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Onitsha Needs and Deserves Environmental Facelift

July 10, 2022 by Emeka Chiakwelu Leave a Comment

Onitsha the commercial Mecca of Anambra State in Nigeria, the city that gave us Main Market, the largest market in Africa, has been neglected so much that it desperately cries for a facelift. Some of the roads are so deteriorated that they pose both traffic and health hazard to the urban habitants. The quality of life has been and will continue to depreciate if the trend is … [Read more...] about Onitsha Needs and Deserves Environmental Facelift

Elon Musk and Bill Ackman assumptions that American workers are lazy is wrong: American workers are highly creative, innovative and exceedingly energetic

May 15, 2022 by Emeka Chiakwelu Leave a Comment

"American workers’ mind is the bedrock of creativity and innovativeness that makes the world spin around” - Emeka Chiakwelu Words cannot describe how much we respect and honor Elon Musk for his immense contributions to space technology and the headway he made on electric vehicle technology. And so is Bill Ackman , on his energetic contribution to the technology industry. But … [Read more...] about Elon Musk and Bill Ackman assumptions that American workers are lazy is wrong: American workers are highly creative, innovative and exceedingly energetic

Peter Obi: Can he Rescue Nigeria like Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew?

May 8, 2022 by Emeka Chiakwelu 1 Comment

Nigeria is in a big muddle. Without mincing words, Nigeria is in a drought of uncertainty. Nothing works in the country, dreams are broken and the future appears bleak. The infrastructure is dilapidated; the economy is nosediving and wobbling as the population growth rate exceeds the economic growth rate. The electricity capacity is so diminished that the country is literally … [Read more...] about Peter Obi: Can he Rescue Nigeria like Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew?

Chief Osita Osadebe and Oliver De Coque: Highlife music influenced Afrobeats

May 5, 2022 by Emeka Chiakwelu 1 Comment

Chief Osita Osadebe Oliver De Coque There is no dispute that Fela was the originator of Afrobeat and ultimately laid the foundation for the birth of Neo-Afrobeats or Afro-fusion as some might called it. But there were also two prominent musicians that contributed to the making of the modern Afrobeats. These two great men of traditional highlife music were Chief Osita … [Read more...] about Chief Osita Osadebe and Oliver De Coque: Highlife music influenced Afrobeats

REVIEW: BURNA BOY HAS TAKEN AFROBEATS TO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN AND BEYOND

April 30, 2022 by Emeka Chiakwelu Leave a Comment

To describe what Burna Boy accomplished at his first sold out show at Madison Square Garden as historic is understatement. He was fabulous, fantastic, stupendous, energetic and overflowing with talent. This great artist of Afro-fusion has single-handedly injected a new life into the rising afro- beats culture by his powerful performance. With marvelous concert at Madison arena … [Read more...] about REVIEW: BURNA BOY HAS TAKEN AFROBEATS TO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN AND BEYOND

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