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
A protest and its aftermath – By Chidi Amuta …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The long orchestrated nationwide hunger and hardship protests have come and gone. The protesters have since gone home, mostly bruised , battered and even more depressed than ever before . Some are nursing broken skulls or irritated eyes from tear gas smoke. … Read more