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  DonaldTrump on Monday released a revised travel ban prohibiting the 6 Muslim states from entering the United States Of America. The travel ban is in such a way that people seeking new visas to America will not get it. The revised travel ban was made but cause of the controversy generated by its predecessor on 27th January, 2017. Apart from the riots that followed that previous executive order, the judges on observing it for the second time found some legal and constitutional challenges. However, political critics are preparing seriously to challenge the new travel ban. The revised travel ban intends to change the the negative statements made about religious minorities and refugee settlements.  This move was seen by some critics to be a defense against some political discussions suggesting that the law was made specifically to oppress some religions. The revised executive order on travel retained some exceptions made specifically for lawful residents of America from ...

It is saddening especially when you are on the disadvantaged side to see a section of the same society having virtually everything while yours is in squalor. It is more so, if you find out that more is given to “them” that already have much. My teachers called it uneven development while I prefer calling it an osmotic development. Weird I bet, but truly, thinking about such ugly reality of the society where more development is given to a much more developed section of the society in the utter disregard of its next, sends striking memories of the meaning of the word, “Osmosis” which I learnt when I offered Chemistry in my formative years in Senior Secondary School. Generally speaking, osmosis gives more to much. Our beautiful world is rife with this ugly osmotic development at every societal level. In the international politics, this ugly reality manifests itself as North-South, Centre-Periphery, and Development and Underdevelopment. In our national life, the No...

I have almost concluded that international best practices were not feasible in Anambra State until Gov. Obiano took the reins of leadership in the State. I held my breath when he kick-started, fearing that he could waver but today, I am convinced that adherence to international best practices is his wont; his trade. Simply put, a best practice is a method or technique that has been generally accepted as superior to other alternatives because it produces results that are superior to those achieved by other means or because it has become a standard way of complying with legal or ethical requirements. Gov. Willie Obiano has been unflinching, undaunted, consistent, persistent, unwavering, dogged and steadfast in complying with international ethics and etiquettes in the administration of the State. This Obiano signature governance of excellence is a powerful pointer that there is hope for Ndi Anambra, Ndi Igbo, Nigeria and Africa. At the first light of his administration, Gov. Obian...

I chose this theme because of my conviction that Gov. Obiano’s reelection come 2017 is a certitude given the fact that power lies with the people; and not with the self-interested elements that parade themselves as godfathers. It is instructive that the so-called godfathers should know that Ndi Anambra have come of age politically and can never allow any power behind the scene to snatch the excellent governance of Gov. Willie Obiano from them. Here, out of patriotism however, I am more concerned about the extension of Gov. Obiano’s excellence in governance to the wider Nigerian society, and it is my humble prayer that the tested and trusted leader in the order of Moses and Joshua should heed the clarion call to national service; especially at the expiration of his divine assignment in Anambra State in 2022. The intention of this analysis is to send the right signal across to the detractors of our beloved Obiano’s administration that we have transcended the stage of prognost...

After my working hours yeasterday; at the very period I rested from working, I began working out this simple peice with the word,"working" in praise of our working governor, Chief Willie Obiano who has been working tirelessly with the little resources at his disposal. It all started when the hardworking people of Anambra were concerned that things were not working in the State, and they prayed for a leader that would make things start working again. They asked for a leader that would make sure that our youths were working; and a leader that would ensure that prompt salaries were paid to those that already were working. The Almighty God answered and started working things out so that it appeared that he started working for Ndi Anambra alone. He hand-picked Gov. Obiano  who until his retirement was working as a banker. When Chief Willie Obiano started working as the governor of the State, he brought his working experience to bear in the administration and the workin...

There are three significant convictions that strike me whenever I see APGA Cock. First, whenever I see APGA Cock, I am convinced that the party’s founders were thoughtful. Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu could not have settled for a less appropriate totem for the party, at least, because he was involved. This was a man who fought to keep us alive when we were being slaughtered like rams for no reason; I mean, when extinction stared us in the face. This was a man who fought without gun, money, official title or any strange paraphernalia for the Land of the Rising Sun. He hoped that this nation, Biafra would rise with the sun. But, alas! When the sun of Biafra was still low in the horizon, when it was still half and yellow, it set. It was indeed a sunset at dawn. Now that the sun of Biafra has set at dawn, APGA represents a new hope for Ndi Igbo in particular and Africa in general. The choice of a cock as the party’s symbol is indeed to announce a new dawn for all. This is one o...

Hilary Clinton's Email Hack is trending in America. What is it about private mails and public interest? It should be recalled that in 1972, a group of burglars working for the Republican Party broke into Democratic Headquarters in the ungodly hours of a night, searching for documents that might influence that year’s presidential election. Reporters from the Washington Post spent years feasting the scandal, until at last it brought down the president who had concealed it. This year, Hilary Clinton's personal email exchanges have been compromised. This is some forty years later after the 1972 maiden scandal. Washington has been pointing accusing finger at Moscow for the hack. Even if Russia is involved, then for what? For Trump? But the question you apply in these cases is pretty straightforward. Is there an overriding public interest that compels you to abet potential criminals and violate privacy? READ ALSO: The history of Aguleri - Questions of Origin