A bungled Ekweremadu assassination
By Oguwike Nwachuku
Assassination. Attempted assassination. Murder. Attempted murder. These are very familiar words in newsrooms, newspapers, and on radio and television during political periods...
Nigeria’s poverty alarm bell, who cares?
By Oguwike Nwachuku
Poverty is of great concern to many countries around the world.
Many are worried about what is not being done to deal with...
APGA Imo bazaar and shameless undertakers
By Oguwike Nwachuku
Senator Stella Oduah (Anambra North) was a member of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) for barely three months.
The defection of the...
The Skye Bank conundrum
On Monday, September 24, Polaris Bank began operations nationwide as replacement for the defunct Skye Bank PLC. Polaris Bank Limited was expected to open...
Emmanuel ‘John the Baptist’ Uduaghan
By Oguwike Nwachuku
Former Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, showed up at a meeting of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Abuja on Tuesday, August...
Living in Lagos and SARS overhaul
By Oguwike Nwachuku
Earlier this year, the federal government confirmed that 16,387 Nigerians were deported from Libya, Saudi Arabia, and other parts of the world.
The...
Defections and 2023 gambit
By Oguwike Nwachuku
In the past two weeks, defections by Governors, Senators and House of Representatives members have dominated national political discourse.
What makes it more...
Police shame in Ekiti
By Oguwike Nwachuku
Femi, aged forty-something, lives in Lagos with his wife and two children. He has other relatives who depend on him for their...
Plateau killings and dumb Simon Lalong
By Oguwike Nwachuku
My initial take when I read the statement from the Presidency on Thursday, June 28 that more than 22,077 Nigerians were killed...
Complicating the June 12 narrative
By Oguwike Nwachuku
On Friday, June 8, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, raised the alarm that President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressive Congress (APC) administration is planning...
