The Trials of Adams Oshiomhole By Victor Anazonwu
Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole is currently a wanted man. The erstwhile leader of Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), former Governor of Edo State and immediate past Chairman of the ruling All Progressives …
Opinions & Articles
Opinions & Articles
Sub-Systemic Racism and the Challenge of Black Subalternity : By Joseph C. A. Agbakoba
About 12:50 am, on a dark, early morning in the Summer of 1927, a young African immigrant lay across a tram track in the Central Avenue area in Pittsburg, grimly …
Why Buharinomics makes me Nervous By Victor Anazonwu
Muhammadu Buhari eminently qualifies to be listed among the most fortunate of men. Born in 1942, he joined the Nigerian Army in 1961. By 1975, he was already a Lieutenant …
African Complicity in the Slave Trades and Its Lingering Effects Part 3 By Prof Joseph C. A. Agbakoba
It should be noted that it is completely erroneous to say that these Igbo victims of slavery were criminals or trouble makers in the society who were sold off on account of their offences and trouble-making or that they were war captives; on the contrary, all the evidence point to kidnapping, betrayals, treachery targeting children and minors as the main source of Igbo slaves
Why America’s healthcare system is ailing under Covid-19 By Victor Anazonwu
The statistics are humbing. Highest number of total Covid-19 infections worldwide; highest number of persons hospitalized from the disease; highest number of related deaths; and highest number of daily new …
Packaging: a pseudonym to deceive through appearances By Olisa Egwuatu
Packaging in all its ramifications has a product at the heart of its definition. It seeks to protect or sell a product, as it pre-supposes that the product inside the …
Real reasons why black men are targeted by Police in the United States By Victor Anazonwu
Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley) of blessed memory was not just a great musician and prophet, he was a clever social analyst as well. In the lyrics of his 1973 …
Nigeria, Biafra And The Legend of Eddie Quansa By Victor Anazonwu
I grew up in the 1970s and 80s and, like most people my age, was raised on a strong diet of highlife music. “Eddie Quansa“, a song by The Peacocks …
When education is without character and learning By Olisa Egwuatu
The words on a degree certificate of a standard university usually include the proclamation, “…having been found worthy in character and learning…” This presupposes that the degree recipients imbibed not just book knowledge but also moral and ethical principles which are expected to be visible in their attitudes and behaviours throughout life.
How to stop National Assembly from boiling over: By Victor Anazonwu
If I was well connected with the power hierarchy at the National Assembly or the APC, I swear I would have landed a multi-billion Naira contract by now. Yes! I would accept nothing less because I would be providing an important solution to a major national problem.
