The same old “Jingle bells! Jingle bells!! Jingle all the way!!!” is again uniting Christians and non-Christians in the ancient ritual of Christmas. Ordinarily, Christmas has become synonymous with happiness and family reunion. Kith and kin come together. Food and drinks flow in… Merry Whatsapp Christmas – By Chidi Amuta …C0NTINUE READING >>>>
Unlike in the last twenty four years of his power and crushing majesty, Bashar al-Assad had a decision quickly made for him. The choice between flying out of Hmeimim air base in his super luxury presidential jet and a rugged military version of the Russian SU 35 duty jet was quickly… Postcard from Damascus – … Read more
Beyond a fake agenda for 2027 – By Chidi Amuta …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> President Tinubu may have stumbled on a sustaining logic and viable mission for his political future. Prior to last fortnight, I was among those who were doubting what narrative or political argument could sustain Mr. Tinubu’s interest in a 2027 run. … Read more
Our ‘One Party’ Democracy – By Chidi Amuta …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Of all the ills that afflict a democracy, a stubborn virus in the party system is the most lethal. Where politicians treat the party system as their exclusive preserve, to do as they wish, it is hard for the system to self- correct … Read more
Democracy as Minority Rule – By Chidi Amuta …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> There is a shrinking feeling about it all. With each off -season election that is conducted and results announced, we feel smaller and more unfree as a polity. Our elections bring about more insecurity; unpopular electoral outcomes require goons and thugs … Read more
For Mr. Trump, maybe good night at last – By Chidi Amuta …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> In a matter of days, America’s democracy might self -correct and present a rough and bulky casualty. Mr. Donald Trump’s presidency is unlikely to be revalidated for a second term. As the various polls indicate once again, … Read more
Moghalu scores for Nigeria – By Chidi Amuta …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Those in search of the human asset to help salvage our country have one major place to look these days: the departure lounge of the international airports. Some of the best minds of the nation are either on their way out … Read more
Rivers: An Emperor’s road to Harakiri – By Chidi Amuta …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> On May 17th 2024, this column published a piece with the tittle “An Emperor and His Nemesis”. It was a prognostic analysis of the impending political crisis in Rivers State because of the suffocating hold of ex-governor Wike on … Read more
With neither fanfare nor flourish: For Yakubu Gowon at 90 – By Chidi Amuta …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Between 1967 and 1970, Nigeria narrowly escaped the misfortune of going into oblivion. An unnecessary war was raging here. People were dying on an industrial scale, from bullets and hunger. Most of the deaths were … Read more
An epidemic of downward mobility – By Chidi Amuta …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> It is a sort of sinking feeling. Something like an uncontrolled slide into a dungeon down a slippery slope. You seem trapped as you descend into a hellish pit out of which you are powerless to climb out. The descent … Read more