COLUMNIST: UGOCHUKWU EJINKEONYE

Politicians As Nigeria’s Worst Headache!

Sep 25, 2025 | Feature Article

Now, let rsquo;s face it. Despite all the empty (and, often, very exasperating) noise about being driven by patriotism a ...

Nigeria: When The Electoral Umpire Assumes The Role Of Kingmaker!

Jun 11, 2025 | Feature Article

Well-meaning Nigerians are relieved that the misconceived bill which sought to impose ldquo;a maximum of six months imp ...

Chinua Achebe, Nobel Prize And African Literature

Apr 30, 2025 | Feature Article

March 21 was here again recently. On this particular day in 2013, Professor Chinua Achebe, one of the world rsquo;s most ...

OJUKWU: Exile, Diplomacy And Survival (Book Review)

Jan 29, 2025 | Feature Article

Volumes have been said and written about the Nigeria/Biafra War: the pre-war hostilities that degenerated into the pogro ...

Saturday’s Governorship Elections In Nigeria And The Credibility Of The Elector...

Nov 9, 2023 | Feature Article

As the November 11, 2023, governorship elections in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states draw close, widespread and justifiable ...

Dele Giwa: 37 Years After The Gruesome Murder Of This Celebrated Journalist

Oct 19, 2023 | Feature Article

ldquo;Death is hellip;the absence of presence hellip;the endless time of never coming back hellip;a gap you can rsqu ...

Would Somebody, Please, Tell Nigerians That Corrupt Leadership Does Not Exempt A...

Jul 25, 2023 | Feature Article

ldquo;What luck for rulers that men do not think. rdquo; - Adolf Hitler Many Nigerians are stuck with ...

[BOOK REVIEW] Promise Of A New Era: Peter Obi Unmasked

Feb 23, 2023 | Feature Article

Even after the 2023 presidential elections scheduled for next Saturday (February 25, 2023) in which Mr Peter Obi of the ...

Will Buhari Go Without Rescuing Leah Sharibu?

Feb 15, 2023 | Feature Article

As President Muhammadu Buhari prepares himself for a happy return to his comfortable country home in Daura, Katsina Stat ...

I See ‘Mcphilips Arts And Educational Foundation’ Achieving Global Recognition –...

Feb 7, 2023 | Feature Article

INTERVIEW Mrs. Tyna Mcphilips Nwachukwu is the Director General of the Mcphilips Art ...

Is Sex Education Not Child Abuse?

Dec 6, 2022 | Feature Article

It is not surprising that the recent directive by the Minister of Education, Mr. Adamu Adamu, to the Niger ...

University Teachers' Strike: Why Nigerian Govt Is Not Perturbed

Sep 21, 2022 | Feature Article

Now, let rsquo;s face it: there can only be one reason why the industrial action embarked upon by the teachers of Nigeri ...

Nigeria: Pains Of Misgovernance Have No Tribal Marks!

Aug 18, 2022 | Feature Article

Many Nigerians are stuck with zero experience of what it means to live in a decently run society. Laden with a long hist ...

At 81, Pastor Kumuyi Remains Different

Jun 17, 2022 | Feature Article

Pastor William F. Kumuyi, the General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, easily stands out as a man of ...

Nigeria Is Very Sick And Urgently Needs A Qualified Physician!

May 21, 2022 | Feature Article

President Buhari rsquo;s regime has about a year to hit its expiration point. Perhaps, the only thing that still retains ...

Nigeria’s Decaying Universities: Blame Govt, Not Lecturers!

Mar 21, 2022 | Feature Article

I have always had this lingering suspicion that apart from representing the deep-seated contempt that has come to define ...

I Wanted to Unmask Charles Taylor in My Film, Says, Sam Kargbo, Producer of Bloo...

Nov 27, 2021 | Feature Article

Lawyer, law teacher, social commentator and film maker, Sam Kargbo is many things to many people. Although ...

Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye

Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye, a Nigerian Journalist and Writer, is the author of the highly demanded book, "NIGERIA: Why Looting May Not Stop." He is a Columnist/ Member, Editorial Board, " Daily Independent," newspaper, Lagos ([email protected]); @ugowrite. More Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye, a Journalist and Commentator on Public Issues, is Editor-In-Chief and Head of the Editorial Unit of a Publishing Outfit in Lagos, Nigeria. He is also on the Editorial Board " Daily Independent," a national newspaper published in Lagos, Nigeria, where he writes a highly regarded column every Friday.

His articles have equally appeared in several newspapers, magazines and journals in Nigeria and around the world and on several internet media sites. He is the author of the highly demanded book, "NIGERIA: Why Looting May Not Stop"

Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye studied English at the University of Port Harcourt and received an M.A. in Literature in English from the University of ILORIN. =====================

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