Flashback: Town and Gown concourse 1990
I was National President of the University of Nigeria Alumni Association from 1989 to 1991 (two terms). By happenstance, Chairmanship of Conference of Alumni...
Poaching in Nigerian politics
When poaching – which means stealing any idea or person –enters the political lexicon, integrity, morality and social responsibility jump out of the window.
The...
Ihedioha’s show of disrespect
Politics has assumed a riotous character. It is a pity it evolved in the land of undefeated warriors whose products from ancestry can boast...
Ndigbo must rise for TheNiche
One trait Ndigbo have thrown overboard since Biafra, is keeping distance from one another in our craving for lone-stardom. No group can sustain relevance...
The ultimate solution to Ebola
No condition on earth comes into negative effect without a discernible cause. The earth came into existence in an inviolate state. Whatever change we...
Carpet-crossing in Nigerian constitution: Harvest of fallacies
The quality of our representatives in the National Assembly is evident in the following quote from an interview posted on the internet:
“Chairman of the...
Public transport woes in Igboland
I took a painful ride from Ihiala to Owerri. I had a breakdown that would take days to remedy. From Ihiala to Owerri is...
Tribute to journalistic daring: TheNiche on Sunday
I have browsed through some handsome editions of TheNiche graciously dropped for me by one of the founding minds of this daring enterprise. I...
Abuja as carrion of an over-bloated public service
In 1974, Lagos was already choked. General Yakubu Gowon had made his infamous statement about Nigeria’s wealth. The Cement Armada was cooking. Lagos Island,...
Brightening story of Nigerian Railways
I must, here, tell the story of Nigerian Railways for the education of our new generation of technocrats. My father, Jacob Oguguom Odu, was...
