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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 democracy. By Chudi Okoye It is truly remarkable,...

Reconciling the ‘Okonkwo’ vs. ‘Obierika’ Tension in Igbo Political Strategy

In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe depicted Okonkwo and Obierika as contrasting Igbo responses to colonial intrusion. Their symbolic tension persists in Igbo attitudes toward Nigeria today, and must be reconciled for effective political strategy.

Biafra Day Meditation: Igbo Exitism or Restructuring for Regional Autonomy?

Biafra Day passions should infuse the Igbo political playbook, but purged of secessionist praxis. Strategic pragmatism is required as the 2027 presidential poll approaches. By Chudi Okoye If the smart researchers...

Opposition Parties and Democratic Decay in U.S. and Nigeria

Ruling regimes rightly bear blame for democratic decay in America and Nigeria. Yet opposition parties deserve equal – perhaps sharper – scrutiny, their actions driving decline or revival. By Chudi Okoye

There’s a Short Distance from MAGA in America to Èmi l’ókàn in Nigeria

Donald Trump’s MAGA and Bola Tinubu’s Èmi l’ókàn are poignant political slogans. They are also clever political technologies that parlay elite ideology and class interest into populist myths that manufacture mass appeal and the willing consent of...

The Roots of Democracy Are Watered by Storms of Tyranny

Donald Trump’s second presidency has fractured American democracy in just its first 100 days. Decay is not inevitable, as history shows; but democratic renewal will require bold and decisive action. By Chudi Okoye

Neutered by North, Wasted by West, Nigeria Crawls from Khaki to Kakistocracy

The North-South West duopoly that has governed Nigeria for six decades must be politically defeated for the country to forge ahead. By Chudi Okoye There may be wondrous beauty and...

A ‘Tariffic’ Payback for Some Africans’ Perverse Admiration of Donald Trump

Admiration for Donald Trump runs deep in parts of Africa, despite his racist record. But will this survive the turmoil of the U.S. president’s current tariff wars? A 90-day moratorium, forced by global fury, offers little reprieve...

The Eighteenth Brumaire of Donald Trump (Pt. 2)

This two-part essay explores the potential course of President Donald Trump’s second term. Based on Trump’s antecedents and moves he has made two months into his current tenure, the essay anticipates an increasingly illiberal, Bonapartist shift that...

Have the NASA Voyager Probes Got Close to or Flown Past Heaven?

(I originally wrote and circulated this piece on social media in August 2023. It has been refreshed in light of recent NASA mission updates.) By Chudi Okoye I have been scratching...
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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...