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Igbo Elders’ Parley with President Buhari: Contrasting Perspectives

A recent meeting of Igbo Elders with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja during which they pleaded for an ‘unconditional’ release of Nnamdi Kanu, the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has sparked differing reactions across the...

Igbo Grandees’ Wrong-headed Plea for Political Mediation of Kanu Case

Igbo political emissaries met with President Buhari in Abuja to plead for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). It is an unfortunate intervention that could undermine IPOB’s long-term revolutionary project...

Igbo Critics and the Presumed Menace of Nnamdi Kanu

The IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, elicits resentment and dread across the Nigerian polity, even among his own people. Many Igbos acknowledge the validity of Kanu’s critique of Nigeria, but there is significant apprehension about his adversarial approach which many...

Buhari: Igbo Restiveness, Twitter, Memories of War and Draconian Decrees

President Muhammadu Buhari’s threat this week to deal severely with youths from a section of Nigeria demanding justice for their geopolitical zone is reminiscent of his efforts as a command combatant in the Nigerian Civil War and his repressive...

Worn Nigeria

Worn Nigeria By Chudi Okoye How great it was to be Born Nigerian! Long long ago, in our mass hysteria We felt elated, as with keen mysteria Simply to be citizens of One Nigeria We grew up knowing a Fun Nigeria We had our fill of...

The Great Igbo Debate: Homo Economicus vs. Homo Politicus

 There are divergent political tendencies in Igboland regarding how to engage the Nigerian hegemonic powers. These divergences centre on differing views about the nature and value of Man, economic vs. political; and they dissipate Igbo political energy. It is...

Biafra Day: Towards a Unified Theory of Igbo Politics

As the commemoration of Biafra Day begins to become a unifying event for the Igbos, it is apt to contemplate ways to reconcile the divergent tendencies in Igbo politics and find a central tendency that assuages Igbo yearning for...

Nigeria 2023: Dual Mandate in the North; Duel Mandate in the South

A radical awakening among the southern peoples of Nigeria, further intimated by recent statements from the Southern Governors’ Forum, could offer a path to political order in Nigeria based on restructuring of constitutional powers By Chudi Okoye It was Pentecost this...

The Hordes and the Spin Doctors

The Hordes and the Spin Doctors By Chudi Okoye Spare a thought for the huddled hordes in our forlorn fatherland Their muddled minds spooked by relentless spinmeisters Daily assaulted by fatulent accounts of a fabulous reality Supposedly their lot instead of a dystopian existence Created...

The Sod’s Prayer

The Sod’s Prayer By Chudi A. Okoye Our dearly beloved Father Thou which art in Aso Rock Hallowed be thy name! Thy kingdom come Thy will be done in Igbo land – The land you crush with iron hand – As it is desired by Fulani bands. Master,...

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Egwu Imoka 2020: Day 1 of Festival Amid Covid-19 Restrictions

By Chudi Okoye, Stella Nzekwe and Ken Chukwudi The 2020 edition of the traditional Awka festival, Egwu Imoka, has commenced. Day 1 of the three-day...

Public Service Announcement On The Closure Of Eke Awka Market

This is to inform the public that effective Monday, 15th June, 2020, Eke Awka Market, in Awka South Local Government will be shut down. This...

Beginning and Becoming

Beginning and Becoming By Chudi Okoye I. Primordial ChaosLong before that bold and blazing beginning,Before the...

The Compelling, Yet Complicated Calculus of a Jonathan Run in 2027

As speculation swirls over his potential return, Goodluck Jonathan must weigh the promise of redemption against the peril of forfeiting the very...