Air Marshall Nsikak Eduok Flies Away
Death is not a recent phenomenon, it has always been there, threatening humanity and picking its game at will. No society is isolated from its vengeance, not even Akwa Ibom State. It has been...
WIKE IN THE EYES OF HISTORY
Rivers State was on the global map for three weeks as eminent citizens of Nigeria joined Governor Nyesom Wike to commission projects in 11 Local Government Areas of the State. This unprecedented development coming at...
True Leadership Will Steer Our Ship In The Right Direction
Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course, so says John C. Maxwell. The importance of leaders and leadership cannot be overemphasized as everything in the society revolves...
PRESIDENTIAL HALLUCINOSIS AND POLITICAL SUICIDE
Nationalities meaning well for a restructured Nigeria amidst the existential emergency, have articulated their core interests beyond religions. The Yoruba are near unanimous carrying along their kinsmen everywhere including in Kwara and Kogi states. The Hausa, unlike the servile yesteryears are gradually gaining...
WHY RIVERS PEOPLE MUST JOIN HANDS WITH GOVERNOR WIKE IN 2021
The year 2020 was defined by Covid-19. It was a year the entire world succumbed to the unexpected outbreak of a global pandemic that neither discriminated against color nor creed. The rich, middle class, poor,...
ZULUM AND HIS PROFESSORS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
I would like to overlook the gloom in the land of my birth today so that I can revisit an emerging significant story again about Borno state where the governor continues to inspire his...
ONE YEAR AND SIXTY DAYS LATER
I knew it was not going to be a walk in the park but I must confess I didn’t know it was going to be this intense. Thirty years in the newsroom toughens you...
RE: JUDICIARY AND THE FUTURE OF OUR DEMOCRACY
Our attention has been drawn to an article titled: "Judiciary and the Future of Our Democracy... Judges Like Catholic Priests", By Eddy Odivwri, published in Thisday Newspaper of December 25, 2020. This write-up by Mr....
Five Take Aways From The Safe Return Of 344 Kankara Schoolboys
The safe return of all 344 boys kidnapped from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in Katsina State would be celebrated in any decent part of the world where empathy overrides cheap politics. And...
Anti-corruption Hero President Buhari Leads By Example
As he marks today, December 17 as his birthday, Muhammadu Buhari, driver of change and mobiliser of voters continues in his role as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, leading by...
Buhari At 78: If Only We Knew This President
Ask for a President beleaguered from all sides, and I’ll show you Muhammadu Buhari, the ramrod straight man from Daura, in Katsina State, who turns 78 today. In the build up to the 2015 presidential...
Impunity Will Always Threaten Our Unity
In the words of Martin Luther King Jr. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”. Democracy involves fair representation and equal treatment for all. In a democratic system, everyone should be equal before the...
NYESOM WIKE: CELEBRATING A TRAIL BLAZER
The leader sets an example. Whether in the army or in civilian life; the other people in the organization take their cue from the leader not from what the leader says, but what the...
