“The Chameleon in Theodore Orji” by Orji Uzor Kalu 2014

In a piece titled "The Chameleon in Theodore Orji", former Abia state Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu bared his thoughts about his successor and one time friend, Theodore Orji, calling him a chameleon. In the no-holds-barred piece, Uzor Kalu spoke about how he made Theodore Orji a governor and how his former friend turned his back …

Inside Baltimore’s human trafficking industry

Survivors of sex trafficking and those who investigate it in the city share their stories. Baltimore, Maryland - Taylor* was 13 when she first became a victim of sex trafficking. She had recently escaped from an abusive home and was living on the streets of Baltimore. She was too young to work legally, but a …

Nigerians’ double blow: Currency woes and Covid-19 By Ijeoma Ndukwe

Tope Adenola/Ndidi Nwuneli/MOE+ Entrepreneurs in oil-rich Nigeria are finding it difficult to weather the economic fallout of the deadly coronavirus pandemic and a plummeting currency. Amid the lockdown a dispute between Russia and Saudi Arabia sent the price of the fossil fuel tumbling, dragging down the value of the Nigerian currency with it. With the …

How to interview a serial liar and narcissist who is unfit to be president

President Trump’s peculiar brew of relentless dishonesty and utter shamelessness often acts as a shield against his interviewers. The lies tumble out at such a furious pace, and the display of corrupt motives is so blatant, that pinning Trump down on them is like (and apologies for the cliche, but nothing else is better) nailing …

The Edo debt Issue by Pastor Ize-Iyamu 2015

The Punch Newspaper reported on August 4th 2015 that President Mohammadu Buhari had requested the approval of the Senate for a $75m credit facility from the World Bank on behalf of the Edo State Government. The money when converted at the official rate of N196 to a dollar is N14.7 billion. The president explained that …