Interview/Opinion

For the past 58 years, the January 15, 1966 failed revolution has been described as “Ibo coup” without convincing evidence or origin of the term. In this reflection on that turning point in Nigeria’s history, CHIMA NWAFO, authoritatively states that Britain, through its mouthpiece, BBC, was the author of that…

  By Ikem Okuhu   Even though I was watching it on the internet, I prayerfully wished for some form of, if not total resistance to the order by FCT Minister, Nysom Wike for Permanent Secretaries under his “command” to line up and bow to President Bola Tinubu, I got…

  By Ikem Okuhu Enugu State is not looking good at all, and the time has come to reverse the politics of headline-hugging and citizen brow-beating as is currently the approach of those in government. Casting them aside would make for a healthy appraisal that could alter the state’s imperilled…

Adetunji Faleye, Godwin Anyebe and Amechi Obiakpu take a look at the achievements recorded so far in the realization of genda parity in the Nigeria’s business community. The world over, an inclusive environment is the foundation for sustainable profitability in every organisation. Such an environment allows all staff to be…

  By Ikem Okuhu It appears that the federal government is about to upend the Nigerian free market following the ex-parte injunction of a Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) barring pay TV services provider, MultiChoice from increasing the prices of its bouquet of services.   While the ex parte…

By Ikem Okuhu In what appeared to be a celebration of the 8th anniversary of the havoc it wrecked on Ukpabi Nimbo community in Uzo Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, marauding Fulani herders made a return to the local council area between April 25 and 28, 2024, leaving in…

By Olayiwola Luqman, FCA The history of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) is replete with controversies and litigation, unlike other players in the telecom sector. Some might argue that MTN’s size naturally attracts its issues.  This would, however, be too easy a way out of truly analysing its issues.…

  By Ikem Okuhu Days after Idris “Bobrisky” Okuneye was sentenced to six months in jail for “spraying the naira,” an undated video where the governor of Niger State, Mohammed Umar Bago was throwing money into a delirious crowd while sitting on the roof of a moving vehicle circulated on…

By Ikem Okuhu The Nigerian oligarchy has significantly progressed its emasculation of Nigerians from anesthetically cutting off the balls to nefariously indiscriminately crushing them with pestles while wearing jaunty smirks on their indifferent faces. It is almost like inflicting pain on the people has become a favourite sport, and this…

    By Grace Oluchi Mbah Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, is facing a critical challenge: climate change. The country is highly vulnerable to the devastating impacts of a warming planet, including extreme weather events like floods and droughts, rising sea levels, and ecological disruptions. These changes threaten not only…