Okowa and political economics of Asaba 2018
KEN UGBECHIE The African Senior Athletics Championship which held in Asaba, Delta State, (branded Asaba 2018) has come and gone but it has continued to create a resonance across diverse…
APC AND THE DEFLATED PRESIDENT BUHARI
The atmosphere is charged, the romance and night meetings yielding fruits, the intrigues, subterfuge, game plans, all intertwined to make the Nigeria’s political movie full of entertainment and suspense. It…
The golden girls of Regina Pacis School
KEN UGBECHIE In a season of political defecation marked by defections and delusion, five Nigerian girls gave us something to cheer. The five golden girls of Regina Pacis Secondary School…
Lawal Daura: An Encounter with Intelligence Chief
It was 24 hours after the official release of my book, “An Encounter with the Spymaster” in July 2017 that I received an invitation from a top retired Airforce officer…
Tales of Imam Boma Blankson
KEN UGBECHIE Three episodes. Three different actors, varied circumstances. Two saved lives, human lives. One saved democracy and she happens to be a woman. My mind races to Imam Abdullahi,…
Commentary: Oppressor of the Nigerian Press
KEN UGBECHIE You may not have heard about him. His name is Suleiman Adokwe, a senator of the PDP representing Nasarawa South senatorial district. He’s not one of those flamboyant…
Okowa gives Stephen Keshi rest in Asaba
KEN UGBECHIE I saw it in its dour state, void of grandeur. And last week, I saw it in its new splendour, full of radiance. The Stephen Keshi Stadium in…
Police protest in Maiduguri
KEN UGBECHIE I have always admired the ingenuity of spokesmen of the Nigeria Police. Whether at the federal, zonal or state level, these officers sure know how to tell a…
Pogrom: Why US should intervene
KEN UGBECHIE Not many Nigerians know about Open Doors USA. It is a US-based NGO that advocates very strongly for freedom of worship especially for Christians around the world. Ahead…
‘Iberiberism’ as mirror on the wall
KEN UGBECHIE There are times you ignore the messenger but take in the message. Rochas Okorocha, in spite of himself, has a knack for saying it as it is. He…