emerge victorious in the race for the Enugu state’s Governorship seat, it beats every ingenuity how the controversial Isi-Uzo-born Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party, known and ceaselessly … [Read more…]

Endgame Ekweremadu

Senator Ike Ekweremadu is a serving senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and an unprecedented three-term deputy senate president. He is a former speaker of ECOWAS parliament, a lawyer, scholar, astute politician, author, and a father. Ekweremadu and his wife Nwanneka battled privately to save the life of their daughter, Sonia, even as he … [Read more…]

[OPINION] Ekweremadu: In support of Ohanaeze Ndigbo

The recent statement by Ohanaeze Ndigbo calling for the Federal Government’s intervention in the travail of Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, in London revives some hope that the Igbo philosophy of ā€œOnye aghana nwanne yaā€ (all for one, one for all). The Ohanaeze plea came on the heels of Attorney General and Minister … [Read more…]

[OPINION] ENUGU @ 31: Governor UGWUANYI’S Imperative in the Indomitability of the WAWA Spirit

2023: Ugwunta salutes Ugwuanyi, congratulates PDP Guber Flag-bearer, Mbah, and other candidates

[OPINION] ENUGU @ 31: Governor UGWUANYI’S Imperative in the Indomitability of the WAWA Spirit By Steve Oruruo When the erudite Dan O. Chukwu , Ph.D, Professor of History, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka in his lecture at the Government House titled ā€œ ENUGU STATE AT 31: SUSTAINING THE DREAMS OF THE FOUNDING FATHERSā€ on the 31st … [Read more…]

Troublesome Truth Too

Troublesome Truth Too By M.O. Ene On 2.2.22, Pacesetter published ā€œEnugu 2023: A Troublesome Truth.ā€ This is not Part 2, though the main character is the same: Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, the first Fourth Republic governor of Enugu State. Politics is an art. Politicians of partisan hues are often so passionate about political hanky-panky they make … [Read more…]

[OPINION] Re: Tension Grips Ugwuanyi, Enugu PDP, Following Edeoga’s Emergence As The Labour Party Guber Candidate

PDP Primaries: Ugwuanyi is a Pillar of Peace -Ogbuekwe

[OPINION] Re: Tension Grips Ugwuanyi, Enugu PDP, Following Edeoga’s Emergence As The Labour Party Guber Candidate By Sam Nnamani The above is the title of a rather jaundiced article being circulation on social media, claimed to have been written from Lagos by one Chimex Bright, a name further searched on which revealed it to be … [Read more…]