Tribe of the Wet Sun: A review, By Akpandem James
Perhaps because there have been some contentions in the recent past between authors and historians on the ancestry of the Ibibio, particularly their roots in Akwa Ibom State, the author…
Nyesom Wike as a bat, by Pius Mordi
This is not about the mythical American hero, Batman, created and made popular in Hollywood. He is packaged as an all-action defender of the society and rule of law. It…
Wike as FCT Minister, by Ken Ugbechie
Nyesom Wike trends, always. For his politics and for his tangible deeds. He trends for his dancing skills; his dress sense which swings from the traditional to the exotic; and…
Sorry, sweetheart, it’s a man’s world, by Ken Ugbechie
On Monday last week, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women reeled out some disturbing statistics. On a day to…
Redefining our local governments, by Monday Philips Ekpe
A potentially ground-breaking suit is now pending at the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The federal government has taken the 36 states there with prayers that border on giving local governments…
Thomas Etuh and Renewed Hope, by Abdul Shinkafi
One of the promises of President Bola Tinubu as he pursues his Renewed Hope agenda is to scale up productive activities in agriculture. Many experts are with the President…
Reinventing the Customs, by Pius Mordi
Last week, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), marked his first year in office. That he is the first career officer from the Service to…
Alleged Blackmail of Zinox Chairman and Access Bank by Benjamin Joseph: The Full Story
By Adamu Sanni An undue reprieve came the way of Mr. Benjamin Joseph, an indigene of Enugu State and Managing Director of Ibadan-based Citadel Oracle Concepts Limited, on Thursday,…
Scamming NGOs and the need for government intervention (1), by Hassan Gimba
NGO is the acronym for Non-Governmental Organisation and as the name suggests, they are non-profit bodies formed to carry out non-governmental functions and thereby fill gaps that governments and even…
NDDC’s Bold Vision: A New Dawn for the Niger Delta
Pius Ughakpoteni A palpable wave of optimism is sweeping across the Niger Delta region. The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), long beleaguered by underfunding, is embracing an ambitious new vision…