Ikwerre and the Review of the Nigerian Constitution
Nigeria’s National Assembly (NASS) comprising of the Senate and the House of Representatives appears serious to review the 1999 Constitution. They have published it in the dailies and the House…
Does Nigeria Need a Revenue Crisis?
I am thinking about a situation when crude oil prices do not exceed 40 US dollars a barrel and the demand for Nigeria’s oil drops, partly because the US (a…
The Trouble With Chinua Achebe
Aging writers are generally expected to write autobiographies that sum up their writing careers, experiences that, hopefully, could guide future writers in the writing arts. In that light, many have…
IMF’s Poisoned Pill
“We see increase in oil reference price as a threat because the money will be shared by the three tiers of government. It will increase spending and inflationary spending. We…
A Tribute To General Mohammadu Mamman Shuwa
Today is yet another sad day for our country Nigeria. This morning General Mohammadu Mamman Shuwa was murdered just outside his Maiduguri home by a group of heartless people who…
Ndigbo have to be wise in 2015
It is pertinent that people should embrace the selfless campaign of Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, the immediate past governor of Abia State, for Igbo presidency in 2015. Anything that is…
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. blames Ojukwu, Gowon for Biafra starvation deaths
Ojukwu’s Biafra rejected the conditions spelt out by the Nigerian government for delivering food to the troubled region At the peak of Nigeria’s civil war in 1968, as hundreds of…