At each point in the national life, this unwholesome attitude to service manifests. Office holders who…
Tag: Emeka Alex Duru
For Tinubu’s Nigeria, it’s ‘from frying pan to fire’
Tinubu has worsened the situation. Painfully, he is on the way to lionizing Buhari, with his…
OPINION – Why all eyes will continue to be on the judiciary
A matter being jus pendis and awaiting judicial pronouncement is, by virtue of the Nigerian legal…
Before El-Rufai sets the country on fire
The danger in the careless remarks by El-Rufai, is that they are capable of setting the…
Goodbye, President Buhari
To cap it all, the 1983 general election which many had waited for to vote out…
National Assembly leadership and the South East question
A party that registered such impacts in a zone that the current APC-led government has treated…
May 29 handover and Buhari’s self-righteousness
Nigerians have never had it so bad. The country overtook India in 2018 as the global…
Lai Mohammed’s phantom treason charge against Obi, Datti
Chukwumerije accused Abiola of treason, for insisting that he be declared the president-elect. Subsequent events led…
2023 elections, ethnic bigots and the rest of us
A certain Yoruba lady came close to such fatal fate at the March 18 governorship election…
Leadership failure and insecurity in South East
As in Somalia, it all boils down to failure of leadership, especially the political elite. The…
Peter Obi’s redeeming outing at Chatham House
The appearances have also given the Nigerian electorate insights into the thought patterns of the contenders.…
INEC’s alert on threats to elections and govt’s tepid response
Ordinarily, the optimism expressed by the minister and the assurance by the INEC chair, could serve…
OPINION – In Orlu, the ‘war’ is not yet over
Almost every other thing about Orlu, throws up a feeling of uncertainties, deep fears and in…
Violence in South East and 2023 elections
At the same time, a viral audio recording attributed to the Simon Ekpa faction of the…
What Nigerians expect from the presidential candidates
When the national fabric rends, the president will administer needle and thread, or at least reach…
OPINION -2023: It’s not about Peter Obi
These are clearly not the issues. They are distractions from the task ahead. Obi understands these…
OPINION – For 2023, Nigeria barters its future
By Emeka Alex Duru You would notice the frenzy for 2023 among Nigerians these days. Virtually…
Kaduna terror attacks: We are all victims
By Emeka Alex Duru If you take from the surface, the flurry of expressions and condemnations…
TRIBUTE: Goodnight, Comrade Bonnie Iwuoha
By Emeka Alex Duru My intimacy with former President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ),…
Power shift, southern governors and 2023 presidency
By Emeka Alex Duru It takes profound insight to appreciate the remarks by the late…
Emperor El-Rufai and hapless Kaduna workers
By Emeka Alex Duru If you had assumed that the Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was…
Pantami, Buhari and the war against insurgency
By Emka Alex Duru In August last year, development economist and former Deputy Governor of the…