Heroism and the Nigerian project
According to Arthur Ashe, “True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others ...
Tag: patriotism
A search for the Nigerian hero as patriot
Igbo scholars would not agree with my perception of Awolowo as a Nigerian hero. Several Nigerians, and especially Yoruba, will ...
Eight tears for the South, eight years for the North and zero years for Nigeria
The same intrigue as we have seen over the years affected the development of the new city of Abuja which ...
A search for the Nigerian hero as patriot
It is easy to be a “patriot” mouthing silly slogans of national unity. Being patriotic does not arise from benefiting ...
Even in death, Ojukwu remains subject of passionate adoration – Odinkalu
Aloysius Attah, Onitsha A former Chairman of National Human Rights Commission and Senior Manager, Africa Program, Open Society Justice Initiative, ...
Ndigbo and 2019 election
This is the moment for the leadership of Ohanaeze to prove that it has the interest of Ndigbo at heart ...
How Kogi could become greatest tourist destination in Africa, by Melaye
"With the confluence of River Niger and River Benue alone, today, we should have the highest and largest tourist attraction ...
Vote buying and ‘cash and carry democracy’
Schaffer explains that vote buying is a simple economic exchange, wherein voters sell their votes to candidates, sometimes to the ...
Re: David Mark as your political mentor
"This space cannot contain even a scratch of what one has to say about Mark as a patriot, a man ...
2019: Why APC, PDP will be dislodged
Olakunle Olafioye Dr. Kola Olusola Christwealth, is a presidential aspirant on the platform of the Social Democratic Party, SDP. In ...
