A flock of vultures in flight is called a “Kettle”; when the vultures touch down to ground or perch upon a tree in descent towards their target, they are called a “Committee”; and when the scavenger birds are feeding...
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...
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...
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,...
(Awka Times Promotional Advert Script)
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....
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo calls for political import substitution in Africa, to replace “unworkable” Western-style liberal democracy with “Afro...
What’s to be done when change is imperative but the political conjuncture makes it improbable? A coalition of major opposition parties offers a promising...
After a dogged 30-year pursuit of the Nigerian presidency which so far has proved unsuccessful, Atiku Abubakar, who has had an illustrious political career...
Achebe Mourns Nigeria
By Chudi Okoye
October 27, 2023
It looks indeed as if God Himself, like a Vengeful Creditor, wants to deny this country any respite...
Following the traumatic outcome of the 2023 presidential election, the South East summit on economy, security and politics holding this week is a welcome...