People&Politics

By FESTUS ADEDAYO Did you listen to last week’s broadside from Senate President Godswill Akpabio against former Edo State governor,Senator Adams Oshiomhole? If you did, you must have caught a glimpse of how sex threatens the Nigerian state. Historically, libido has always been a threat to governance. Psychoanalyst Robert Michels summarized this Freudian reality cleanly: “Everything in the world is about sex, except sex. Sex is about power.” To him, life is driven by sex, and sex itself is an expression of power and aggression. Often misattributed to Oscar Wilde — likely due to the Irish poet’s own fatal fall…

THE HERO'S JOURNEY By ANAYO AGU Every generation produces individuals who, through courage, conviction, commitment, service, sacrifice, and accomplishment, rise above ordinary expectations and become symbols of collective beliefs, values, and aspirations. History remembers such individuals not merely because they occupied positions of authority, but because they transformed challenges into opportunities and left their communities stronger than they found them. Such individuals are called heroes because they embody the ideals, morals, and evolving history, traditions, culture, hopes, and aspirations of their people. In literature, mythology, and history, this transformation is often described as the hero's journey: the timeless story of…

(Also published in Sunday New Telegraph of June 7, 2026) By SHEDDY OZOENE Last week in Enugu, a promotional campaign by COPEN Group caught my attention. The housing development company was advertising an upcoming forum on affordable homeownership, promising solutions to one of the most persistent challenges facing not only Enugu State but the entire South-East region: access to affordable housing. The housing forum, themed "A Home for Every Dream, A House for Every Pocket" is scheduled to hold next Tuesday at the Amadeo Event Centre in Enugu. Millions of residents trapped by the high cost of owning a home,…