Why Atiku’s choice of Obi as running-mate excites Nigerians
By Ikechukwu Amaechi
In the lead up to the 1964 British general election, former Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, who became leader of the Labour Party...
Imo 2019: Why Ihedioha’s candidature matters
By Ikechukwu Amaechi
The reason democracy is globally acclaimed a superior form of government is succinctly captured in the rousing conclusion to a November 19, 1863...
Still on the Osun governorship poll
By Ikechukwu Amaechi
After the fraudulent Osun State governorship election, Nigerians have moved on. It is needless, they will tell you, crying over spilt milk....
As League of Nigerian Columnists berths
By Ikechukwu Amaechi
More than a century ago, 1898 to be precise, the influential French sociologist, Gabriel Tarde, wrote that newspapers "both enriched and leveled...
Adeosun’s mendacity and Buhari’s integrity
By Ikechukwu Amaechi
After pussyfooting for 69 days, the former Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, finally did the needful by resigning on Friday, September...
The idiosyncrasies of Nigerian politicians
By Ikechukwu Amaechi
Most Nigerian politicians are neither creative nor ingenious. Because they are not imaginative, there is no originality of thought, which explains why...
Sadly, President Buhari does not get it
By Ikechukwu Amaechi
To the most strident supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari, the only thing that recommends him for a second term is his much-vaunted...
As Annan, Mr UN, joins the Saints
By Ikechukwu Amaechi
He had his flaws. We all do. After all, he was human like the rest of us. Even as the secretary general...
Peter Obi’s leadership resonates in Regina Pacis girls’ victory
By Ikechukwu Amaechi
In recent months, particularly in the wake of the utter chaos in the country, I have found myself going back again and...
For Daura, the chickens finally came home to roost
By Ikechukwu Amaechi
As the half a millennium old axiomatic expression goes, curses are like chickens, they always come home to roost.
When President Muhammadu Buhari pulled out...
