Opinions & Articles
Opinions & Articles
40 years ago… My classmates and I – By Nwachukwu Ogbuagu
We were Form 5 students of Government Secondary School, Owerri, a school that recently turned 90, having been founded in 1935. Owerri, then 9 years old as the capital of …
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An Ancient Festival Renewed – How Obi Nnaemeka Achebe is Shaping Onitsha’s OFALA Celebration for the 21st Century – By Victor Anazonwu
In the riverside city of Onitsha, where the great River Niger bends with quiet majesty, tradition runs deep. Here, the Ofala festival — a regal celebration of life, renewal, and …
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𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗔’𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦: When Power Becomes A Buldozer – By Rev. Fr. Augustine Ikenna Anwuchie
I have spent five years travelling across West Africa, and I have never seen a country where properties are demolished as carelessly, brutally, and frequently as in Nigeria. In Nigeria, …
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TRIBUTE TO A FRIEND IN OUR DARKEST HOUR: FREDERICK FORSYTH (1938–2025 ) A Salute from a Grateful People – By Ifeanyi Aguikwu
In the quiet of history’s pages, some names resound not by the battles they fought, but by the voices they raised in defense of truth, even when truth was drowned …
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A Tribute to Dr. Christopher Kolade CON [1932-2025]
Integrity Personified A great Iroko has indeed fallen. With the passing of Dr. Christopher Kolade, our nation has lost an institution, a vast human library whose volumes were written with …
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Rufai Oseni: Fearless Journalist or Hatchet Man?By Victor Anazonwu
For some time now, Rufai Oseni, a fiery anchor on Arise TV’s popular The Morning Show, has been ruffling feathers across Nigeria’s airwaves. His “victims” include the high and mighty …
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