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Throwback Thursday: Blaming France for IPOB is so 1960s

You may not have witnessed it but history books and the tales of the elders record that France was one of the nations who had sympathies with Colonel Odimegwu Ojukwu’s…

Azeez 7 years

Lai Mohammed’s grouse with the UK on Radio Biafra

by Alexander O. Injury's France and the United Kingdom have been accused of having links with IPOB, according to news reports. Various media quote the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

What’s next for IPOB now that a court has ‘officially’ declared it “terrorist”?

by Alexander O. Onukwue By the suit filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, the Federal High Court in Abuja has declared the activities of IPOB as “acts…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Is Nnamdi Kanu retreating or retiring?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Apparently, the leader of the Indigenous Group of Biafra has been away without leave for nearly a week. His lawyer, Mr Ifeanyi Ejiofor says he last…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

The Army must not fall for the IPOB bait

by Alexander O. Onukwue In the intervening period between the exchanges that took place in Umuahia over the past two weeks, much has been made about congratulating IPOB for not…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Will the Army request the re-arrest of Nnamdi Kanu?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Nigerian Army declared IPOB a terrorist organisation last week and was criticized by virtually everybody. The move to proscribe a group as terrorist is usually…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer is either irresponsible or plain daft

by Alexander O. Onukwue There is more than an acceptable dose of cynicism in the suggestion made by Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lawyer representing Nnamdi Kanu, that the IPOB leader may…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

WHAT about SSANU, NAAT and NASU?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The good news of the day is that ASUU has called its strike off, but they were not the only University staff union that had downed…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

ASUU strike: It ended as soon as was possible

by Alexander O. Onukwue After 36 days of strike action, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked her members to resume duty. Academic activities in the nation’s tertiary…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Should Buhari have travelled while Nigeria is in chaos?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The United Nations General Assembly is a meeting which Buhari, as Nigeria’s President, is required to attend, but it seems to have come at a time…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

“Transit through London”: PMB, is this another medical vacation?

by Alexander O. Onukwue From the experience of the year 2017, it cannot be interpreted as malice that the mention of President Buhari and the city of London in the…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

#NGAinUNGA: Which nations will Buhari court to help fight Boko Haram?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Nigerian delegation at the United Nations General Assembly hopes to reaffirm its “commitment to global peace, security and development and where necessary, the need for…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

2017 UN General Assembly: What roles will the Governors and Ministers play?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Three state Governors and the cabinet Ministers are with President Buhari in New York for the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly. Governors Abdulaziz…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

This is what President Buhari is doing at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly

by Alexander O. Onukwue President Muhammadu Buhari is now in New York, attending the United Nations General Assembly. According to a state house statement signed by the President’s special adviser…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Operation Python Dance II: PMB, should we fear for the week ahead?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The week ahead is going to be crucial for Nigeria. The President, Muhammadu Buhari, will be away at the United Nations General Assembly, the Senate has…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Dealing with IPOB: Ban the game or steal the audience?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Besides restoring the economy from recession, the biggest challenge of the Nigerian Government, under Muhammadu Buhari has undoubtedly been about dealing with Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB.…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

EGWU EKE II: ‘Python Dance’ or ‘Fear the Police’?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Contrary to the interpretation given to the statement by the Abia state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, to imply that Python Dance has ended, the Nigerian Army announced…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Terror-risk; Terrorist: Is there a difference?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Boko Haram was proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the Goodluck Jonathan administration in 2013. The process involved legal procedures which relied, as evidence, on the…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

What makes IPOB a terrorist organisation?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Nigerian Army has reportedly designated the controversial group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as a terrorist organisation. IPOB will now be treated as a militant…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

United Aishas: Why the First Lady and Alhassan can find common ground

by Alexander O. Onukwue In the midst of all the attention that has been expended on Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, over her comments on Buhari and Atiku, little…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

From Chibok to Yola: Is Atiku now working with Buhari?

by Alexander O. Onukwue As announced by the Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Jummai Alhassan, the eight months psychological rehabilitation of the 106 freed Chibok school girls under the Federal…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Can the APC trust Aisha Alhassan?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The official account from the meeting between Aisha Alhassan and some members of the APC state that the discussions were free of any fracas and that…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Alhassan: The APC deserves some praise for handling this

by Alexander O. Onukwue While the jury remains divided on whether Mrs Alhassan’s open admission of support to Atiku Abubakar was ethical or not, there has been no doubt as…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Alhassan on the grill: Sorry, bad timing

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Aisha Jummai Alhassan, was debriefed by the authority of the APC, after more than two hours of questioning at the…

Editor 7 years

When should we expect Fayose’s plan for IPOB?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The floor is now open for Governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose, to convince Nigerians that he can indeed take Buhari’s seat as he has claimed.…

Editor 7 years

Shugaban vs Jagaban: Can Fayose stand against Tinubu?

by Alexander O. Onukwue After fighting for so long to be in power, former Lagos State Governor and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,…

Editor 7 years

2019: Fayose is already teasing the North for support

by Alexander O. Onukwue The first campaign poster posted on twitter with which Fayose officially announced his 2019 aspirations goes with a Hausa/Muslim message “Shugaban Naijeriya Insha Allah”. Fayose wears…

Editor 7 years

Is Fayose declaring for 2019 to ward off Atiku?

by Alexander O. Onukwue It could be that Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has announced his aspiration to run for the Presidency under the PDP in order to ward…

Editor 7 years

It’s official: Fayose wants to be Nigeria’s president in 2019

by Alexander O. Onukwue Ekiti state Governor, Peter Ayo Fayose has officially declared his intention to be President of Nigeria, come 2019. Fayose becomes the first person to openly declare…

Azeez 7 years

Nigeria: The animal kingdom of the Lion king with Pythons that dance

by Alexander O. Onukwue There is more than one way to understand the intention behind the current operation of the Nigeria Army in the South East. Coming at a time…

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