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The fallacy of ethnic homogeneity
By Simon Kolawole
At the centre of separatist campaigns in Nigeria, and possibly around the world, is the desire to have “homogenous” nations, or nations where an ethnic group is…
APC 2023: The more you look the less you see
By Simon Njoku
The stage is getting set for the 2023 presidential race. The All Progressives Congress (APC) recently conducted its Ward congresses nationwide amid tears, bloodbath,…
VAT collection: Govs, FIRS who will blink first?
The Federal High Court sitting in the Garden City of Port Harcourt on August 9, 2021 ruled that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the federal government agency responsible for…
Biafra separatism and the Kanu factor
Nnamdi Nwannekaenyi Okwu Kanu is currently one of the most controversial figures in Nigeria. He is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, one of the Biafra separatist…
Anambra governorship poll: APC and the burden of incumbency
By Emmanuel Mogbede
Political analysts believe that it will be an unprecedented exploit for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to win the Anambra governorship election on Nov. 6 where…
After parting with their money, how C’ River transporters were scammed of FG’s COVID-19 fund support…
The initiative of the Federal Government through its Ministry of Trade and Investments to empower Nigerian transporters with Survival funds in 2020 to cushion the negative impacts of the…
Congress: Old, new APC set for an epic battle over Party’s leadership in Ebonyi
Even though the rumours about plots by the Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. Dvaid Umahi to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC were vehemently strong that one could literally…
If majority of Ndigbo want plebiscite to form their own country, it is their right – Mbazuluike…
Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, popularly known as ‘The boy is good’ is the only surviving minister of the First Republic and member of the pre-colonial movement called ‘Zikist Movement.’ He was…
The Nigeria–Biafra war: postcolonial conflict and the question of genocide
The Nigeria–Biafra war that raged between 1967 and 1970 made headlines around the world, above all for the major famine in the secessionist enclave of Biafra, and prompted a major…
Day Medical Doctor who wanted to become a Reverend Sister topped Ebonyi Medical College
Dr. Ifechukwu Margaret Uzoigwe is from Izzi Ebonyi State. Ruth Oginyi reports that she was the overall Best Graduating Student of Ebonyi State University College of Medicine of the…
“No Victor and No Vanquished” – Fifty Years after the Biafran War
Barely three years after independence from British colonial rule, Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa, collapsed into a civil war, writes Ousman Murzik Kobo
The Nigerian…
Religious Balance & Choice of Deputies
Religious balance and the choice of running mates could play another significant role in the destination of the people’s vote. It is no doubt an electorate's mind might be tilted towards…
Zoning as a factor: The South yearns to be treated fairly like the rest…
By March 2021, Anambra would have been under the leadership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, for an uninterrupted period of 15 years. Unlike other States that are either…
Political and governance experience: The meat of the contest
Experience in politics and governance it is believed, will also play a key role in deciding the winner of the November 6 poll. Political experience in governance will be at the fore but the…
Factional rifts and litigations keep many in suspense…
It is fair to say that since the return of democracy, no gubernatorial election in Anambra State has gone without serious internal Party crisis and litigations, sometimes lasting almost…