Delta at 30 and Okowa’s moment in history
Last month, precisely on August 27, Delta marked its 30th anniversary as a state. A ceremony for buntings and banners. A moment for confetti and colour-scape. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa bears…
Nigeria: Portrait of a nation in bloody tears
September 5, 2021 The nation sunk deeper into the abyss of despondency under Buhari. He has scored an all-season high in nepotism; an all-time low in economic management. And he,…
e-transmission of election results: Blame NASS, Not NCC
August 29, 2021 The Nigeria public service is a theatre of the serio-comic, of absurdities. Most of the institutions are never the fancy of the people. Two key institutions, the…
Opobo: Wike makes history, makes life better
July 5, 2021 The Governor recalled how he made a promise during his 2014 campaign visit to Opobo kingdom. He paid glowing tribute to Dr. Peter Odili for conceiving the…
North East is safe for business, Bauchi is proof
July 4, 2021 This is the context in which the Dallaji initiative which brought the high and mighty in world entertainment especially football to Bauchi is not only an act…
Akwa Ibom State University and student Iniobong Ekpo
June 27, 2021 The university is a place where the mind is allowed to wander in ceaseless adventure; a place of research, intense and extensive study; a concourse of humanity…
In two years, Sanwo-Olu ups the beat in leadership
June 22, 2021 Two years of Sanwo-Olu has triggered an infrastructure revolution in a state that knows no sleep. Some folks have argued that some of the commissioned projects were…
Okowa: When a leader listens…
MAY 16, 2021 ‘Six years in office it’s obvious that Okowa has not stopped listening to people; he loves engagement with different audiences; he loves scouring through the social media…
Microsoft: Buhari’s glory, Danbatta’s passion
May 10, 2023 BY KEN UGBECHIE Good news heals a heavy heart. Like the latest news of Microsoft investing in Nigeria to upskill five million Nigerians in three years. That’s…
Press freedom as public good, by Ken Ugbechie
Every May 3, is World Press Freedom Day. It’s a global feast initiated by the United Nations to mark press freedom and draw global attention to the challenges of the…