By Steve Oruruo It was Ralph Waldo Emerson who made the immortal assertion that life is a journey and not a destination. Unarguably, Enugu state owes much of its tranquil political climate and robust democracy to PDP’s unwritten zoning formula – a principle deeply rooted in the power of ideological variety, equity, fairness and egalitarianism., … [Read more…]
By Ozor Chuma Ike Magbo When the Bolivian military managed to find Che Guevara out of hiding with the information off a shepherd, they asked the shepherd: “Why denouncing a man who sacrificed himself yet for your freedom and well-being?” The shepherd replied: “I denounced him because the crackling of arms scares my animals in … [Read more…]
… Representation: Based on Track Record of Stellar Performance or Empathy to Fault-finders? By Nnamani Samuel Freeman (Ilo ka n’ Uno) Given the deservedly popular political status of the incumbent Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Lawrence Ifeanyichukwu Ugwuanyi (CON), not only in the South-east but in the Nigerian political sphere, it is presumably no … [Read more…]
By M.O. Ene “Uche bụ akpa; onyeọbụla nya nke ya.” (The mind is like a bag; everyone has one.) Everyone has something to say; opinions are a-dozen-a-dime. When we craft a mantra, a slogan, we must clarify what it means, no matter how catching the phrase. Clarification is more desirable when a mantra is rendered … [Read more…]
By Dr. Samson Abanni Have you noticed how we have become an armed society, a community at war with itself. We can call the wielders of guns various name and argue till eternity about their origins but the truth is that without the cooperation of the soil the beast cannot walk on it. The arms … [Read more…]
…The desperation of Lucky Chukwu and his notorious cohorts By Ability Chukwuemeka Mbah Waking up this first Saturday morning of this beautiful year 2023 to a video making round our social media spaces of Chief Lucky Chukwu, the elder brother to Enugu East Labour Party Senatorial Candidate, Barr Oyibo Chukwu addressing some of the Party’s … [Read more…]
Christmas seems to come with different feelings for different people, and these feelings change at each stage of life. I hated Christmas and anything that reminded me of it. “Felix navidad, Felix navidad 🎶🎶”, Onwudinjo sang, but kept mute and shrank at the sight of me. I had warned him about singing of Christmas rhymes … [Read more…]
The biggest topic on the front burner in economic policy discourse in 2022, unexpectedly, is the abrupt decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to redesign the N200, N500 and N1000 notes. The public announcement came on October 26, 2022 by the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, via a press release. The announcement came with … [Read more…]
In the sweet tastes of my days at Nsude, the freshman year didn’t really count, merely because the freshman year was a kind of puzzle. You really can’t tell what’s happening next until it starts happening. Information was gathered from all sources, and the brain did the work of retaining these information and producing it … [Read more…]
By M.O Ene Every decent person wants peace, but permanent peace is for the dead! The dead rest in peace, eternally in silence of the cemetery. The living is in constant struggle to survive, live, and thrive in a perceived peaceful and enabling environment that is secure and sustaining. (“A Piece on Peace,” 7.14.21) In … [Read more…]
By Christian Enebe According to George Bernard Shaw, “Some see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not.” Dreaming things that never existed and asking “why not?”, is typically characteristic of people of exceptional intelligence who according to Justin Brown, “tend to be able to think outside … [Read more…]
By Uche Anichukwu In teaching the mystery of the little beginning of the gospel, Christ gave the parable of the mustard seed, which someone sowed in the field. Although it is the smallest of all the seeds, it ultimately grew into a tree so that birds of the air made nests on its branches. This … [Read more…]