“Renewed Hope”, Failing Expectations – By Chidi Amuta …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Politics is in many ways like religion. It thrives on a foolish expectation of paradise perennially approaching but forever elusive. Take away the promise and prospect of eventual heaven and paradise and all religion falls flat. You dare not tell a … 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 of the … 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 his surrogate, … 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 unaccounted for. … 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
How country? (2024) – By Chidi Amuta …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Read full article How country? (2024) – By Chidi Amuta on TheNewsGuru. It is that time of the year again for our ritual roadside assessment of the state of the nation from the perspective of the common folk . It is the last quarter … Read more
Pharaoh in Trouble – By Chidi Amuta …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Read full article Pharaoh in Trouble – By Chidi Amuta on TheNewsGuru. Order in every credible democracy is a balance of compassion and hard policy choices. The hard choices, often of a reform nature, which confront new leaders only make sense if they are … Read more
Good Morning, Mr. Gates – By Chidi Amuta …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Perhaps unknown to most Nigerians, the Nigerian government hosted its political opposition in the hallowed chambers of the Federal Executive Council last Wednesday. It was a unique opportunity to hear an opposition perspective on the current state of the nation right in the … Read more
The Brewing Distraction – By Chidi Amuta …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Nigerian politician is a most futuristic animal. He is above all else a most distractive creature, forever creating political outlets and ventilations. While our civil society remains reactive , our political class is eternally ahead in terms of setting an agenda for distracting … Read more