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...
(Being an adaptation of a prayer offered by the African American, George Lawrence, in New York, commemorating the fifth anniversary of the abolition of slave trade in 1808.)By Chudi OkoyeO! thou father of the universe and disposer of events,...
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By Chudi Okoye
Awka is a town pregnant with possibilities
No one can yet decipher what she will deliver
Awka was part of the nexus of early Igbo civilization
Throughout, Awka has carried the burden of Igbo history
Great deeds...
By Chudi Okoye
I wonder what they see!
I wonder if there are Cosmic Beings with Elysian seeing
Peering at the batch on this lonely patch called Earth
Who watch as we hatch a response to match
A microscopic assailant trying to...
… Calls on constituents to be patient and understand that the legislative process is slow… Says legislators can only lobby and pass laws but it is up to executive to implement… Says youth should buckle down and not wait...
Speculative thoughts on the implications of the kingship tussle in Awka: an attempt to explain – beyond the usual theories of the case – why the crisis has proved intractable. By Chudi OkoyeI should start with a bit of clarification....
By Chudi Okoye
"Who is a 'youth' in Nigeria?"
Who, you ask, is a 'youth' in Nigeria?
Hush, impetuous questioner!
This will cause mass hysteria!
Though you are a native sojourner
And not a supercilious foreigner
You must not dare to interrogate
The wisdom of our local...
By Chudi Okoye
My dearly beloved children
Yes, you my prim and preachy children
You mortals which art on Earth
Mellowed be thy mouth!
You peddle your religion so wantonly
Rattling off your homilies so openly
You try to impress with your virtuous vocabulary
Chastising doubters like...
By Chudi OkoyeOh look! Look right here and markWhat they've done to our Dike ParkLook at this pile, unsightly and starkIn all its 'glory' a decrepit shamblesA sordid result of decrepit gamblesAnd emblem of our mutilated dream.Let us spy...
The leading candidates in the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria achieved a regional ballot sweep that their illustrious predecessors only dreamed of – an...
There may be a prima facie case of aggravated infractions in the just concluded presidential election in Nigeria. However, it might be challenging to...
The fragmentation of opposition forces and their tactical blunders may have been the decisive factor that shaped the outcome of the 2023 presidential election...