Abuja as carrion of an over-bloated public service
In 1974, Lagos was already choked. General Yakubu Gowon had made his infamous statement about Nigeria’s wealth. The cement armada was cooking. Lagos Island,...
Survivors
Survivors are people who live after a disaster. They are also those who are left behind after a patriarch departs the flesh. I have...
A letter to Igbo youth (1)
In all humility, I write to acquaint you, with as much candour as I can muster, the condition of our nation, the Igbo nation,...
The sacred trust (1)
As we look forward to a new government when President Muhammadu Buhari must have named his cabinet, it has become necessary, if not vital,...
Poaching in Nigerian politics
When poaching – which means stealing any idea or person –enters the political lexicon, integrity, morality and social responsibility jump out of the window.
The...
Echoes from my past
By the end of the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) job, I was virtually on the staff of Harriman and Company, the leading indigenous...
Echoes from my past: My first marriage
Edith Agina was an Umuoji daughter of Chief and Mrs. Sam Agina. Sam had served the Nigeria Police Force and retired as a Sergeant....
Need for Palm Oil Cooperative Exchange
This is a proposal document for the establishment of the Palm Oil Cooperative Exchange (POCEX).
Producers at this time have no established market. Individuals and...
Amohuru stool: Facts are sacred
Nze Chukwuma Nwachukwu, a retired permanent secretary, claims he was key to the attainment of autonomous community status and consequently foisted one Anthony Anyanwu...
Nigerian psyche warping dilemma (1)
The most disturbing phenomenon confronting our youth is the absence of space for ventilating positive attitudes in daily life. People in active life tend...
