Ndigbo and cooperative imperative
A people who desire to make progress must shift paradigm from centripetal to centrifugal characteristics and command respect among neighbours despite their aggregate wealth....
Echoes from my past (4)
I was posted to Surulere office, shortly after, to manage the office after my colleague, Dipo Onabanjo. Surulere office offered me immense independence, but...
Ndigbo must rise for TheNiche
One trait Ndigbo have thrown overboard since Biafra, is keeping distance from one another in our craving for lone-stardom. No group can sustain relevance...
Indelible notes from the past (1)
Post-war Nigeria merits some treatment in this work. I had spoken of rehabilitation, reconstruction and reconciliation (3Rs), which General Yakubu Gowon’s government (1966-1975) touted...
Path to Mbaise emergence in Imo leadership
I believe that the path of honour worth examining in established disdain and fear of Mbaise people by our neighbours is to exhaust all...
Echoes from my past: My first marriage (2)
The cars were done and I paid heavily. I had left Lagos with sufficient funds to cover all eventualities on the way, but I...
Imo govt should work with AFAN for food security
It has become necessary to make some statements for the final term of Governor Rochas Okorocha’s guidance.
Food is a primary human need that must...
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...
Brightening story of Nigerian Railways
I must, here, tell the story of Nigerian Railways for the education of our new generation of technocrats. My father, Jacob Oguguom Odu, was...
Dilemma of choice
Will is free. The Creator of the universe made it free, so that each human spirit may make own choices. Will empowers man to...
