Pascal Arogorn Ibe
- Opinion
- April 24, 2021
- 271 views
Social media and mob justice: We’re all potential victims
By Frederick Nwabufo I once witnessed a macabre execution – early 2000s. It was a quotidian day in Onitsha – except for a sudden alarm jarring everyone grinding away in…
- Opinion
- April 15, 2021
- 330 views
Pastor Adefarasin, if Nigeria is a scam; then we’re all scammers
BY FREDERICK NWABUFO It is the bounden duty of every citizen to hold the government to account. In fact, citizenship is a call to duty – for the state. And…
- Opinion
- April 15, 2021
- 276 views
Owerri Attack: Remembering A Night Of Horror
By Steve Uzoechi Owerri, the Imo State capital, is known for a lot of things but not violence or terror. The city loves life and lives it unapologetically. Owerri is…
- Opinion
- April 9, 2021
- 259 views
Here is why we must love Nigeria
By Frederick Nwabufo We abide in wilful fatalism. We see only doom and gloom about Nigeria. We make cynical projections on our country and hold up to ridicule narratives that…
- Opinion
- April 6, 2021
- 296 views
FREDERICK NWABUFO: Uprising in the east; uproar in the north – but ‘Nigeria go survive’
Nigeria is at a tempestuous crossroads. It will be a failed attempt at casuistry to play down the multi-pronged encumbrances the country is contending with. All is not well. It…
- Opinion
- March 30, 2021
- 542 views
There’s no pure-breed Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba; only pure-breed Nigerians
By Frederick Nwabufo I strongly believe that even if by some stroke of kismet, a referendum is held on the niggling question of Nigeria’s rupturing today, most Nigerians will vote…
- Opinion
- March 25, 2021
- 289 views
We Need New Alliances – North With South; East With West
By Frederick Nwabufo We need new alliances – political, social, and humanitarian concordat. But we must start from a foreground of truth to achieve this holy grail. Our history as…
- Opinion
- March 20, 2021
- 311 views
Biafra, Oduduwa Republic – ’liberation struggle’ as the new hustle
By Frederick Nwabufo In the tome of liberation struggles, a few names resonate infinitely. One name that rings trenchant to this day is Ernesto ‘’Che’’ Guevara. ‘’Che’’ envisioned a world…
- Opinion
- March 10, 2021
- 269 views
Minimum wage: Labour and the early conflicts of restructuring in Nigeria
By Ibe Pascal Chinedu Arogorn The gleaming, scorching demand for restructuring as a result of gross imbalance in revenue allocation sharing formula may be greeted by a tinderbox early conflict…
- Opinion
- March 9, 2021
- 343 views
The media and framing: Wakili is Fulani warlord but Igboho an activist?
By Frederick Nwabufo The media possesses near-celestial powers. It calls into existence what must be and what must not be. It can actuate change and mobilise consciences to a cause.…
- Opinion
- March 6, 2021
- 324 views
Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba must surrender ethnic identities to Nigeria
By Frederick Nwabufo Genocides or mass killings do not just happen. They are usually harbingered by conspiracy theories of ethnic and religious complexions, sentiments, skewed perceptions and assumptions. Are all…
- Opinion
- March 6, 2021
- 269 views
Where is the Commander-In-Chief? Where is the President?
By Ibe Pascal Arogorn As insecurity continues to rage in every part of Nigeria on daily basis, many citizens slaughtered gruesomely, continued abductions yet the president sleeps on the bicycle,…
- Opinion
- March 1, 2021
- 317 views
FREDERICK NWABUFO: Food blockade of south by north — not in Nigeria’s best interest
No region in Nigeria is a self-sufficient archipelago. None is more fortunate in human and material assets than the other. Each region has its unique quality and contributes a consequential…
- Opinion
- February 17, 2021
- 294 views
Glorious Exit Of Jakande: A Contradictory Sober Reflection.
By David Adenekan “Ki a to ri erin odi inu igbo, ki a to ri efon o di odan”, Baba kekere sun re o. The writer of this piece was…
- Opinion
- February 16, 2021
- 362 views
South-east, south-west and north will be biggest losers if Nigeria breaks
By Fredrick Nwabufo The idea of having a near-perfect country out of a ruptured Nigeria is illusory. The composite parts of the country each contribute to the miasma of confusion…
