What if the East fields in a man with tested leadership quality, who is articulate and understands what democracy really is. A man who had made Nigeria proud before and could do it again? Nzeribe, what about Emeka? What if the East fields Emeka? Not that... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/okonkwo/0301001.html
I have never given anyone the benefit of the doubt as much as I have given Obasanjo. I have never reduced my expectations for anyone as much as I have reduced them for Obasanjo. I spend hours wondering if I am the one who does not get it. URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/okonkwo/0319001.html
In our own eyes, the future of the black man in America is going to be changed in a radical way. Gradually, the black man in America will become more and more insignificant. They will occupy the same place currently occupied by the Niger Delta people in... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/okonkwo/0312001.html
Well, the Americans are not known for their forthrightness. They are good at deceiving both their friends and their enemies. If they desire to help Nigeria solidify its democracy, why haven’t they begun such a project in Saudi Arabia and in Kuwait? URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/okonkwo/0315001.html
How dare Ojo Maduekwe believe in today’s Nigeria that there is no Igbo Republic? This lack of recognition of the existence of Igbo Republic within the bigger Federal Republic of Nigeria is at the core of Ojo Maduekwe’s malady. And it is not just Ojo... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/okonkwo/0226001.html
Obasanjo and Bola Ige are currently suing states of Nigeria over resource control. It will not be long before the battle will be between Obasanjo and the people of Nigeria. This is just the preamble. URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/okonkwo/0215001.html
If you thought American leadership role in the world was confusing before, you just wait. It’s going to get even more complicated if the vibes from George W. Bush are anything to go by. URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/okonkwo/0208001.html
It is in the general interest of the press and the populace they serve to see decentralization takes effect. Just like the call for the restructuring of Nigeria is being resisted by those benefiting from the status quo, it is expected that the same will be... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/okonkwo/0308001.html
As we prepared to graduate from FUTA, Victordeen was worried about his legacy. He was going round the campus writing on every ceiling, every wall, and every toilet that “Victordeen was here.” A mischievous student was following him around and adding... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/okonkwo/0222001.html
Perhaps, the greatest achievement of Marcus Garvey was in realizing that economic emancipation of the Black Race was the key to political emancipation. This is an area that the Martin Luther King Jr.’s Civil Rights Movement failed to make great inward. URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/okonkwo/0219001.html
