In 1989, late Gen. Joe Garba of Nigeria was elected the President of the 44th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. I was his Special Assistant and Adviser. Thirty years later, Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande of Nigeria, is set to…
#SERAP’s decision to challenge the legality of the N4.68bn 'welcome package' received by 469 members of 9th NASS through a class action suit is ominous and should compel our legislators to tread softly. That Nigeria is fast approaching its tipping…
Glad to learn that Mike Uchime, one of my mentees and top youth canvassers during my 2017 Anambra governorship campaign is serving (NYSC) well at Smarter Grid - a solar energy outfit. Keep it Mike, you’ll go places. ~OHO
Chima Christian and Oseloka H. Obaze Nigeria’s economy is stressed. Several performance indicators and ratings point to its parlous inclination. But no performance indicator is as stark as everyday realities that confront the general populace. Beyond the gross erosion of…
Ejeviome Eloho Otobo and Oseloka H. Obaze Nigeria suffers from democratic overload. Governance expenses are hugely disproportional to its developmental strides and democracy dividends. This is reflected in the high recurrent expenditure relative to the capital expenditure at the federal,…
HRH Dr Stephen Ibekaku Akpati (Igwe Olokonu II) today performed the final affirmation rites in his installation as the Igwe of Ochuche Umuodu, with a visit to the Okpala (eldest man of the town) Oduah Chief Chukwurah Agabah, accompanied by…
A Nigerian, Ernest Ezeajughi, has made history by winning election as the first Black Mayor of the London Borough of Brent, United Kingdom. Ezeajughi, a native of Anambra State, was elected Mayor on April 16, 2019 by the College of…
The unfolding Venezuelan crisis offers veritable lessons learned for nations. It serves as a quintessential epilogue to the fate of any nation where corruption, insecurity, economic deflation, hunger, disease, criminality, brain drain and general exodus is rife. It’s fallaciously delusional…
