By Ugwuagbo Emmanuel Chizoba As a child, especially one who was enthusiastic about History, I watched with rapt attention and excitement, the 4 hour movie produced and acted by our Legendary Pete Edochie, titled; Avenge me Iwene my son. As a young boy and extremely dedicated Christian, I couldn’t find anything wrong with the […]
AVENGE ME IWENE MY SON: THE HERO AND DISAPPOINTMENT IN BLESSED IWENE TANSI Read More »
There is time for everything. There was a time that you ACTIVELY invested in playing. Like you could forget about food and just play. Play play play and play. It gave you fulfilment. I didn’t matter whether it was football, swell, whot, tyres, players, skipping, etc. You longed and thirsted for play. Few years later,
HOW THE IGBO SOCIETY CREATE LOVELESS MEN Read More »
Things Fall Apart was not just a vivid insight into the precolonial Igbo land but the tragic story of two men; Okonkwo and his father, Unoka. The two men lived totally different lives but both died very shameful deaths. Unoka, a jolly good fellow, seemed to understand just how fleeting life is and decided to
INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY: THE OKONKWO AND UNOKA IN ALL OF US Read More »
I took time to watch the over 30 minutes live video of Fr. Paul Obayi, narrating his painful ordeal in the hands of the Bishop and the Catholic Diocese of Nsukka. My takeaway from the video is that the good priest, who happens to be a Professor of Communication, taught by the same Professors who
In life, there are more probable negative outcomes than positive outcomes. For instance, 2 people who are smart, intelligent, hardworking and focused will achieve outstanding success. 2 people who are lazy, unserious and dull are most likely to achieve record failure. 2 people, one is focused, smart, hardworking and intelligent, then one is lazy, unserious
HOW STRONG AND POTENT IS NEGATIVE ENERGY? Read More »
Rev. Fr. Chukwu Nyerem Makata was one of those who helped Facebook to translate English words to Igbo, so that when you write Igbo words, you can click on the translation option and see the meaning in English. Well, you all are familiar with the ridiculous and sometimes totally stupid interpretations we get here. While
I HATE DEMOCRACY AND I CAN’T HIDE IT Read More »
Rt. Hon. Barr. Chijioke Jonathan Edeoga lost at the Tribunal in Enugu yesterday, and while I have always known what the outcome of the Judgement would be, I have been thrown aback by the reactions of people towards the Judgement, especially reactions of people in the Labour Party and some who claim to be advocates
THE EDEOGA I KNOW AND THE TRIVIALITY OF POLITICS Read More »
My mother once told us a story of the Woman who despised her Chi. It happened that this woman was born into a good family with good name and moderate income. She was raised well. She was beautiful, she had a good character, she had everything good. She was an example of what every woman
THE WOMAN WHO DESPISED HER CHI Read More »
Why is it that everyone in the society expects the journalist to do a good job, risk his life to investigate issues and come up with facts, yet no one bothers about his welfare? In issues of politics, crime, economy, etc, everyone expects the Journalist to be fair, honest, unbiased, accountable and unrelenting, yet no
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As the new generation of Nigerians sink in the fact that the judiciary in Nigeria is certainly not a place to get justice, a new threat is about to be born. This threat is the threat of alternative Justice system. Simply put, it’s Justice outside the ambit of the law. While a lot of young
BEFORE NIGERIANS RESORT TO ALTERNATIVE JUSTICE Read More »
