Ahiara Diocese: Time For Truce
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- Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 14:04
- Written by Peter Claver Oparah
When he entered the conclave, in the wake of the historical resignation of Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, Pope Francis (then Cardinal Bergoglio), like the nearly 120 Cardinals that made up the conclave, went with his little briefcase containing essentials he may need for the period of time the conclave will last. This was televised live to
A Battle Chibuike Amaechi Must Fight
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- Published on Tuesday, 07 May 2013 21:32
- Written by Peter Claver Oparah
To start with, I am no fan of Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the governor of Rivers State. Not that he is my enemy though. He is of the PDP, the party most of us believe, has been behind the monumental wreck of the Nigerian state in the past fourteen years. I took note of his political activities during the period he took up the PDP for
Reviewing Rochas Okorocha’s Free Education Policy in Imo
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- Published on Tuesday, 16 April 2013 14:30
- Written by Peter Claver Oparah
Not a few people doubted the practicability of implementing free education in Imo State, when Owelle Rochas Okorocha made it the head stone of his gubernatorial campaign in the historic quest for Imo governorship in 2011. Quite a number of well grounded reasons informed this skepticism. One, Imo is arguably the state with the
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Pray, Where Is Imo PDP’s N26 Billion?
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- Published on Thursday, 21 March 2013 12:21
- Written by Peter Claver Oparah
Imo PDP, that rustic club of free loaders is angry. The members are weeping and gnashing their teeth. They are swearing and cursing. Chei, they want the good old days badly. They want a recreation of the free meal era and they will pay anything to have that era back. That is where they premise a possible ceasefire from their present
Early Warning Signals To The Nigerian Opposition
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- Published on Wednesday, 13 March 2013 14:40
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The present altercation over the registration of the All Progressives Congress should alert the opposition in Nigeria of the type and nature of what to expect as the ruling PDP grapples to extend its rule in 2015. The unfolding scenario where the Independent National Electoral Commission is embroiled in very controversial intrigues, ostensibly forged
Rochas, Ndigbo And APC
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- Published on Monday, 04 March 2013 12:55
- Written by Peter Claver Oparah
Perhaps, the most strategic, visionary and fore-sighted political move from the South East in recent times is the decision of the Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha to join forces with other progressive Nigerians to form the All Progressives Congress. That this move is coming when local politicians, especially the idle repertoire of
On PDP’s Deadly Siege On Imo
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- Published on Wednesday, 30 January 2013 13:50
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Staying in my state Imo throughout the Christmas and New Year holiday, offered me the opportunity to glean through the factors that heat up the politics of the state at present. As I was rounding off my holiday, the melodrama around the arrest of the Imo State Finance Commissioner and the Accountant General by the EFCC
On Ohaneze’s Festering Leadership Crisis
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 January 2013 14:41
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Once again, Ohaneze, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization is enmeshed in crisis. It is ravaged by schism and the pangs of division are threatening its already fledgling commitment to give direction to the storm-tossed Igbo nation in Nigeria. It is trudging on a familiar terrain for Ohaneze was born and groomed in crisis. As has been the
Nigeria’s Worsening Corruption Complex-What A country!
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 December 2012 15:54
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Few days ago, Transparency International came out with a damning report to the effect that Nigeria is the 35th most corrupt country on earth. This was coming on the heels of a Gallup poll that placed Nigeria as the second most corrupt nation in the world. These damning verdicts are enough to humble any leadership of a nation so
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As The Nigerian Oil Sector Rots In Induced Quagmire
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- Published on Wednesday, 05 December 2012 15:42
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Sometime ago, at the wake of the flurry of committees and panels set to review operations of the Nigerian oil industry, I wrote an article on “Why Nothing Will Come Out Of The Oil Subsidy Probe.” This itself was borne out of the spates of quirky reactions Nigerian officialdom showed with the huge public expression of outrage at
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The Many Sins Of Governor Rochas Okorocha
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- Published on Monday, 05 November 2012 13:38
- Written by Peter Claver Oparah
Owelle Rochas Okorocha, the Governor of Imo State has sinned. You might chuckle that all have sinned and so what’s the big deal? But his own sins are unforgiveable. They are mortal sins and no redeeming grace can remedy him. He has not only sinned but he is going about it with an annoying brashness that adds salt to injury. If you
Fayemi’s Ekiti: On The Threshold of Harvest
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- Published on Thursday, 18 October 2012 20:01
- Written by Peter Claver Opara
Ekiti State Governor, Dr, John Kayode Fayemi has put in two meritorious years in the service of his state, Ekiti. It is two years since that historical verdict that ended a long drawn battle by Fayemi to claim his stolen mandate and these two years have been eventful as they are fruitful. It is of no use repeating the enervating quest Fayemi put
Nigeria At 52: Indeed, This House Has Fallen
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- Published on Monday, 01 October 2012 17:19
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Fifty two years after what is largely described as our flag independence, Nigeria lies wrecked and hobbled. A country that breathed much hope and inspiration fifty two years ago is today a sad and regrettable instance of what a nation should not be. Nigeria is today a land of endless tears and misery where life operates at the level of
On The Coming N5,000 Note Economic Whirlwind
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- Published on Friday, 07 September 2012 12:41
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From the erratic, unpredictable and unsure brainwave that rules the country economy at present came the decree one sultry morning that the Naira is about to be restructured. The high point of the restructuring is the plan to print N5, 000 notes and the conversion of lower denomination of the national currency into coins.
As We Await Jonathan’s 2013 Shocker
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- Published on Thursday, 30 August 2012 21:11
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Our president, Goodluck Jonathan is ill at ease with his perception amongst the people he rules. Some days ago, he laid the blame for his woeful performance on the press and followed it up by asserting that he has lost faith on the Nigerian press to give a fair assessment of his regime. In its stead, he said his government is devising ways of
Avoiding Future Dismal Sporting Outings
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- Published on Thursday, 16 August 2012 16:34
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And so Nigeria returned from the London Olympics empty handed? And so we came back not even with a wooden medal? And as is traditional with our dawdy and bankrupt system, we are keeping a straight face about it? We are behaving as if nothing is amiss; in line with our tradition of shamelessness and impunity? Yes, there
