Has Nigeria Forgotten Leah Sharibu?

By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye

As President Muhammadu Buhari, the commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, moves from one state to another, campaigning for a second term despite nearly four years in office which has been widely adjudged a horrendous failure, a 15-year old, tender, innocent girl called Leah Sharibu remains a hapless, pathetic, traumatized captive of Boko Haram, obviously, under the most dehumanising conditions.

*Leah Sharibu

Given what has, reportedly, been the horrible experiences of young, beautiful girls like her who have been captured by these terrorists, one is really scared to imagine what Leah might have been subjected to for nearly one year now. Most painful is that she hardly gets mentioned again these days by those whose job it is to rescue and bring her home! 

Nigeria: Only Fools Die For Looters!

By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye

A chapter in my new book, NIGERIA: Why Looting May Not Stop (which will be in bookstores in Lagos this week),  is entitled, ‘Dying For Looters.’'

Tomorrow is the presidential and national assembly elections in Nigeria. One very sad, painful truth is that there are some fellows who call themselves “party supporters” who may not live to see the end of the voting exercise tomorrow or hear the results declared. There are some others too who may die the day the results would be announced because they would eagerly indulge in some violent activities on behalf some politicians defeated in the elections.