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If Kamala Cracks the Glass Ceiling, Can It Be ‘Obi-literated’ In Nigeria?

History beckons in Nigeria, if Kamala Harris can smash the power ceiling in the US. By Chudi Okoye They are both trying to break a glass ceiling in their respective countries: she, a gender barrier; he, an ethnic one. They...

Will America Reach Higher and Hire Harris, or Slump into a Dump with Trump the Grump?

Donald Trump and wingnuts in his Republican Party are lobbing racist and misogynistic attacks at the Democratic Party’s new presumptive nominee, Kamala Harris. Will it prove a winning tactic for them? By Chudi Okoye With recent events in...

Biden’s Re-election Bid Was Scuttled in 2024. Shouldn’t Tinubu’s be in 2027?

At 81, President Joe Biden, who is just over 2x the median age of Americans, was forced to abandon his re-election bid on account of dotage. At over 72 years of official age, Bola Tinubu is 4x the median...

Jesus Chose Saul of Tarsus; Trump Chose Vance of Ohio

What St. Paul had been to Jesus, JD Vance could be to Donald Trump: a linchpin to transform Trumpism into a governing ideology transcending even Trump’s presidency. By Chudi Okoye He went from childhood poverty and abuse, having a thrice-married mother...

Trump Shooting Shames America, After Showpiece Elections in Europe

The blight of political violence, seen again in the alleged attempt on former president Donald Trump’s life, is a peculiar stain on America, which is arguably the world’s oldest constitutional democracy. By Chudi Okoye The crowd was screaming “USA! USA! USA!,”...

French Election, Age Anxiety in the US, and Lessons for Nigeria

Mainstream partisan maneuvers that saved France from far-right insurgence, and persistent interrogation of President Joe Biden’s age in America, offer plenty of lessons for Nigeria’s opposition parties and the electorate at large. By Chudi Okoye If Nigeria’s opposition parties were to...

With Elections, Few Countries Bring It Like Britain!

Britain does it again, delivering a fast, efficient and consequential election, without any controversy. By Chudi Okoye Surprising most everyone including vast members of his own party, even its inner cast, on May 22, 2024 - several months before he absolutely...

US President as Caesar: Immunity, Impunity and Road to Calamity

A recent ruling by the US Supreme Court went far beyond constitutional provision and precedent to grant the president absolute or presumptive immunity on all his ‘official acts’, shielding him in perpetuity from criminal prosecution. This essay posits the...

US Democrats: From Debate Debacle to Defeating Donald Trump

Democrats need to quickly resolve the issues arising from Joe Biden’s recent presidential debate debacle, and focus their energies on confronting the looming menace of Donald Trump’s return to power. By Chudi Okoye They seem rather befuddled and in a serious...

On Kissinger: His Deeds, Doctrine, and Lessons for Nigeria

Nigeria should adopt Kissinger’s ‘great power’ vision to assert itself in Africa and the Global South, but not his more devious methods. By Chudi Okoye As a young, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed idealist weaving my way in the world of liberal academia,...
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FOSAD Decries Anti-Igbo Narratives in Don’s Inaugural Lecture

The Forum of Southeast Academic Doctors (FOSAD) has expressed its dismay at the content of the 50th Inaugural Lecture,...
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Nigeria: Hunger Protest, Potential Realignments, and the 2027 Presidential Election

The activists who planned the recent #EndBadGovernance protest in Nigeria could not have expected its political fallouts, including the potential to trigger realignments in...

If Kamala Cracks the Glass Ceiling, Can It Be ‘Obi-literated’ In Nigeria?

History beckons in Nigeria, if Kamala Harris can smash the power ceiling in the US. By Chudi Okoye They are both trying to break a...

Clash of Class and Ethnicity in Regional Responses to the Hardship Protest in Nigeria

The ongoing hardship protest in Nigeria may be squelched by strident rebuke and heavy-handed coercion, but there’s a deeper dynamic in it that bodes...

Will America Reach Higher and Hire Harris, or Slump into a Dump with Trump the Grump?

Donald Trump and wingnuts in his Republican Party are lobbing racist and misogynistic attacks at the Democratic Party’s new presumptive nominee, Kamala Harris. Will...