Opinion

May
22
2023
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Agbaja Marginalization And The Sorry Fate Of 9th Mile

Agbaja Marginalization And The Sorry Fate Of 9th Mile

Opinion
*Agenda For The Incoming Administration Of Peter Mbah By SHEDDY OZOENE In his inaugural address on May 29, 2015, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi roused the state with the promise that his tenure would be defined by the development trajectory he would diligently pursue. Of the many facets he reeled out, two stood out. The first was the promise to pay special attention to Nsukka by giving the area a face-lift befitting a university town. He also told the people that “Ninth Mile is an economic hub that we need to harness to enjoy the benefits of our newly-acquired status as a…
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May
18
2023
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The Great Expectation (OPINION BY ANAYO AGU)

The Great Expectation (OPINION BY ANAYO AGU)

Opinion, Politics
           By Anayo Agu Life is a continuum, always evolving with great expectations from the choices we make and the chances we take in response to events in our environments.  The South East Geopolitical Zone appears to be strategically positioning for a political and economic rebirth. Speculations about this paradigm shift are coming on the heels of the shocking destruction of businesses, properties, and the reported killings of some innocent citizens particularly in Lagos State, including those suspected to be of Igbo extraction because of their presumed political leanings. The great expectation is that by the end of the…
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Apr
25
2023
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Wole Soyinka And The Fascists

Wole Soyinka And The Fascists

Opinion
By VICTOR ANAZONWU Prof Wole Soyinka said so many right and proper things in his recent and now controversial Channels television interview which aired on Monday, April 3, 2023. But quite clearly, the Nobel laureate is unaware that his barometer for reading the atmospheric pressure is now cranky and needs a fix. I say that because Kongi uncharacteristically erred in labeling the Labor Party VP candidate, Dr Yusuf-Datti Baba Ahmed, as "fascist." And he stumbled again when he suggested that the conduct of Obidients cost Peter Obi a (deserved) victory at the polls. In his heyday, Soyinka himself could have…
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Apr
21
2023
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Gideon Orkar, The Treason Of Yunusa Ari And Related matters

Gideon Orkar, The Treason Of Yunusa Ari And Related matters

Opinion
By TUNDE OLUSUNLE It's truly, very sad to recall that Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Nigeria's second democratically elected president of the fourth republic, set aside History from the curriculum of second school education, in 2009. The alibi was that students were avoiding the subject because there were few jobs for history graduates, and a concomitant dearth of instructors. He might have been correct about the challenges that graduates of some courses beyond history, encounter in a world gravitating towards science and technology. I was in the university at the same time with two brothers. We all graduated together, completed the mandatory…
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Apr
19
2023
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‘Made’ Outside A Process

‘Made’ Outside A Process

Opinion
People And Sources Of Their Fortunes BY ISAAC NWOYE People are said to be made when they exhibit a level of wealth, affluence, influence, authority and control to the extent that specific and ordinary people recognise and defer to them in the society. They come at different levels, some rising to dizzying heights that global entities like Guinness books, Forbes and other reference authorities captures their worth and publish them periodically. Some are done monthly, others yearly and generally to form references for records and academic studies for students and researchers. Laudable as this feat may seem, the process of…
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Apr
18
2023
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Delivering The Dividends Of Democracy In Enugu State

Delivering The Dividends Of Democracy In Enugu State

Opinion
By Anayo Agu The beauty of democracy lies especially in its ability to give the citizens a choice in electing who governs them and a voice in the decisions that impact their lives.  As a system of government, democratic power is vested in the people, who exercise it directly or through their elected representatives. That is why in an election year such as 2023, the Nigerian electorate, grossly neglected over the past three years suddenly became a target of opportunity, a beautiful Bride desperately wooed by political actors who hitherto could care less about their welfare or wellbeing.  As a…
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Feb
22
2023
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The National Assembly Election In Enugu West: A Choice Between Progress And Propaganda

The National Assembly Election In Enugu West: A Choice Between Progress And Propaganda

Opinion, Politics
 BY  ANAYO AGU Reading one of Dr. Price Pritchett’s books, I came across the idea that “Choice is the most powerful force in the world.”  It is also presented as a tool of change because the choices we make determine how we live and significantly shape our future and those of generations yet unborn.  In representative democracy as in Igbo culture and tradition, trust is the gold-standard of measurement of the personality of a potential representative or emissary.  It should therefore be the measure of contents of character of who merits representing us as distinguished senator and honorable member at the…
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Feb
18
2023
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Balablu-Blu Blu-Bulaba And Other Incantations

Balablu-Blu Blu-Bulaba And Other Incantations

Opinion
By TUNDE OLUSUNLE For his famous zeal, stamina, energy and verve, Nigeria's former President, Olusegun Obasanjo had to learn when to draw the brakes. There were those times his spirit was willing, but his body weak. He had to succumb to the body clockwork to catch some rest. If he still desired to drag his body, he was tactfully restrained by his aides. I know a bit about Obasanjo. I served as his campaign media officer, a job I was enlisted into, even before his formal declaration to contest for the nation's top job. He threw his hat in the…
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Feb
04
2023
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TINUBU: The Icarus Candidate

TINUBU: The Icarus Candidate

Opinion
EXPRESSO 》》》By Steve Osuji It may be uncharitable to call the mission dead on arrival, but the campaign is already as wonky as it can get. Call him Icarus man, rich in hubris and ambition, daring to fly even through the sun. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, BAT, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), may well be described as the Icarus candidate. Remember Icarus in Greek mythology whose father makes him a contraption of wings using beewax to beat an escape. Father warns him never to fly too low nor too high lest he comes to a certain…
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Nov
08
2022
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Agbaja Summit 2022: The End Of A New Beginning

Agbaja Summit 2022: The End Of A New Beginning

Culture, Opinion
By SHEDDY OZOENE Just before 4pm on Thursday, November 3, 2022, the voice of Ugochukwu Chime reverberated across the expansive Michael Okpara Square, Enugu, interrupting the forty-something dance and masquerade groups that were performing simultaneously at their various stands. As Chairman of the Planning Committee of Agbaja Peoples Summit 2022, it was his duty to render the vote of thanks and appreciate individuals, groups and communities that came to celebrate with Agbaja people on their very first Cultural Carnival.  His speech drew the curtains on the very successful Carnival which was attended by Enugu State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi…
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