Can Women Be Allowed Breathing Space In Nigerian Politics?
Women have continued to play leading roles in the history and economic life of Nigeria since the pre-colonial period till today. They have been contributing immensely not only to the continuous growth and shaping...
RAYS BEAM ON UNCLE RAY AT 75
In journalism, we no longer know what to call him: elder, veteran, colossus, deity, or ancestor. When there are too many members in a particular cult, the ‘cultness’ is no longer profound. Today, you...
ALEX OTTI: A DISASTER FORETOLD?
Dear Otti, As you know, I did not vote for you and will NEVER be a part of your hypocritical Government because of my conviction that you lack the candor, capacity, commitment , capability and...
Libel Accusation: Between Ikechukwu Iroha’s Smartness and Kenneth Ahia’s Brashness
As we countdown to the end of the 7 days given to Hon Ikechukwu Iroha by Kenneth Ahia, SAN to retract his essay titled “Payment of legal fees through contract award?” and pay N1bn...
AMANAM NDEM: UNWELCOME NEWS AND THE PANGS OF A DIFFICULT GOODBYE
A Tribute
“Like the famed medicine man (abia ibok) of old, Amanam’s fame rose from his Ikot Akpan Abia community into all the surrounding communities in Ubium clan; and subsequently to the entire Akwa Ibom...
INOYO’S LIFE OF LESSONS
The other day, security Agencies in Nigeria reportedly ordered the destruction of a ship laden with stolen crude oil and news credited to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company ( NNPC ) have it that...
Tinubu’s Pig Metaphor
Our president has charm. “Charm is seduction without sex,” says Robert Greene, author of 'The Art of Seduction' (2001). The president is a poet; metaphor is his refuge. Before the election, Bola Tinubu made...
THE WISE AND GENEROUS KING OF NGUGULAND: A Review
The late Major General Maman Jiya Vatsa was a soldier, but he was also famously known as a writer, a poet. A number of Generals in the military have written books but such are...
A honeymoon with Tinubu
This season, President Bola Tinubu is harvesting big pods of cocoa from his plantation. His co-farmers are looking at him with concentrated envy. And jealousy. Exhilaration is in the air. In the last two...
Emefiele, El-Rufai, Aregbesola and their Bata drums
The Batá is a Yoruba drum that is in a class of its own. It used to be highly venerated in social and political circles as its percussion impacted virtually all spheres of life....
President Tinubu must be wary of foreign do-gooders
From the time candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu was declared President-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) he would have been inundated with visits and proposals by those seeking to get the first leg...
INTELLECTUALIZING ANIETIE USEN’S BROMANCE WITH UMO ENO
On Tuesday, May 30, a day after the swearing in of new Governors in Nigeria, the new helmsman in Akwa Ibom State appointed Mr. Anietie Usen as the Senior Special Assistant on Media and...
Still in the forest of the heartless
It was quite nice seeing President Bola Tinubu as he waltzed into the chambers where he met security chiefs last Thursday. “Morning,” he greets the chiefs. “Shall we sit or...” They murmur. His gaze...
