By Nnaemeka Oruh A certain part of Igboland has a proverb that says “The person that does not know where the rain began to beat him, the rain beat him well”. This simple proverb captures…

By Joe Igbokwe Unless senior citizens of the Niger Delta and patriots rise now to talk sense into the empty heads of the people that call themselves the Avengers and the Concerned Militant Leaders, a…

 By Femi Fani-Kayode ''The truth is like a lion. You don't have to defend it. Let it lose and it will defend itself''- St. Augustine. For the last few weeks I have been the subject…

By Bruce Fein  Biafra, dominated by the great Igbo race, enjoyed sovereignty before Great Britain commenced exploitive colonial rule over Nigeria under the racist banner of Rudyard Kipling’s “the White Man’ burden.” Britain asserted authority over…

By Chinedu Hardy Nwadike This is not good but true because I often watch some upcoming entertainers sulking because the media does not look their way unless they pay heavily. Their concern is that sometimes…

BY ONYENWE PRINCELY On the good efforts of the of the state government of Imo state to deal with cases of land menace posed by land speculators in the State, betrayals of good governance are…

By Femi Fani-Kayode The vultures are circling yet I am not disturbed because they cannot eat my flesh. The wolves are howling yet I shall not retreat because they cannot crush my bones. The bullies…

By Reuben Abati About three weeks ago, 27-year old Olajumoke Orisaguna was a complete unknown on the streets of Lagos, hawking bread.  A loaf of bread is about N100, and even with a full tray such…