Opinion & Columns

By Young Erhiurhoro The name Peter Maison has made a lot of ‘Echoes in the Dark’ over the years in the reformation and restructuring of community leadership in Unenurhie community, Evwreni kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State and other communities across Nigeria. In modern parlance, Mr. …

By Young Erhiurhoro Witchcraft practice in Africa generally is synonymous with sorcery, black power, ritualism, demonism, diabolism, magic and such other words or terms as related to evil spirituality. Witchcraft is not only common to Africans, but to Europeans and Asians and other races and peoples of the world. The science …

By Aleruchi Nice Tobouleyafa Alamieyesiegha The clamour for the much acclaimed shift in power, that is rotation among regions as to which produces the next occupant of Aso Rock Villa Abuja, Nigeria’s presidential seat, has been so much talked about by Nigerians without a fair share of understanding of what …

By Amaechi Okonkwo Introduction: This is 2022. And if the earlier proposed timetable by the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, eventually stands, most of the pre-election activities would be concluded this year. So it is appropriate that political activities including all manner of agitations are already heightening among politicians, political parties …

By Young Erhiurhoro Why is Unenurhie community in Evwreni kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State agitating to be identifies as a distinct, independent and autonomous kingdom, separate from the present Evwreni kingdom that comprises the two communities. I stand to be corrected by any other person; …

By Amaechi Okonkwo, Port Harcourt  On Thursday January 13, 2022 Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, in his characteristics theatrical manner went on personal inspection of some artisanal refinery (kpo-fire) sites in two local governments, Emohua and Ikwerre, and there announced “war” against operators of the illegal business of crude oil …

By Young Erhiurhoro My heart was pricked with pain and tears and my entire body wrapped in fear and shock that fateful evening, Tuesday 9th March, 2021 after we had discharged you from the hospital and told you I was going home to have my bath and to eat. I …

By Young Erhiurhoro I was overwhelmed when I read the 1960 Independence Day speech of Nigeria’s first Prime Minister, Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. The very first speech that removed the British Union Jack and installed in its place the most awaited Nigerian flag of green, white and green. As I …

By Young Erhiurhoro It has become a norm, a custom and a cultural practice for the children, family members and Igbe members to celebrate late Uku Sunday Efedudu’s exit and passage from this planet earth every year since 2007. Here again, the 2021 memorial anniversary of this great Igbe leader …

By Tunde Uchegbuo Many oil bearing communities in the Niger Delta region lack necessary infrastructure in spite of several interventionist efforts to improve on the well-being of people in the region. My position is anchored on noticeable poor quality of life; high level of deprivation; and disparity in the standard …