Then there is the second category of Nigerians that showed up at Eagle Square to purportedly support the president. They are blood suckers like Dracula that will do whatever it takes to suck unsuspecting people dry. These are the fair weather politicians... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/092010.html
It is not an overstatement to say that the northern coalition stood the test of time for ages. But as the bible says, there is time for everything. The demise of the much-touted coalition has started. It is now cracking along religious and generational... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/071310.html
EFCC has done all the right things and made all the right moves. Nuhu Ribadu no longer fights the corruption war just on the pages of the newspapers or on TV. The fight is real this time. He is doing it in the most democratic way, avoiding trampling on... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/072407.html
There are many more unsavory developments in the state that point to a looming dangerous election season. These must not be discounted. Given the antecedents of the state, one should not put anything past her. This is a state where no gubernatorial... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/100709.html
A few weeks ago, when I called Nnewi, I got to talk to a young woman that was on the verge of completing her youth service in the town. She had mixed emotions about the milestone she was about to reach. She was elated about getting a youth corps completion... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/062710.html
People who are rooting for Ngige are afraid that even though they may have voted for Peter Obi in 2003, he is yet untested in the murky waters of Anambra state politics. They fear that he may capitulate under the powerful influence of the godfathers of... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/081505.html
The latest rumor is that the president has suddenly realized that his administration has a lot of performance shortcomings and so will shakeup his cabinet. Duh! We have been hearing about the cabinet shakeup for a while now but just like other things this... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/101308.html
When the news of the lung cancer diagnosis of Nigeria's foremost civil rights activist broke about a year ago, it was clear that the situation was grim. Lung cancer ... was deadly. Gani's situation was even exacerbated by the fact that it was not caught... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/091309.html
The idea of a doctor using medical information about a patient and family members to design medical checkups sound so simple but that remains elusive in Nigeria for many reasons. Nigerians do not always know for sure what ailments their family members have... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/080210.html
As is often said, a good product does not need much propaganda or advertising to succeed. The product sells itself based on its merit. If things improve in Nigeria, the citizens will start selling it without any prompting. As a public affairs commentator,... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/070609.html