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  By Emeka Ugwuonye, Esq. When Nnamdi Kanu took up the campaign for actualization of Biafra from his former boss, Raph Uwazurike, many reasonable and farsighted Igbo adults were worried. I was one of those who entertained fear.  The fear was that this highly vocal, but poorly informed, Igbo man was going to unleash forces and factors he will not be able to control and the Igbos will suffer badly for his miscalculations.  He was going to unleash the mythical force of Biafra as no other person had done since Ojukwu, and those forces would end up, again, consuming those it claimed to be protecting. Ojukwu’s Biafran gambit led to the death of approximately three million Biafrans. You may now wonder what was the gain or purpose of that war if it killed 7% of the people it came to protect and held the Igbos back for 50 years.  But regret or lamentation is not the purpose of this piece. It should be more forward looking. However, we must not ignore the aphorism by the Spani...

A rqetired Supreme Court Justice, Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, on Monday lamented that corruption is still deeply rooted in Nigeria like any other country in the world. He however canvassed that concerted efforts must be put in place in order to reduce the anormally to the barest minimum. . The apex court Justice who bowed out of the bench on attaining 70 years yesterday pleaded that corruption must be tackled headlong through genuine efforts so as to make life more meaningful for the citizenry. At a valedictory court session held in his honour at the Supreme Court complex, Justice Rhodes-Vivour said Nigeria is no exception when it comes to corruption. He added that what should be done is to reduce it to the barest minimum. “Corruption exists in all the countries of the world. Nigeria is no exception. What should be done is to reduce it drastically thereby making our dear country an exception by building credible and transparent systems” Justice Rhodes-Vivour stated. The jurist als...