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OUR RELIGIOUS ALBATROSS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

OUR RELIGIOUS ALBATROSS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE If we aspire to be a multi-religious and multi-ethnic society, we have to remove religion from the centrality of our politics. We must decentralize governance. We have too many religious holidays and none of the religions is indigenous. Religion should have no place in our public lives. The… Continue reading OUR RELIGIOUS ALBATROSS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

PREPARING FOR IGBO EXIT BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

      When I write about thorny issues of Biafra, the proponents of Biafra always tell me my observation is one-sided. This makes me laugh. What have they been doing since the end of the war? They have been telling one sided stories. I can’t help it but laugh. What were they expecting from… Continue reading PREPARING FOR IGBO EXIT BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

CAUSES OF ETHNIC CLASHES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

  There is no deliberate policy to kill Christians. The crisis in the North since the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s and today is about land. The Hausa and other natives have the land and the Fulani people have no land.   The military throughout the past years tried to use government decrees to forcefully… Continue reading CAUSES OF ETHNIC CLASHES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

THE TRUE CHARACTER OF THE BIAFRAN AGITATOR BY DR AUSITN ORETTE

  Every time I have engaged with Igbo people in the discussions concerning how their behavior brought Nigeria to this nadir, they always reply and call me Igbo hater.       What do we call Igbo people who hate Nigerians with a passion? Are they Nigerian haters, Yoruba haters or Fulani haters? Do we… Continue reading THE TRUE CHARACTER OF THE BIAFRAN AGITATOR BY DR AUSITN ORETTE

CONTRACTORS, GOVERNMENT AGENTS AND THE STABILITY OF NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

    Who makes these changes? “I shoot an arrow right, it turns left“ I chase after a deer; I get chased by a lion. I dig a hole for my enemies, and I fall into it………. I should be careful about what I want” …. RUMI   Who makes these changes? Why can’t we… Continue reading CONTRACTORS, GOVERNMENT AGENTS AND THE STABILITY OF NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

FORMER BAYELSA STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL PENS TRIBUTE TO MADAM ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI

    The First Senior Advocate from Bayelsa State, Chief Anthony George-Ikoli, on Sunday described Madam Elsie Ajayi Ikoli as a paragon of virtue, compassion, and elegance. ‘’We will congregate on Friday, November 28, 2025, in Lagos to bid a fond farewell to a luminary whose radiance illuminated our lives for 93 extraordinary years. My… Continue reading FORMER BAYELSA STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL PENS TRIBUTE TO MADAM ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI

WE ARE PROUD OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS, ALEMA OF WARRI TELLS DELTA EX-GOVERNOR

      The Alema of Warri, Chief Emmanuel Oritsejolomi Uduaghan, on Tuesday narrated how the third executive governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan used his experience and game plan to bring greater respectability and development to Delta State. ‘’Today, many well-meaning Nigerians are celebrating your diligence, uprightness and humility in public office.… Continue reading WE ARE PROUD OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS, ALEMA OF WARRI TELLS DELTA EX-GOVERNOR

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO AN EXEMPLARY CITIZEN OF NIGERIA

    DR EMMANUEL EWETA UDUAGHAN FORMER EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR DELTA STATE   On behalf of My Wife, Children and the Good People of Abigborodo, I convey to you our profound felicitations on your 71st birthday.     Today, many well-meaning Nigerians are celebrating your diligence, uprightness and humility in public office. They are united in… Continue reading HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO AN EXEMPLARY CITIZEN OF NIGERIA

GREETINGS TO A GREAT BUILDER AT 71

    The leaders and the good people of Abigborodo warmly congratulate a man of high repute, integrity and unimpeachable morality, His Excellency, Dr Eweta Uduaghan, as he celebrates his 71st birthday today. HIS EXCELLENCY DR EMMANUEL EWETA UDUAGHAN FORMER EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR DELTA STATE   His Excellency, the good people of Abigborodo and indeed Delta… Continue reading GREETINGS TO A GREAT BUILDER AT 71