In Party Primaries and Continuation of Igbo Wars, Chido Nwakanma advises return to the drawing board to forge a long-term winning strategy.
May 2022
Obi and Atiku win primaries, gear up for 2023 battle
People’s Democratic Party flagbearers in 2019 Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi secure independent tickets to become rivals in the 2023.
Mbah wins Enugu PDP governorship primaries
A Lagos-based oil magnate, Chief Peter Mbah, pulls a surprise and wins the Enugu governorship ticket of the PDP.
Why Agballah cried out against Ekweremadu
Behind Chief Ugo Agballah’s outburst against Senator Ike Ekweremadu is high-wire politics threatening to destroy his pet project.
Enugu APC chair hits Ekweremadu
Enugu APC Chair, Chief Ugochukwu Agballah, publicly hits Senator Ike Ekweremadu, following alleged private conversations between them.
Silly season in our democracy of government pikins
In Silly season in our democracy of government pikins, Columnist Chido Nwakanma identifies new negative trends in our democracy.
15 Enugu governorship aspirants bow to Gov Ugwuanyi
15 Enugu governorship aspirants from Enugu East pledge to accept whoever Gov Ugwuanyi picks from among them to fly the party’s flag.
Anambra lawmaker killed and beheaded
A faceless violent gang has killed and beheaded Anambra lawmaker, Hon Okechukwu Okoye, kidnapped on 15 May 2022.
When Chinua Achebe joined the immortals
“When Chinua Achebe joined the immortals,” first published in 2013, recalls UNN’s Special Senate Session to honour the literary icon.
When Soludo pulls his ears
What does it mean that an elder like Gov Chukwuma Soludo pulls his ears in conversation with Mazi Nnamdi Kanu?