Ike’s Column

In the present republic, Nigeria has recorded two notable Abba Kyaris. Each has different whacks. They are not blood-related but are from the same geopolitical

Recently, a viral sound bite was attributed to a deputy commissioner of police (no denial from DCP yet) who hails from northeast Nigeria. The officer

Easily the oldest and most active elder statesman in Nigeria today is the 1927-born Edwin Clark. He will be 95 this year! Forty-seven years ago,

In the last year, the dawn martial music that characterised military takeovers in Africa in the 1970s was replayed in three West African countries. The

Growing up, young ones are encouraged by elders to dream dreams because they are the essential impetus for personal development…they often signal healthy ambitions. However,

Last November, Anambra voters elected a vibrant and young academic (1984 grad of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka) to replace outgoing banker, Willie Obiano, at

Ambition has several definitions that approximate believing in oneself even when no one else does. It has both the intoxicating power of alcohol and the

As you read this piece we are already six days into AD 2022 and seven days of dumping 2021 into the scrap heap of history…never

In 2005, the late Biafra hero and Ikemba Nnewi, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, saw it coming. He warned that the continued marginalisation of Ndigbo by the Nigerian

Celebration, like age and ageing, is a privilege denied to many for various reasons. The reasons include, but are not limited to, ill-health, war or