By AUSTIN NDUBUISI BIOSAH ACROSS many African societies, origin stories are less about scientific logic and more about cultural identity. What matters most is not whether these narratives satisfy outsiders, but that the people who inherit them accept them as part of their legacy. The Yoruba provide a vivid example. Highly literate and globally dispersed, the […]
By GODWIN OKONDO WHEN artists, scholars and cultural workers gather, the conversation often tilts toward creativity, strain, and survival. But at the 2025 CORA Art Stampede—held at Freedom Park as the closing session of the Lagos Book and Art Festival—the discussion went far deeper, touching the very foundation of Nigeria’s cultural governance. What […]
By CHUKWUMA NDIOGULU THE debate over the proposed creation of Anioma State has once again exposed the emotional, historical, and political fault lines within the wider Igbo community. What began as a discussion about administrative restructuring has evolved into a deeper conversation about identity, belonging, and the legacies of old grievances. The Asagba of […]
By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE A Peaceful Reimagining of Nigeria and the Future of African Statehood WHAT if Nigeria — Africa’s most populous nation, its loudest democracy, its most complex mosaic — reimagined itself without violence, without rupture, and without collapse? What if the country voluntarily reorganized into several sovereign states, yet remained bound by a higher […]
THE political tension surrounding former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has resurfaced, following renewed exchanges over his public commentary. While he continues to push back against critics, many Kaduna residents remember his administration for policies they say reshaped the state through hardship rather than progress. A closer look at his tenure reveals a pattern of […]
CONTRARY to some narratives, Jasper Isaac Adaka Boro, the Ijaw leader who declared the Niger Delta Republic in 1966, was not killed or targeted by the Igbo. Boro, a vibrant young Izon man and former UNN Students Union president, emerged as a leader with broad support, even from Igbo students. Following flawed federal elections […]
By FRANCIS P GOMO A fresh vision for restructuring Nigeria calls for shorter, six-year tenures for the president and governors to ensure accountability and efficiency. The country could be divided into five regions—Middle Belt, Niger Delta, West, East, and North—with constitutional zoning for top positions like president, vice president, Senate president, Speaker, and Chief Justice, rotating […]
By AROH ANTHONY IBUSA, one of Delta State’s oldest and most organized communities, runs on a finely layered traditional hierarchy that blends age-old governance, spiritual authority and cultural identity. At its apex stands HRH Obi (Prof.) Louis Cheluno Nwaoboshi, the Obuzo of Ibuzor—custodian of custom and symbol of the community’s sovereignty. But beneath the throne lies […]
By NINI NDUONOFIT-AKOH PORT Harcourt did not begin as a British invention. Long before it was stamped into maps in 1913, the land was already mapped in the imagination of Eastern traders. They called it Igwe Ocha — “the White High Place.” It was a name inspired not by myth, but by observation: dazzling white […]
By EMEKA ESOGBUE ANIOMA’S story is one of cultural depth, continuity, and interconnected identity—an evolving civilization shaped by centuries of exchange, leadership innovation, and spiritual tradition. From its layered ethnic roots to its sophisticated socio-political systems, Anioma stands as a testament to an enduring heritage. The region developed distinctive leadership structures, including the Omuship and […]