Ikeddy shows how pathetic it is that even in the land of witchcraft, Nigeria is unable to show the way to the world.
Viewpoints
Viewpoints are editorials, viewpoints, opinions, and personal columns served by sound minds with the sharpest pens in the business.
Odumeje, the improbable prophet of Onitsha
Renowned Editor, Ikeddy Isiguzo, casts a sardonic look and predicts three things that could halt the seemingly unstoppable march of Odumeje, the improbable prophet of Onitsha.
Rhetoric of Enugu Airport closure
Enugu Metro examines chronology of statements being issued by the Aviation Ministry and its officials on the indefinite closure of Enugu airport.
Enugu Forest Guards and the Shape of Things to Come
Laurence Ani delves deep to x-ray Ugwuanyi’s deft moves to deal with recent upsurge of insecurity in Enugu State
Airpeace in search of nationhood
Nigerians escape from SA through airpeace. Emotion
Baby in Dirty Bowl
Why are we using Dr. Jim Obaze’s personal failings to judge his public work after his sack as boss of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRN)? We seem to be confusing two things – Dr. Obaze allegedly bathing himself in the Nigerian corruption pool and at the same time doggedly executing the mandate of […]
el Rufa’is Litmus Test
How Malam el Rufa’i ends his tenure as governor will determine whether the people who’ll elect him president will look forward to it or quail at the prospect. It is no secret that I admire Malam Nasiru el Rufai’s work ethic. I have been since the first and only time that my colleague, Aaron Ukodie, […]
Cow economy and another matter
I was struck by two issues in President Buhari’s 56th Independence speech – the craft in the speech, and the resolute, howbeit unsuccessful attempts to force cattle rustling onto the national security agenda. I’ll take the second first. For reasons best known to him, President Buhari is bent on forcing cattle rustling onto the national […]
Appointments: Buhari vs. Jonathan
The Nigerian federation is getting more deeply divided by the day. Some senior lawyers have argued that actions or inactions of leaders have helped and are helping to widen ethnic cracks. A recent article by US-based Dr. Okey Ndibe has questioned the inclusiveness of the appointments being made by President Muhammadu Buhari. The ethnic knives […]
Social Etiquette for WhatsApp Group Chats
I’ve been hunting the Web in search of rules that I can apply for a new WhatsApp Group just created. My search led me to think through and propose the following draft to our members. We are currently debating what to add, amend, and expunge from it. If you have the same challenge as me, […]