OPINION/COMMENT

Procuring the US visa

THE Embassy of the United States of America’s latest defence of the home government’s statutory rules on visa issuance in Nigeria should, to some extent, assuage the feelings of aggrieved applicants who allege deliberate official policy to delay, restrict or block access to the U.S.

COMMENTARY

The heck about Amaechi’s public house experience                                                               By Odimegwu Onwumere

 It is replete with Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State, in stating how he lived with his crowd of siblings and their parents in public house (christened Face me I Face you) at Diobu, Port Harcourt. Amaechi never made any speech either in the media, church, social gathering, political campaign etc. without mentioning how, in the phantom house, they queued in the mornings to take bath, one after another, since he assumed power in October 26, 2007. 

OPINION/VIEWPOINT

Usurping legislative powers

By kingsley Omose

The outcry that would greet efforts by a serving Minister of Petroleum to issue guidelines that contain radical changes to the laws in the Upstream sector as contemplated in Petroleum Industry Bill, is difficult to imagine, but that is exactly what is happening with the introduction of full-fledged Islamic banking by Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.

OPINION/VIEWPOINT

Rivers’ Poverty Enhancement Programme (RIVAPEP)

 By Odimegwu Onwumere

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If the members of Keke Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria (KORAN), Rivers State branch, knew that they would be losing their job today, they would not have pleaded with Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State to call his aides to order over the unremitting harassment of them in November, 2009. In that year, Samuel Vidoh, secretary of KORAN and Dickson Nyemaichechukwu, Public Relations Officer (PRO), expressed this discontentment.

OPINION/VIEWPOINT

Governors’ Quest To Sack Ringim

 By Odimegwu Onwumere

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The Boko Haram's incessant cases of murder of innocent citizens should not affect Nigerians psych negatively to begin to act and attack each other like the reckless sect. The Governors Forum should watch the weight of its call for the sack of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Hafiz Ringim. 

OPINION/VIEWPOINT

Imo state public schools: A call for state of emergency

By Nwaorgu Faustinus                                 

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Though the 2011general elections in Imo state have come and gone, with particular reference to the governorship polls where the people’s candidate, Rochas Okorocha defeated the incumbent governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim who did not leave any stone unturned in opening his frightful financial political muscle in order to perpetuate himself in office, which of course did fail. 

OPINION/VIEWPOINT

Genocide, Biafra & forgiveness

By Osita Ebiem

The evolution of the human brain is what sets us apart from the lower animal lives. It is basically this development that has helped to cause humans to arrogate to themselves a false sense of uniqueness and superiority over other animal creatures.

OPINION/VIEWPOINT

 Amaechi's speech: The potentiality of diplomacy

By Odimegwu Onwumere

“Arms are the tools of war, but not necessarily the most powerful tools; words, ideas, and reputations, may be more powerful” – John Poreba

 It will never elicit any form of argument to say that providence has made Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers one of the blessed-people in Nigeria, no matter all odds. But he seems not to know how to present his speech most times. Many people have characterized his speeches as “blunt, annoying, but although brilliant” in his first tenure as governor.

OPINION/VIEWPOINT

The fight to save the Africa Centre London

By Alex Enahoro

What began as a unifying, multi-faceted enterprise has become the figurehead in a divisive battle between Africans in the Diaspora, with intellectual property pitted against the lure of quick profit, perhaps an age old African fable.

OPINION/VIEWPOINT

Imo State: Owelle Rochas not a miracle worker                                                                                         By Nwaorgu Faustinus

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Majority of Imo indigenes and non indigenes will agree to some extent that the butted past administration led by one of the most hated, alleged criminal cum 419ner, cunning, heartless etc, governor Ohakim who has earned for himself the above sobriquet as well as “Ikiri/ewi” during and after his wasteful campaign outing, proved to be a “sore’ Chief Executive ever produced in the annals of Imo State politics.

Anything Black, White Kills

 OPINION

By Odimegwu Onwumere

Writers and musicians share things in common. Either music is written before it is sang, or it’s sang before it is written. To a large extend, musicians are great people who use lyrics to battle the ills and depression of the society. Music makes some people feel indestructible

Time to Vote for a New Nigeria

 OPINION/VIEWPOINT

By Adewale Akande

Every journey starts with the first small step. There is no doubt that this year general elections will definitely change the course of history of Nigeria for a new nation. Nigerians have learnt their lessons in a very hard way. Nigerians have come to realise that they are the solution to their problems.