by Ekerete Udoh Now the question is: If Nigeria was able to conquer the world with her pop culture, and presents a new side, a new narrative about or country, why has it been so difficult for us to have leaders who are so selfless, so invested in the Nigerian project, so willing to buck... Read More

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Ekerete Udoh: Let me tell you why the north will lose (again) in 2015

by Ekerete Udoh It is light of the above that I hereby offer my prognostication and assert that if the north thinks it would wrestle power easily from President Jonathan just because the region believes it is time we had “OUR power back” they are in for a rude awakening. The motivation to dwell on... Read More

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November 3, 2013

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Opinion: Senator Ted Cruz, Republicans and Nigerian Americans

by Ekerete Udoh The unstated or subliminal message in what Senator Cruz was sending out to his base was that Obama is a fraud, its health care reform is a fraud and that as a black man- a man of African ancestry he is a disaster to America. His message resonates with that band of... Read More

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September 22, 2013

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Opinion: Obama and the Republicans, Jonathan and the North (Part 2)

by Ekerete Udoh Like the Republicans, the north especially those from the north west part of the region has always believed that they alone are entrusted with the sole repository of political wisdom, power and strength; that in the country certain zones are imbued with certain skill sets… [READ : Obama and the Republicans. Jonathan and... Read More

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September 15, 2013

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Opinion: Obama and the Republicans, Jonathan and the North

by Ekerete Udoh Now, fast forward to Nigeria-the question becomes: is the north giving President Jonathan the Republican treatment? I was at a popular Nigerian hangout spot the other day in Brooklyn, New York and as usual, the issue that was discussed centered on the 2015 presidential elections, the realignment that is taking place in... Read More

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September 1, 2013

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Opinion: Wanted – A Martin Luther King moment in Nigeria

by Ekerete Udoh Reflecting on the speech, I couldn’t help but wonder when our Martin Luther King moment would occur; when we would begin to see ourselves as one people drawn and inextricably bound by the pursuit of things that unite us, as opposed to those that divide us; when we would speak as Nigerians... Read More

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August 17, 2013

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Opinion: Memo to APC’s Bisi Akande – Your rhetoric isn’t helping your party

by Ekerete Udoh Mr. Chairman, I am afraid if you don’t begin to weave a beautiful narrative on a different governance model and reduce your personal attacks on the president, you may find out rather belatedly that Nigerians have already soured on your party and once they had defined you along certain lines, it would... Read More

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July 27, 2013

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Opinion: Memo to President Jonathan – It’s time to appoint a Pop culture Czar

by Ekerete Udoh If America succeeded in using the awesome power of its pop culture to advance its interests and appeal, we can do same with Nollywood and our music. Let me start first by sending you my heartfelt condolences on the unfortunate passage of your mother-in-law through a ghastly auto crash earlier this week... Read More

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