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CP Odumosu, Ndigbo are not Nigeria’s problem
By Ikechukwu Amaechi In his famous 1984 book titled, The Trouble With Nigeria, legendary novelist, Chinua Achebe, made a profound statement. “Nigerians of all other ethnic groups will probably achieve
When a Presidency becomes a “wailing wailer”
By Ikechukwu Amaechi PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, was credited with introducing the phrase, “wailing wailers,” into the country’s political lexicon. Though he has
Pantami as a metaphor
By Ikechukwu Amaechi NIGERIANS are aghast, or so it seems, that Ali Isa Patami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, is, indeed, the jihadist in situ. There is no
Why insecurity is deteriorating in the South East
By Ikechukwu Amaechi WHAT could account for the heightened state of insecurity in the South East? This was the poser five governors and heads of the security agencies in the region
An administration and its silver linings
By Ikechukwu Amaechi IN an attempt to muddle the waters, spin doctors in the Presidency and their cohorts seem to have devised a new strategy. Not contented anymore with just
Putting Nigeria together again will be hard
By Ikechukwu Amaechi CAN Nigeria ever be put together again? This is the question that concentrated my mind as I watched the tragi-comedy of the Deputy Speaker of the House
When an image maker becomes an image wrecker
By Ikechukwu Amaechi Last week, my friend and former colleague, Oguwike Nwachuku, responded to my article penultimate Thursday titled, “Uzodimma: The governor as a quisling.” Typically, Oguwike, media aide to
Senator Adeyemi owes Ikpeazu, Abians an apology
By Ikechukwu Amaechi IT was the legendary Afrobeat maestro, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, who, in one of his smash hits “Beasts of No Nation”, told us about “animal talk”. The song was the
From Kankara to Kagara, hypocrisy defines government
By Ikechukwu Amaechi ANYONE who watches the trending video of heavily armed bandits taunting Nigeria and its doddering leadership and emotionally assaulting passengers of the Niger State Transport Authority, NSTA,
From Kankara to Kagara, hypocrisy defines government
By Ikechukwu Amaechi ANYONE who watches the trending video of heavily armed bandits taunting Nigeria and its doddering leadership and emotionally assaulting passengers of the Niger State Transport Authority, NSTA,
