Category: GUEST WRITER

By Chuks Osuji Understandably, those who have read church history ( the Emergence and existence of the church) can remember that history of the church is punctuated with so many conflicts and murder of different types particularly among and within those referred to as, “Non-believers, infidel, anti-christs, non-conformists” etc. As a Christian myself by the ordinance of my parents, I have always wondered why Christians should fight themselves and among themselves. More troubling is the fact that the founder of Christian faith is known as, “Prince of Peace” Yet, those who…

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By Amby Uneze A lot has been said and heard about the in-activeness of President Muhammadu Buhari still being in charge of the leadership of this nation. Prominent Nigerians across the board have voiced their disenchantment on the way and manner insecurity has taken over the affairs of the country without the government in power doing anything to confront the scourge. To Nigerians, this is not the Buhari they knew years back, when he held sway as the former Military head of State of the country. Then, Buhari’s command and actions were…

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By Donald Ekpo “For as long as the Old Eastern region remain in disarray and not united, self-determination of the region will remain impossible.” ~ An anonymous retired Nigerian Army Chief The word “South-South,” even though it may sound absurd, is a name we have come to accept as a people. We can’t say exactly how we came about to be identified with the name neither can we say exactly when we were given the name, but we just know it is our name. While growing up back in the…

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By Ifeanyi Maduako When the rest of the world was still basking in the euphoria of Easter celebration which is a yearly commemoration of the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, Imo State, particularly Owerri residents were rudely aroused  from their deep sleep as gunshots and explosives boomed and rented the air in the early hours of Monday, April 5, 2021. There was virtually no part of Owerri metropolis that didn’t notice the unusual staccato of noise from small arms and light weapons deployed by gunmen yet to…

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By Chuks Osuji A British Historian, Arnold Smith had written, “Even the best general surrounded by enemy soldiers with limited bullets do not despair even if the last bullet is fired.” Certainly, What has been happening in Imo State can be likened to the quotation above. What has been happening is enough to tremble a community of people in Imo State. Yet, in the early morning of Easter Monday after the foundation of Imo community was shaken by volleys of bullets,the people woke up, although threatened and frightened, gradually but…

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There is something just doesn’t jell, or fall in place, about the early Easter Monday morning attack on Owerri Prisons and the neighbouring Police headquarters.  Something about the attack does not smell right. The attack appears so contrived, so convenient. From my bed a little less than two kilometres from the scene I began to hear gun shots and bangs( explosions) from at about 2am.  The sounds did not stop until about two hours later after which I fell asleep. After I woke up and saw posts which informed me…

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By Chinedu Opara Looking at Distinguished Senator Francis Ezenwa Onyewuchi’s life trajectory, there is every reason to believe his destiny was revealed to his father, Chief Olumba.Onyewuchi  before he was born fifty three years ago. It seems while the man slept before his birth an angel of the Lord came to him saying: “Arise and take note, the child your wife is about to deliver will take over from you,” ” He will step into the big political and leadership shoes you will leave behind and continue your life of…

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It may baffle some members of the Public when I say that I am a full member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists Imo State chapter. This was facilitated by Fidel Onyeneke and concretised by the strenuous effort of the Innocent Igwe Leadership. However, ever since I came back from the United States in 1979, I had always identified with NUJ Imo State. Although I am not a trained Journalist, NUJ council approves the admission of anybody who is a creative writer and one who has established him/herself as a…

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By Chuks Osuji Without any doubt, as we live in a society of development and civilisations, sometimes, the press continues to compound our societal problems. On the other hand, we cannot underate or underestimate the significance of the press in our society. This belief can be reinforced by a celebrated statement credited to Thomas Jefferson, the third American president when he said, “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer…

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By Ugochukwu Iwuji According to William Shakespeare, the celebrated world writer, some people are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them. The story of the Rev Canon Engr Dr Michael Chidiebere Arimanwa follows the second trajectory which points to the fact that some people, through a dint of sterling character and effort achieve greatness by themselves. There is no doubt that no achievement is made without passion and sacrifice. This explains why Napoleon Hill avers that “Greatness is usually born of great sacrifice.” With a…

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