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…]
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 “Onye aghana nwanne ya” (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 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 “ ENUGU STATE AT 31: SUSTAINING THE DREAMS OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS” on the 31st … [Read more…]
Troublesome Truth Too By M.O. Ene On 2.2.22, Pacesetter published “Enugu 2023: A Troublesome Truth.” 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…]
By Prince Ejeh Josh When on October 10, 2008 the American citizens were on the fast track to their national elections with the world waiting in anticipation of who would spring a surprise and take over from the George W. Bush administration as the 44th United States President, in a rally at Lakeville, Minnesota, the … [Read more…]
By Sam Nnamani Observing the current good governance-driven shockwave sweeping across the length and breadth of Nigerian, with the possibility of an unpredictable apotheosis in the 2023 general election, it doesn’t take much of an effort for a keen observer to decipher a common bottom line in the multitude of demands reeled out daily by … [Read more…]
By Steve Oruruo Since Independence, a class of Nigeria’s highhanded political leaders has become unrepentant architects of bigotry and ethnic divisiveness, unleashing harrowing economic hardships and pervasive injustices on the people. This has precipitated several homegrown cataclysms including the intractable Boko Haram menace, intra-community crises, religious violence, unprovoked marauding Herdsmen killings, incessant kidnappings and dangerous … [Read more…]
[OPINION] G.O.C. @ 60: THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE TO HUMANITY AND GOD By Professor Dan O. Chukwu In his autobiography, My Odyssey, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe recalls his first meeting with Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey of the Gold Coast and the impact that meeting was to have on him and Africa in the later years. According to … [Read more…]
[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…]
[OPINION] London Saga and the Ekweremadu I know By Engr. Onyekachi Onu I cannot claim to know Senator Ike Ekweremadu for ages, but I certainly have a glimpse of his personality. I knew little about him before 2017, except that he was one of the three senators representing my State, Enugu, at the National Assembly. … [Read more…]
Ike Ekweremadu: Indulging in Organs Harvesting, Modern Slavery and Exploitation of Minor? Victim or Villain? By Prince Ejeh Josh About two weeks ago; precisely 24 June, 2022, the global media space was awash with an unprecedented news involving a high profile Nigerian family in the United Kingdom for the wrong reason. I first saw the … [Read more…]
[Opinion] 100 Days in Office: Uche Ejim, Nkanu West LGA and the Celebration of Democracy By Prince Ejeh Josh Has anyone visited Nkanu West local government area in recent times? There is glamour on the faces of the people. There’s some sort of satisfaction with the new leadership of the council area. The signs are … [Read more…]