Publisher’s Corner

By Casmir Igbokwe Something interesting happened in Umuezeogu family on December 30, 2024. As early as 10am, both old and young men of that biggest family kindred in Akulu village, Isuofia, in Aguata Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State, had gathered to share four big cows donated by some of their wealthy brothers. Amid downing of some bottles of ...

By Casmir Igbokwe “Akuko n’egwu Mike Ejeagha” (Mike Ejeagha’s fables in music) is usually how some Igbo people of Nigeria dismiss a yarn that looks quite ridiculous. One of such Ejeagha’s songs which trended recently is ‘Gwogwogwo ngwo’, the story of how the cunning tortoise conned the elephant to receive some rewards from the king. The news of President Bola ...

By Casmir Igbokwe Yahaya Bello is one of the few politicians who are currently entangled in the intricate web of the war against corruption in Nigeria. For some months, the immediate past governor of Kogi State played a cat-and-mouse game with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). To show that it is serious with its mandate to fight corruption, ...

By Casmir Igbokwe Last Friday, the weather in Lagos was very hot and harsh. Also hot and furious was Mrs. Oluwatoyin Olajide, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Air Peace, Nigeria’s leading airline. As she walked in and sat down to address the press in her office in Ikeja GRA, her red lips appeared much redder. Dr. Allen Onyema, the ...

By Casmir Igbokwe I had a good laugh when I read the submission of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, on the reported governorship ambition of Mr. Seyi Tinubu. According to Igbokwe, Tinubu is not fit to be Lagos governor because “ruling Lagos is not the job of boys.” He described the clamour for Seyi as ...

By Casmir Igbokwe Sequel to the United States of America’s presidential election held on November 5, 2024, many Nigerians became political analysts. The poll was adjudged to be free, fair, transparent and credible. Nigerians compared that election with the shenanigans that usually take place in our country in the name of elections. They wondered if any lesson would be learnt ...

By Casmir Igbokwe A snake that swallows its species may soon discover that it is doomed to die of hunger. This is because there may be no one left for it to swallow in due course. The South-East of Nigeria is gradually turning into this type of dangerous snake. From cult killings to banditry and from frequent sit-at-home exercise to ...

By Casmir Igbokwe Fellow Nigerians, let’s welcome back our President, Bola Tinubu, who, on October 2, 2024, travelled to London for his annual leave. He was meant to return after two weeks. But midway into his relaxation in London, he travelled to France for an “important engagement”. The President finally returned to Nigeria on Saturday, October 19, 2024. While the ...

By Casmir Igbokwe The middle-aged woman looked forlorn. With a cellophane bag in her hand, she packed some leftover food on the table without minding who was looking at her. In her front were some drummers who moved from one canopy to another, soliciting money under the guise of entertaining guests. There were some other beggars who laid ambush for ...

By Casmir Igbokwe Soon after President Bola Tinubu made a futile attempt to raise the hope of Nigerians in his Independence Day broadcast on October 1, 2024, he jetted out to London on a ‘two-week vacation’. A statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, indicated that it’s a working vacation and a retreat to reflect on ...