The unraveling of Portuguese empire: A historical imperative
By Osmund Agbo Portugal, the small European nation located on the western tip of the Iberian Peninsula, known to have colonized over 50 countries of the […]
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Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo: The Portrait of an African despot
By Osmund Agbo A first time visitor to the University of Calabar will get to learn a few interesting facts. Male and female students refer […]
How the Grinch stole Christmas
By Osmund Agbo Once upon a time, in a magical land of Whoville, lived the Whos. They were a group of little humans who loved […]
Haiti: A black nation’s struggle in the Americas
By Osmund Agbo On 7 July 2021 at 1 a.m. local time, a group of heavily armed gunmen made up of 28 foreign mercenaries, mostly […]
Libya’s election and the long path to peace in the Maghreb
Osmund Agbo In case you haven’t noticed, modern warfare has become everything other than what it appears to be. The war in Syria is no […]
Hell hath no fury than Africa’s Sahel, By Osmund Agbo
Sahel, Arabic for coast or shore is the region of Africa between the Sahara desert to the north and tropical Savannah to the south and […]
Why Nigeria is a scammer’s paradise, By Osmund Agbo
In the aftermath of World War 1, the cost of postage in Italy expressed in United States dollars fell precipitously due to the high rate […]
Nigeria’s burgeoning drug problem and the threat of a “zombie” apocalypse
By Osmund Agbo As the sun was casting long shadows on the ground one Saturday in April of 2018, a 21-year-old Nigerian named Kenneth but […]
The Hostage situation in Nigeria’s southeast, By Osmund Agbo
“Agosu if you go tell them,Tell Nyidevu, Kpeti, and KoveThat they have done us evil;Tell them their house is fallingAnd the trees in the fenceHave […]
Justice Odili’s ordeal and men that play God
By Osmund Agbo On Friday October 29, 2021, some heavily armed persons suspected to be security operatives, invaded the official resident of Hon. Justice Mary […]
Of Pastorpreneurs, Faith and Ignorance
By Osmund Agbo The founder of LoveWorld Incorporated also known as Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has never hidden his disdain for anything about Covid-19 […]
Boycott: Fighting terrorism unconventionally
By Osmund Agbo Following a growing call by a good number of Nigerians to boycott the consumption of beef as a way to protest the […]
In Nigeria, lady justice wears no blindfold
By Osmund Agbo Friday, August 20th was unlike any regular day for the over 4 million residents of the Kano metro area. More than 70 […]
Covid vaccine: Public Safety and the limits of individual freedom
By Osmund Agbo In the early 1900s, Mary Mallon worked as a domestic cook for many of the New York’s uber elite families. She was […]
Modeling success and Empowering Ingenuity in Enugu
By Osmund Agbo It is with immense joy and a great sense of honor and gratitude, that we welcome everyone here to the first ever […]
Boko Haram: On the Road to Damascus or making a beeline for Kandahar?
By Osmund Agbo Few stories carried in the Bible rival the thrill of Paul’s conversion as described in Acts 9:1-19 and retold by Apostle Paul […]
Why the Southern Strategy is in Northern Nigeria’s best Interest
By Osmund Agbo In America’s political lexicon, the phrase Southern Strategy bears a very ugly connotation and smacks of scorched-earth politics devoid of conscience. It […]
Success comes packaged in a string of failures
By Osmund Agbo “Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.” – C.S. Lewis A good number of kids have dreams about what they […]
Operation Enduring Freedom: Passion not Tanks is how you win wars
By Osmund Agbo “Reason is, and ought only to be, a slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to […]
Southern Dissonance and the curious case of ‘Oduma-Do-Bodi’
By Osmund Agbo Before the Nollywood blockbusters and the glitterati, were the situational comedies of the post-Biafran war Nigeria, which unbeknownst to the Millennials and […]
Osita Chidoka at 50: A Statesman and a Gentleman, By Osmund Agbo
Since I made up my mind to pen these thoughts on Osita Chidoka’s life journey, I have had to wrestle internally to keep my personal […]
An Open Letter to the Arewa House, By Osmund Agbo
Re: President Buhari’s Igbo Problem: Cutting through the noise Dear Compatriots, I send you greetings from the land of the rising sun. As I pen […]
Adichie versus Emezi: When sisters feud, by Osmund Agbo
There is a raging showdown between two literary Amazons, both of whom have played a crucial role in shaping contemporary African literature and helped […]
Nigeria’s Oligarchs and the Golden Fish metaphor, By Osmund Agbo
In 1845, the Illustrated London News ran an interesting story about a certain dog breed discovered in Newfoundland that was noted to act in some […]
Re: Hassan Gimba’s Open letter to Ndigbo, A Rejoinder, By Osmund Agbo
Dear Hassan, Thank you so much for making out time to reach across. Coming from a place buffeted by the twin evil of Boko Haram […]