Enugu State took a long lane to birth, after two abortions! The quest for ‘Waawa State,’ from the war-causing 12 states of Yakubu Gowon, intensified after the war. It was principally to give aggrieved sections of the Igbo nation a better sense of belonging and to accelerate development beyond the congesting Coal City. On February … [Read more…]
By Okey Ikechukwu The real enemy of that section of the Nigerian polity that is generally referred to as “The North” is not Tinubu. It is not banditry, or insurgency. It is also not political marginalization or the Governor of the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN), who directed that some departments of the CBN be … [Read more…]
The art and practice of good governance and nation-building is not for the apathetic, shortsighted or presumptuous. Only focused, selfless, visionary, adaptive and transformative leaders end up being great leaders and nation builders. For sixty-four years, Nigerian leaders have respectively offered platitudinous intent to make Nigeria great, and to restructure it for greater equity and … [Read more…]
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By Akụnna Madụeke Since the 1990s, Enugu State citizens in the United States of America (USA) have stayed glued to their home state. Preaching “akụ ruo ụlọ” (bringing home the goodies) to them is like telling bees to make honey. In 1998, associations in major cities formed the umbrella EnuguUSA. In 1999, it held the … [Read more…]
Ben and I dated for two years. Ben was my first boyfriend ever. Our relationship started off on a weird note. I had gone over to my colleague’s place to pick an item she bought for me from her recent trip abroad, when I stumbled on Ben. He was the new lesson teacher my colleague … [Read more…]
All happy families are alike, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way__ Tolstoy in Anna Karenina Years ago, a certain report had come up naming my compatriots as the happiest people on earth. A report that sometimes makes you wonder about the parameters through which such judgment was made. It also makes one … [Read more…]
From the epistles of Ejeagha, we have arrived at the gospel of “Gwo-gwo-gwo-ngwo”: Two individuals walk past each other. They stop. Suddenly, they simulate synchronized steps to a chorus of “Gwo gwo gwo ngwo.” They are amazed and amused by the elaborate and entertaining but deceptive dance steps. Then, for no rational reason and in no obvious order, … [Read more…]
By Lasisi Olagunju Number 10, Downing Street has been home to Britain’s prime ministers since 1735 AD. Why would a hugely popular new prime minister move into a 289-year-old mansion without spending good pounds on it to buff it up to today’s taste? Keir Starmer, the new British prime minister, moved into that official residence … [Read more…]
Deciphering Nigeria can be depressing. Interrogating her history and present political trajectory can also be disconcerting. That awkwardness is further complicated by the fact that, in a nation where governance is now rife with propaganda, the truth is always a conspiracy; and truth-tellers, traducers. That disposition did not prevent two recent unvarnished and non-salutary New York Times assessment … [Read more…]
It is often said that when a child of promise is born somewhere on the globe, another great son with incredible potentials is also given birth to in another community where the stage has been divinely set for him to do exploits to the glory of God’s name. Such is the story of Rt. Hon. … [Read more…]
The organised labour has vowed to reject any ₦62,000 or ₦100,000 minimum wage proposal for Nigerian workers by the federal government. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television on Monday, the Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Chris Onyeka, described such a proposal as a “starvation wage”. Onyeka insisted that labour won’t … [Read more…]
In one of the first memes of his campaign’s vision, before he mentioned his mission, then PDP gubernatorial candidate stated succinctly, “I am ready to work.” With the election won amidst opposition dramas and demarketing by proxy, the people of Enugu State expected work, work, and work! Governor Peter N. Mbah got the memo. He … [Read more…]