Correct Me If I Am Right By Rudolf Okonkwo

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"Correct Me If I am Right" With Rudolf Okonkwo
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What If God Fails to Forbid Bad Thing? By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo
Columnist Rudolf Okonkwo
I don’t know where you come from, but where I come from, people die - the rich, the poor; the sick, the healthy; the tall, the short; the young, the old; the crazy, the wise; those who live at...
The North Shall Be Free By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo
“The North must step down from behind the plate-glass windows through which it surveys disdainfully the antics of its plebeian neighbor, tuck up its long sleeves and join in the melee.”...
Nigerians, Stop Running Away from your Shadows By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo
Sometime in the late 1980s, I found myself studying inside Ahmadu Bello University Library. I love libraries. I particularly liked this one because it was well stocked compared to most libraries of...
An Unofficial Autopsy Of Mike Awoyinfa By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo
Mike Awoyinfa is dead. I do not know when he died. I have no idea what killed him. In any case, it saddens me.
You Know President Jonathan Respects You If… By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo
A common refrain in Nigeria’s political discourse is that commentators should respect people in government, especially the president. Even though respect is earned and not bestowed, Nigerians...
I’m A White Man’s Burden By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo
“Take up the White Man's burden-- Send forth the best ye breed-- Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives' need; To wait in heavy harness, On fluttered folk and wild-- Your new-caught...
How Nigeria Became Sudan By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo
Through SaharaTV, I enjoy a unique opportunity of each week talking to Nigerians of every hue. Such encounters are learning experience for me because knowledge, as well as ignorance, is shared.
Boko Haram & The KKK: Compare And Contrast By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo
The month of February in the US is Black History Month. It is a period when the nation looks at the state of black America. This year, something caught my attention- how the Ku Klux Klan, the KKK,...
The Coming March To Abuja By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo
A movement called the March-to-Abuja is planning a march from one village in Nigeria to another until they converge at Abuja. Along the way, they hope to educate the masses about the abuses and...
In Defense of Reuben Abati By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo
At conception weeks ago, the title of this piece was, “Why Reuben Abati’s Ass Is Showing.” But since Dr. Abati has been getting a lot of beating in the media, I am left with the...
Mrs. Viola Onwuliri & Our Borrowed Smile By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo
 “Everything will fade... seeing and hearing, but first of all laughter." – Wolfgang Hildesheimer   While preparing to interview Chika Unigwe for SaharaTV, I read again,...
Ten Places President Jonathan Can Get His N479 Billion By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo
After the third day of a nationwide protests, with over a dozen people dead and many more likely to die in the days to come, maybe there is a way to help President Jonathan avoid splashing more blood...