Azuka Onwuka

1 week ago | punchng.com | Azuka Onwuka

When General Sani Abacha deceptively seized power in 1993 from the interim government led by Chief Ernest Shonekan, one thing he pretended about was returning power to the people. First was that he pretended that he had a plan to hand over to Chief MKO Abiola, who was believed to have won the annulled June 12, 1993 election.

2 weeks ago | punchng.com | Azuka Onwuka

It was traumatic to hear that someone took her life as a result of the mass error caused by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board in this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. 19-year-old Timilehin Faith Opesusi, who scored 190 out of the maximum 400, was said to have taken some poison, which caused her death, because she was disappointed with her result. Mistakes happen. Many can be corrected. But some actions cannot be reversed. Death is one of those irreversible actions.

3 weeks ago | punchng.com | Azuka Onwuka

Not too long ago, popular Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie disclosed that she “coined” the Igbo name Chimamanda. Although some people tried to counter her, it is rare to see any person named Chimamanda before 2003, the publication year of her first novel, Purple Hibiscus. For a person born in 1977 in Igboland, Chimamanda was not a name given to a baby girl. But in the mid-1980s, the rise in Pentecostalism caused a shift in Igbo nomenclature.

1 month ago | punchng.com | Azuka Onwuka

Nigerians (and Africans) believe so much in the supernatural. They are easily swayed by anything they consider supernatural. That is why the moment charlatans call themselves medicine men, sorcerers, or men of God, they easily get clients. All it takes is to organise one awe-inspiring event that can be arranged with some collaborators, and many are wowed at the power of such a person. The person is rewarded with money and regular consultations.

1 month ago | punchng.com | Azuka Onwuka

Recently, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, called social media “a terrorist organisation.” When the news broke, the first reaction of most people who heard it was that of disbelief. It sounded like something some faceless mischief-makers fabricated and shared online. But a quick check on the websites of trusted TV channels confirmed that he made the comment on camera. And he didn’t say it once.