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Dr. Aneze Chinwuba (1944-2020): An Obituary

Awka town loses a natal intellectual and controversial septuagenarian considered patriotic by those who favored his politics and opportunistic by those who disapproved of him. By Chudi Okoye with Stella Nzekwe He was steeped in the esoterica of Awka...

Igbo Followership is the Problem!

Ineffective political leadership in Igboland is a concomitant of the weakness and inefficacy of Igbo political society. By Anonymous THE TIME IS NOW! The fight is for all Igbos, not for the leaders alone. Let me complicate this a bit. All we...

ANSG Announces Plan to Close Eke Awka Market Following Covid-19 Violations

… Anambra State government plans to close Eke Awka market for a period of two weeks  … Proposed market closure allegedly due to egregious violation of Covid-19 regulations  … Government also claims Awka South LGA has the highest number of...

Jazz Scatting and Speaking in Tongues

Speaking in tongue can be abused as fraudulent pantomime, but like jazz scatting it has deep cultural roots as a way to elevate the mind beyond the clutter of temporal existence to commune with the gods. By Chudi Okoye I must...

Nigeria Records a Sharp New Increase in Covid-19 Cases

By Chudi Okoye As the global spate of coronavirus cases begins to show a slight decline (for now), Africa is seeing something of a reverse trend with considerable - though still globally insignificant - increases in the number of cases....

African Americans vs. Africans in America: A Smoldering Tension

A curious yet highly explainable tension persists between native born African Americans and immigrant Africans in America. At its simplest, the tension manifests as mutual antagonism between the seemingly resentful indigenes and the apparently disdainful immigrants. But the tension...

US Presidential Aspirant, Joe Biden, Speaks On Police Murder of Black Man, George Floyd

By Chudi Okoye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6FFyauVqK8&t=1s Presumptive Democratic Party nominee for the 2020 US presidential election, Joe Biden, delivered a speech on June 2, 2020, addressing the brutal murder of an African-American man, Mr George Floyd, by the police in the Powderhorn community...

Awka Cultural Festival Successfully Concluded, Despite Coronavirus Concerns

The grand finale of the Awka cultural festival, Egwu Imoka, took place amid an unfolding coronavirus surge in Nigeria. The finale closed out a three-day cultural splurge that kindled a month of fitful festivities enacted as Awka community mulled...

Awka Town Celebrates Day 2 of the 2020 Egwu Imoka Festival in Grand Style But Measured Tone

The second-day event of the grand Awka cultural festival, Egwu Imoka, commenced amid ambient uncertainties but it passed off without incident and even ended up, by the accounting of its adherents, an undiluted success. This, despite the prohibitive stance...

Nigeria and US at Loggerheads Over Fate of AfDB President

The United States government demands an independent investigation of the president of the African Development Bank – a former Nigerian minister – who was charged with gross misconduct but was cleared in an internal investigation of the bank. Nigeria...
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Nigeria Is Suffering APC Side Effects; Will 2027 Produce Opposition Cure? (Pt. 1)

APC reign has ruined Nigeria. Only a united opposition can end its run in 2027, but obstacles...
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Homeland Blues and Igbo Diaspora Role in Regional Recovery

The Igbo diaspora’s homeland investment is lagging. A reset is needed to unlock its massive potential. By Chudi Okoye

Israel vs. Iran: Ancient Amity, Modern Enmity, and Looming Calamity (Pt. 2)

In a tragic historical twist, Israel and Iran have gone from millennia of fraternity to a fratricidal war. Part 1 of this...

Israel vs. Iran: Ancient Amity, Modern Enmity, and Looming Calamity (Pt. 1)

This two-part essay traces how Israel and Iran, once bound by a shared past, became bitter foes. Part One examines the current...

Beyond Utomi’s ‘Big Tent’: Nigeria Needs Institutionalized Opposition

Pat Utomi’s recently announced ‘Shadow Cabinet’ has stirred controversy, but it reveals the dire need for institutionalized opposition to shore up Nigerian...