As long as the electorate remains uninformed or misinformed, the scenarios of April 12 and 19 will continue to repeat in Nigeria and as long as writers and commentators allow themselves to be constantly intimidated by "email tigers" into shying away from... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/052703.html
We watch over our youth, as they grow, just as we do spring flowers blooming in springtime. We strive to keep them away from danger and evil influences just as we remove killer weeds from the midst of our growing flowers to preclude them from being... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/061603.html
If he (Gani) follows through with his threats, thereby crippling Nigeria's struggling democracy, just because he feels wronged by INEC, critics would be left with no other choice than to brand him a selfish man. They would assert and rightly so, that he... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/070102.html
Nigerians would not mind if the president picks out at least 6-existing hospitals or medical facilities in the nation and pump in enough money to make them some of the best in the world in terms of equipment, drugs, manpower and facility. URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/060203.html
There is a group of people (willing to live with any repercussions on the masses, if Gani follows through with his threat) who left the shores of Nigeria because it became unbearable for them...they should not be supporting any action that would exacerbate... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/071402.html
Mr. president should use his high handedness to recover the loots that ex-military men stashed away in overseas countries while the masses are languishing in poverty and penury. He should use this high handedness to fight the scourge of 419 that is... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/070703.html
Now, when one has to regret going back to one's land of birth, it underscores the need for very radical changes in our society. This is not just peculiar to Mr. Opere, I know Nigerians who went back home, only to start regretting it later. URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/061902.html
The million-dollar question now is, why is the commission's mandate not retroactive? One would think that the goal of the anti-graft panel would be to investigate and find out what put Nigeria into this financial mess and then find a way to avoid a repeat? URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/081102.html
I must say that I welcome the fireworks going back and forth between the political Generals; I hope they would continue to expose themselves as the electioneering campaign heats up. As they call one another names, I assume they would not fail to say things... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/052402.html
...as elections come around, Nigerians should realize that one of the answers to stemming the tide of political violence, is the development of a viable economy where our youth would feel like they have a future. Inotherwords, as president Clinton would... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/072402.html