Ndigbo in search of capable leadership (3) DIMM U. OKWUKWU Ndigbo must go back and understudy the negotiation skills of King Jaja of Opobo, 1821-1891. We might think that we are disadvantaged but it is not true. We've had Igbo slaves who negotiated themselves to freedom, wealth and prominence.

An Open Submission to the President, governors, and members of the National Assembly on the influx of northern youths to the South CHIMA OKEREKE

Richard Akinjide in his own words ERIC TENIOLA, Lagos, Nigeria In my recollection, the best contribution Chief Akinjide ever made in the democratic process was the speech he delivered at the Constituent Assembly on November 16, 1977.

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES You can be made Holy (Righteous) SAM AWEDA, Lagos, Nigeria The good heaven is where God lives and it is a place of rest where there is no more sickness, no more death, no more hunger, no one cheats the other person. It is all joy, no sadness. Only the souls of the holy people will be admitted to the good heaven.

The urgency to re-organize the Nigerian Police Force with robust remuneration YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA The Nigeria Police Force - NPF under the present administration of Buhari should be renamed as the Nigeria Police Department - NPD. ... The truism of the name has always been evident in the Police 'Force' and its exigency of policing Nigerians.

Adindu and his disruptions OKECHUKWU K. UKEGBU, New Jersey, USA My choice of the above title.... is because I deem it necessary to aptly capture the essence of this discourse and to lay bare the foundation on which Abia State Orientation Agency was founded.

The unnecessary deaths among black people from Covid-19 in western world ALFRED AISEDIONLEN, London, UK As it is now evident from Covid-19 pandemic that private medicine dominance over public health sector is not the way forward in adequate healthcare provision and full cover for society; public health sector should be the priority sector in every country.

After 100 days in office, the task before Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma BARTH AMAKIHE, Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Nigeria But listening to the recent broadcast made by the state governor Senator Hope Uzodinma, the emphasis and trajectory of the governor's 100 days developmental projection, focused on the renovation of the governor's lodge ... a lot more is expected by the people.

THE CHRISTIAN WALK What and how born-again christians should live in a post-coronavirus world? MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA ife as we know it will not be the same again in our post-coronavirus world. .... Again, as earlier disclosed in past prophecies, this deadly pandemic is just warming up thrust me. Do not be deceived by the policy makers and the politicians that we shall soon return to normal. It is not going to happen, period!

Why are we not "getting it right" in Nigeria? YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Nigerians at home and abroad are making a quantum leap into the future. But the impediments of Nigeria are the result of the selfishness of her leaders and the aimlessness of their followers.

Durueke, Aturu, Ubani, and other comrades OKECHUKWU K. UKEGBU, New Jersey, USA This song is very popular in burial processions of fallen comrades. 'Comrade, dey pass Comrade'. It is the equivalent of the Christian hymn 'We will only be remembered by our works'.

2023 In the eye of COVID-19 ABIODUN KOMOLAFE, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State Experts have predicted that COVID-19 may remain a crisis much longer than 2022.... Amid this mess, elections are billed to hold in Nigeria in 2023, in line with constitutional provisions.

UZOKWE'S SEARCHLIGHT Nigerian youths need a chance just like I needed in 1985 ALFRED O. UZOKWE, Harrisburg, PA, USA Folks sometimes wonder why the youth are angry; we wonder why they are unruly; we wonder why they are always rambunctious. While I don’t make excuses for any unsavory actions, I wish to posit that a frustrated mind always seeks to equilibrate when all hopes seem lost.

African marriage and what love is and is not Rev. Fr. FRANCIS A. OBORJI, The Vatican 'Is it true Africans don't marry for love but only for procreation of children?' Put in another way: By taking away love from African marriage, is one not interpreting African marriage out of context, perhaps from the perspective of Western scholarship and prejudice on African marriage and culture, and from the modern Western understanding of marriage and love?

Ramadan: A month of soul-searching for all Muslims! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Those who kill and maim lives using Islam as an excuse and a shield or a canopy to perpetrate evils are less than 0.01% of 1.6 billion adherents of Islam.

Chinese enslavement of Africans CLIVE AKINSOLA Apostle Paul wrote in his epistles to the Galatians, "O foolish Galatians who has bewitched you." (Galatians 3:1) One might pose the same questions to today's Africans, who is hypnotizing you with money?

The outgoing generation ERIC TENIOLA, Lagos, Nigeria With the demise of Chief Richard Osuolale Abimbola Akinjide (1931-2020) all Ministers, except Alhaji Ganiyu Folorunsho Abdul Razak (93), Chief Mbazulike Amaechi (91) and Chief Jacob Cheogbu Obande (98) who served in the first Republic under Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912-1966), GCFR, have answered the final call.

CHANGEUP TONIC From Workshop to Showroom GBENGA OWOTOKI, Florida, USA If only you know the 'fire' you are in is God's agent to take you to your promise land then you will cry out 'More of it Lord!' My prayer for you is that, at the end of the day, you will be what He had in mind when He first began with you.

UZOKWE'S SEARCHLIGHT The intravenous drip epidemic in Nigeria ALFRED O. UZOKWE, Harrisburg, PA, USA The drip epidemic in Nigeria today reminds me of a local medication that hawkers used to sell in buses or motor parks in Nigeria in the early 70s. It was called “Ikampower”.

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Buhari's new Chief of Staff, Professor Gambari: Nigerian youths, where art thou? YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Buhari's seeming untrustworthiness for the youth and his dispositions to the Nigerian youths is evident in his various appointments to the nation's affairs in the past four years.

THE CHRISTIAN WALK Six satanic tools against born-again christians in the age of Coronavirus sans post-COVID-19 MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA Let this straight, if you are a real born-again Christian and truly-genuine follower of my Lord, Master and Savior Jesus Christ; persecution is coming very soon. I disclosed in this column in the past that the current COVID-19 Pandemic is just warming up....

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES The Agony & Joy of a Widow - A rejoinder SAM AWEDA, Lagos, Nigeria A childhood friend of mine went to be with the Lord in July 2019. Mary, his wife is writing her agony and joy in a book and she has been advised to include in it, in few sentences, the experience of a man who has passed through same situation as a balance. She made the request to me.

BoJo and Brits' state of Quandary! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Boris Johnson's confusing leadership after his near morbid ordeal with the menace of Coronavirus-COVID-19 makes one pensive of some conditionalities he outlined today in his national and international broadcast.

ONYINYE'S MIRROR ON LIFE Not lost, but found in Motherhood! ONYINYE OYEDELE, Ontario, Canada Oh yes, moms are part of a serious 'humanitarian relief' effort! Children make faces claiming that they are starving (which are frequent during this lockdown). Do you know how many 'concoction' meals you have cooked, bought, baked, and warmed up, just to keep children alive?

To MOTHER with LOVE is to Conquer Hate with LOVE! Happy Mother's Day! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Happy mother's day to all responsible mothers out there! Responsible mothers are inestimable treasures! Mothers are foundational structures that construct the good or marred image of children.

Why all the fuse and brouhaha about Oyedepo's religious and political tantrums? YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Please, allow the 'man of God' to continue to grieve this period of religious recession and depression in Nigeria-cum-world. Buhari's administration is a replica of coronavirus to all these political pastors in Nigeria. The infestation of cash crunch on the 'in God's name plc' started in 2015. Buhari's government too, is actually, also a pandemic and menace to itself for complacency.

Coping during COVID-19 Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Pray, read my bible, listen to Christian songs and watch movies. Occasionally, I take a walk around our neighbourhood with my wife. I also play scrabble with my wife and children. When not fasting, my wife cooks my best delicacy and I sit down and enjoy it!

Again, a thought for Leah Sharibu ABIODUN KOMOLAFE, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State By the way, are Leah's parents asking the government to be nice to them? I doubt! Again, what is the consolation for Leah's family and why must the Sharibus believe in a country that has failed them?

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES Preparation to becoming a mother SAM AWEDA, Lagos, Nigeria May God bless whoever mooted the idea of setting a particular day every year to honour and celebrate our women. It was very thoughtful of the person. So today I congratulate and greet all the godly women; who have taken the challenges of womanhood with grace and dignity.

The pandemic and the country's future ABIODUN KOMOLAFE, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State That we are where we are finds space in lack of preparedness on the part of the government, as well as lack of vision for leadership. Instead of facing the reality, we are just perambulating!

THE CHRISTIAN WALK The 3FFF post-Coronavirus pandemics and what you can do MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA You may snigger and shrug it off; but, if you are a prophetic doubter, you may soon become a victim. .... the current Coronavirus is just the beginning of pandemics that are about to unfold in this generation as my prophecy declares. There are three deadly global pandemics that will be unleashed on the earth as soon as people relax and think Coronavirus is gone and it will be business as usual....

UZOKWE'S SEARCHLIGHT Virtual Learning – Is it effective for science lab courses? ALFRED O. UZOKWE, Harrisburg, PA, USA Ever since the stay at home order, occasioned by the pandemic, started, I have been following the update information from the desk of the president of my son’s college.

After Buhari, Who Next? Tinubu? YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA The question above is my trepidation (fear) of Naija politics. The question also gives this author a sleepless night! The Nigerian youths have failed woefully to rediscover themselves.

The height of naughtiness on zukerville YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Amusingly, those who were not even born before or during the civil war are very indolent and recalcitrant to read the sad history of a needless and unforgettable war, a war that consumed millions of innocent people in the eastern part of Nigeria.

Reject COVID-19 vaccine trials in Nigeria REGINALD O. ORANYE, Toronto, Canada There have been recent reports of the planned commencement of COVID-19 vaccine trials in Nigeria by the World Health Organization (WHO). This plan by the world body is without a credible basis, and therefore vexatious and outrageous.

My Month of Mercy Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada God is a God of mercy. God can pardon your sins and change your situation. Have you or your family been attacked by the spirit of death, diseases and challenges whether by Coronavirus or any virus, I have good news for you, Jesus of the bible is a merciful God.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, COVID-19, and American exceptionalism YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA In our conversation, some of my answers in defense of American uniqueness was humbling and simple: The United States of America cares for me, and all that is mine. It also cares for humanity and creates an enabling environment for her citizens to thrive with prosperity.

The Council of State should meet now ERIC TENIOLA, Lagos, Nigeria The Council was established to unify the country, especially during crisis, like the pandemic we have now. The Council was not made to be idle. The presence of those retired Presidents and former Heads of State and former Chief Justices was to provide a sense of National Unity.

Ndigbo in search of capable leadership (2) DIMM U. OKWUKWU So the argument must be properly balanced for Ndigbo to see where this man [Buhari] is coming from. There is no truth in the allegation that he does not know Igboland, or hate Ndigbo. In the same 2003 he chose some of the most respected Igbo sons as governorship candidates in his All Nigerian Peoples Party, ANPP.

COVID-19 pandemic exposes weakness and flaws in the Nigerian healthcare system ROY CHIKWEM, Sydney, Australia The Nigerian healthcare system is completely broken; it has become a huge money pit, the federal, state and local health system cannot cope with COVID-19 outbreak at the current rate. This comes as many state and local hospitals are turning away patients with COVID-19 symptoms.

America and the deadly politics of the coronavirus LEBURAH GANAGO, Atlanta, GA, USA As if the charade of those protests is not bizarre enough, Trump’s Attorney General, William Barr, has threatened to join the protesters in suing state governors who are imposing restrictions to keep their citizens safe from the coronavirus.

THE CHRISTIAN WALK Unholy satanic trinity and the number 6+6+6 in pretribulation era (Part 5) MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA The much-talked about introduction of the apocalyptic Number 666 is a mephitic event most redeemed born-again Christians guess and speculate about with fantod disposition. The reason is simple:....

UZOKWE'S SEARCHLIGHT Nigeria: Anambra State relaxes lock down amidst assurances trailed by concerns ALFRED O. UZOKWE, Harrisburg, PA, USA I must admit that I am a vanguard for the stay at home order, for now, to minimize the rate of spread of the disease. But based on the evidence the Governor adduced for his action, I have no basis to fault him.

Stop destroying the Church! Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada It has become trendy to castigate the church, blame the church for any harm on earth. Let me say upfront I know God knows how to defend his church as He did with Saul in Acts chapter nine where He turned him into an asset.

The 'hornets' should please steer clear of Coach Rohr's job! CYRIL C. NWOKEJI, Belgium the 'dreamer' or 'dreaming' coaches should please forget about their Nigerian ambitions for now and may be come back in 2022. ... Hiring those coaches again, regardless of their pedigree, would most likely not augur well for Nigeria.

Fear of Freedom: Why blacks have bad leaders & poor economies EHI AIMIUWU It is not the fault of the Europeans that blacks are living in poverty and have bad leaders today because China, Japan, India, and Brazil were all once conquered or colonized by Europeans or White nations, but today....

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Kofi Annan: An ombudsman for the world! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA The way Kofi Annan managed the crisis that rocked United Nations' 'food for oil' showed a man who was a manager of international argy-bargy.

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES Certain Foretastes & Shadows that Revealed how God was to perfect the Salvation of Man with the Blood of Jesus (3) SAM AWEDA, Lagos, Nigeria I can hear you say that 'But all the pointers happened to the Israelites, so Jesus's plan of salvation must be for the Jews alone.'

The rumble in Ohaofia E O EKE, UK 18Th April, 2020, will go down in history as the day Ohaofia youths rose up against tyranny and reclaimed their dignity and humanity.

Our streets are vacant for COVID-19 (Poem) YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Our streets are empty for COVID-19!; While the world is puzzled.; Stay-at-home without workouts; Might generate massive obesity.; Do not be 'coronally' complacent!; Be active; eat responsibly, read more books; And write endlessly to inspire the world.

The Chadian onslaught against Boko Haram: Questions and implications PRIYE S. TORULAGHA, Miami, Florida, USA Since its inception, Boko Haram has raised more questions than answers due to the mysteriousness of its existence. No one is willing to publicly accept responsibility for planting the seed that resulted in its germination, yet, it seems to be backed by very powerful individuals, groups and entities.