Ogiri John Ogiri

By Ogiri John Ogiri Abstract This work examines the prospects and challenges of the defunct Nigeria Airways for the transport sector. The secondary method of data collection was utilized in collecting data for the research work. In other words, the researcher depended solely on documented materials on the subjects from available sources in the libraries and internets. The researcher discovered that the defunct Nigeria Airways harboured a huge collection of prospects for the transport sector while it existed. However, mismanagement among many other factors posed problems that eventually led its formal liquidation in 2003. It is therefore recommended in the work that these pitfalls, most important of which was gross mismanagement and leadership incompetence, be addressed by the government in its present quest for the revitalization and re-establishment of a new national carrier under a new nomenclature ‘NigerianAir’. Photo credit: BBC News. Introducti...

"Fear is a ruthless weapon of oppression and mental subjugation, usually and gleefully , employed by the powerful against the vulnerable in the society. All that is required for oppression and slavery to triumph over freedom for a very long time in a society is for a man to organize and instill the mentality of fear, usually supported by warped or distorted religious indoctrinations, in the mind of another. Therefore, if a man can conquer fears, then he can wrestle himself from the shackles or manacles of oppression and mental slavery. Fight your fears and conquer it." - Ogiri John Ogiri ( Culled from "How To Achieve Real Happiness in Life" written by Ogiri John Ogiri )

"The real witches and wizards are not those women and men who transform into something else in order to fly at night; the real witches and wizards are those women and men who don't forgive. They are those women and men who go to bed with so much bitterness in their hearts and minds. Yet they pray for a good night's rest as they go to bed each day . Just imagine it. Isn't that funny? How can you ever have a good night's rest with so much bitterness and unforgivingness in your heart and mind? You can never have rest unless you forgive that person. Sometimes those mysterious monsters you see in your dreams are the bitterness and unforgivingness you have allowed to dwell and fester in your mind for so long. You remain a wandering or vagabond spirit at night unless you empty your mind of bitterness and unforgivingness. Do yourself a favour by taking a break off malice and bitterness towards others. Forgive others. Forgive yourself. Let it go and you will be happy. That...

Contradictory Realities of Nigerian Politicians: A Comparative Analysis "In the developed worlds e.g America, UK, France, Japan, to mention just a few, people go into politics to serve; in Africa particularly Nigeria, people go into politics to be served." -Ogiri John Ogiri (in his 'The Cost Of Doing Nothing" Unpublished) From my personal observations over the years, I have discovered that there are two categories of politicians in Nigeria: those who join politics to make and take money from the national treasury and those who join politics to put in more money for the benefit of the people. Politicians in the former category have the tendency to see politics as a business venture where personal interest in profit maximization assumes dominance over selfless interest in national service. Put more succinctly, this category of politicians do not see politics as a mission to serve but an avenue for self-aggrandizement. This is why, in their campaign speeches, appea...

The Relevance of the Idoma Traditional Colours By Ogiri John Ogiri Introduction Photo credit: crwflags.com Nigeria currently boasts of over 250 ethnic groups speaking over 400 languages. Everyone of ethnic/cultural group possesses certain symbols of identity unique to such group. These include music and dance, food, dress, architectural designs et cetera Through these symbols, people in a socio-cultural group become easily identifiable. One of such a group with a highly-defined cultural identity is the Idoma nation. Idoma is the name by which the people of Idoma ethnic group designate themselves, and are addressed as such by their neighbours. Idoma is also the name of the language of the group as well as their land.(Armstrong,1983) The Idoma as a people are currently inhabiting the southern end of the Benue valley or the River Benue. Others can be identified in Cross River(Yala and Ogoja), Nasarawa (Doma and Keana), Kogi and Enugu State. In Benue state where they a...

Before It Is Too Late.  By Ogiri John Ogiri Photo credit: Treasurebasenews At such a time as this when our dear country is bleeding from a deep cut in her veins inflicted on her by religious fanaticism, ethnic chauvinism, preponderance of regional loyalties and interests over national security, greed as well as genocidal tendencies of a microscopic few, it becomes incumbent on us to speak out. The heinous crimes against humanity being perpetrated by those who do not wish to see Nigerians live in peace have now reached a crescendo. It is therefore an act of injustice on our part to continue to remain in silence. We must stop wallowing in the self-delusion that things will get better. It can only become better as soon as we take the initiative in speaking out against the disturbing injustices in Nigeria. We must rise and speak truth to power. As Henry de Lubac said "It’s not sincerity, it is truth which frees us, because it transforms us. It tears us away from our inmo...

Mid-day reflections By Ogiri John Ogiri When Jesus went missing in Jerusalem, his parents searched for him and after three days had passed, he was found in the synagogue teaching the wise. He was found doing his father's work. My dear friends in Christ, where do people always find you? What do they always find you doing? What do they always hear you talk about? Lord, help me to be found in your presence always. Let me be found doing the right thing at all time. In the office, at home, among people, let me always dwell in your presence doing your work which are to teach others, helping them to acquire knowledge, wisdom and understanding, feed the hungry, give water to the thirsty, clothe the naked, visit the prisoners, open my home to the destitute, listen to, and comfort the worried, give peace to troubled souls, encourage the weak, and love the unloved. In everything, help me to work and live for charity so that on the last day when you shall come, I can be prepared to sit for...