Tag: Hope Eghagha
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Conversation Nigeriana [3] – By Hope Eghagha
Orezi: The come has come to become the come in the land of a no-coming government, a government where the President never comes through when trouble come to the land!
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Conversation Nigeriana [2] – By Hope Eghagha
Oreva: Hehehehehehe! This handshake has gone beyond the elbow! Okoro: Who is having a handshake with you beyond the elbow? Oreva: The President is looking for a long stick to kill the snake! Okoro: Is that what you were referring to? The President is NOT looking for any stick, short or long! Bishak: You are…
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The Osun State Governorship Election – By Hope Eghagha
The people of the State of Osun (as the government under Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola liked to be called during the turbulent years of the President Jonathan administration) went to the polls last week to elect a governor in an off-cycle election. From the outset, it was clear that the two major political parties were going…
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Conversation Nigeriana [1] – By Hope Eghagha
Bankole: Shame! Shame! Shame! The presidential candidate of a major political party Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu says he didn’t attend primary and secondary schools. How did he enter a university? I smell a rat! Oreva: A big rat smells in the land, smells from Aso Rock and round the states of the federation. Okoro: How…
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State Governors and State Security – By Hope Eghagha
In the light of vicious attacks on communities across Nigeria, resulting in loss of thousands of lives, and the apparent helplessness of State governors, it is necessary to examine the powers which the governors possess (if any) to protect the people who elected them in office. If we consider the primary function of government to…
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‘Ashewo’ politics and the future of Nigeria – By Hope Eghagha
‘Ashewo’ originally a Yoruba word, is our local street word for a prostitute. Of course, it connotes debauchery, sex for money, loose character, a woman of easy virtue. In modern parlance, we call them ‘runs girls’, or ‘commercial sex workers. Other local terms for them include ‘Opio’, ‘Kpons’, ‘Olosho’, Igberaja’, ‘One Chance’, Asharamuta’, ‘Eboi’, ‘Okpo’,…
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On Father’s Day – By Hope Eghagha
The whole world said June Sunday the 19th was Father’s Day, and different emojis flew into my social media space from biological and non-biological wards, from students I taught twenty, thirty years ago, from social media ‘off-springs. ‘Thanks for all that you have been to me’, one wrote. There was sour grape too. One father…
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Democracy and Money Politics – By Hope Eghagha
The initiators of democracy in 5th Greece never envisaged a situation in which only the wealthy or super-rich would become representatives of the people, whether in the legislative or executive arm of government. Its original meaning – rule of the people – is quite instructive in this regard. For, it is in the sense that…
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The horror at Owo: Where was Amotekun? – By Hope Eghagha
Sunday the 5th of June 2022 started like any other Sunday in the year. It was a day set apart for God-worship universally. And for the faithful men and women who trooped into St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Owo that Sunday, they expected to meet God in spirit, seek His grace, praise His name, and…
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Edging towards the precipice – By Hope Eghagha
Nigeria is edging towards the precipice. The long history of scant regards for the rules of engagement has caught up with us. There is loss of faith in the ability of Nigeria to protect its citizens. There is despair. There is frustration. The managers of the federation take steps daily, carry out actions which threaten…