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…
Twitter in Ghana shows death of free speech in Nigeria, By Ken Ugbechie
April 18, 2021 On Monday, April 12, news broke that Twitter has announced it will be opening its first office in Africa. That’s good news. The bad side of the…
US Report, NNPC and Mele Kyari’s moral medal
April 11, 2021 KEN UGBECHIE The United States 2020 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Nigeria has been trending. And one man who should be happy with the report…
Asaba airport: Heroes and hirelings, by Ken Ugbechie
The Asaba International Airport, built by Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan government in 2011, typifies the fate of public-owned enterprises in Nigeria. It became an addition to dozens of such airports across…
Cryptocurrency: On this, I stand with CBN
Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has come under a maelstrom of deprecation for prohibiting cryptocurrency-related transactions in the country. The directive to prohibit all cryptocurrency transactions is not new. It’s…
Danbatta’s five years harvest of hope
BY KEN UGBECHIE The nation’s telecom sector blooms like Mayflower. Reason is not far-fetched. A good workman is on duty. Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the…
I stand with Festus Keyamo
KEN UGBECHIE ..gongbeat column It’s democracy in action once again last Tuesday at the National Assembly. Mr. Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment was before a…
Dave Nebuchadnezzar Umahi
KEN UGBECHIE And it came to pass that on the 22nd day of the fourth month in the year 2020 in the midst of Covid-19 pandemic, Governor Dave Umahi of…
Monguno, The Red Cap and Aso Rock jackals
By KEN UGBECHIE The National Security Adviser, NSA, Babagana Monguno, a retired Major General, is not a happy man. His letter to Service Chiefs unwraps the seething anger of the…
NDDC: Nunieh needs special protection
KEN UGBECHIE The acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Joi Nunieh, has stamped her feet on the turf with a clear message to corrupt contractors:…