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Soludo's blind and bright spots, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, June 13 -- When Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo assumed office as governor of Anambra State in 2022, he arrived in Awka bearing an intimidating resume and a trailer-load of goodwill. Many N... Read More


Very kind, yet not nice, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, June 6 -- Few situations test the integrity of human relationships more severely than the necessity of refusal. To deny a request from a friend or family member is to step onto morally treach... Read More


Jonathan 2027: A cruel joke gone too far, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, May 30 -- In Hans Christian Andersen's immortal parable, The Emperor's New Clothes, an entire kingdom became hostage to a lie. Courtiers, ministers, noblemen, and ordinary citizens all partic... Read More


Silicon valley oligarchs as doomsday preppers?, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, May 23 -- Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire founder of Facebook and the sixth richest man in the world, according to Forbes, is not known for throwing money around frivolously. In fact, his fa... Read More


The shrinking pool of marriageable men, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, May 16 -- Shortly after midnight on 16 April, a terrified teenage boy placed a 911 call from inside his family's residence in Annandale, Virginia. Moments later, police officers arrived to en... Read More


The Odogwu illusion: When life becomes content, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, May 9 -- My wife and I are hardly fixtures within Houston's high society and vibrant social circles. By temperament, we gravitate toward a quieter and more restrained lifestyle, though my wif... Read More


Echoes of an empty nest, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, May 2 -- This past Saturday was prom day in our neck of the woods. My one and only son joined hundreds of his peers to mark that peculiar American rite of passage. But prom did not begin tha... Read More


The Strait of Hubris, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, April 4 -- The toll of war is not counted in victories, but in mothers who forget how to laugh, in children who learn the language of sirens before they learn their own names. It is measured... Read More


Liberation theology in black emancipation, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, March 21 -- In 1455, as Portuguese ships crept down the coast of West Africa in pursuit of gold, glory, and dominion during the age of discovery, power was not wielded by the sword alone. Far... Read More