2021 Nobel Peace Prize Winners: Jewels of Journalism
By Uche Akunebu Chinua Achebe, the inimitable wordsmith and storyteller in his magnum opus, Things Fall Apart in one of the chapters of the most translated book in Africa eulogized Okonkwo, the protagonist of the book when he stated inter alia, “As a young man of eighteen, he had brought honour to his village by throwing Amalinze the cat. Amalinze...
[OPINION] Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji: Compassionate Leadership Redefined
By Jude Ndukwe "Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate to and connect with the people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives" - Oprah Winfrey Without compassion, leadership is a valley of tyranny, but where compassion is the reason for service, leadership becomes a fount of comfort, a mount of milk and honey...
[OPINION] Why Is OUK’S Towering Political And Economic Profile A Threat To Some Persons? By Sam Ogbonna
Recently, I have been reading with nostalgia the bickering and unnecessary envy exhibited by some persons in Nigeria and obvious animosity against a man, whose destiny had been predetermined by God even before he was conceived. Some notable persons conspired against this Apple of God's eyes when he aspired to be Governor over two decades back. To the chagrin of...
[OPINION] High Chief Ikechi Emenike And His Burden Of Unguarded Temperament, By Engr Agu Ndukwe Orji
Like a Cannon Fodder , it's pitiable Chief Ikechi Emenike could descend so low in a desperate attempt to score cheap political points and attempt to misguide the judgement of unsuspecting members of the public in his letter of reply to the invitation extended to him by the National Reconciliation Committee of APC led by H.E Senator Abdullahi Adamu...
The Yahoo Business And The Future of Nigerian Youths
By Wahab Shina Omoniyi I have been compelled to write and express my disgust at the growing spate of internet fraud among our youth. A careful analysis of the problem indicates that the unabated love for money in our society today is no doubt the proximate cause of this menace. However, this menace can also be traced to the following factors...
OPINION: Governor Nyesom Wike Vs The Federal Government Of Nigeria
By Barr Monday Ubani In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, various State Governments in Nigeria took what you may consider proactive measures to curtail or stop the spread of the deadly virus to citizens within their domain. The reality is that the Federal government was dilly dallying on taking some proactive measures before then, like shutting down seaports, airports and...
Demanding Self-Determination Is Not Treason – Nnamdi Kanu
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Wednesday told those who are claiming that self-determination amounts to treason, to go back to the Nigerian Constitution for better understanding. In a statement titled, ‘Demanding for self-determination is not treason and has never been. Self-Determination is legalized in Nigeria’, Nnamdi Kanu referred to his critics to Article...
Using Ogogoro As Hand Sanitiser, Ineffective Against COVID-19 — Experts
Healthcare experts have warned Nigerians using local gin, popularly called ogogoro, like hand sanitiser to desist from it, saying it is ineffective to protect against the infection. The experts said ogogoro has less than 60 per cent alcohol content that is required to kill viruses, unlike alcohol-based hand sanitisers that have such high-level alcoholic content. They warned that using ogogoro as hand sanitiser only...
Nothing Like Niger-Delta Or South-South – Nnamdi Kanu
The Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has faulted the establishment of Niger-Delta and South-South in Nigeria. In a statement Nnamdi Kanu sent to Vanguard, through Emma Powerful, the group’s publicity secretary, Kanu argued that Abia, Cross River, Akwa Ibom are the same people. Nnamdi Kanu said there is nothing like Niger-Delta or South-South,...
[OPINION] Leah Sharibu: Tears Of A Broken Mother, By Alex Enemanna
The prolonged incarceration of Leah Sharibu in the den of Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP), a faction of Boko Haram since February 19, 2018 no doubt casts aspersions and raises questions of responsibility on the government whose duty starts and ends with the security and welfare of the people. Of the 110 abductees, Leah Sharibu is the only...
