Opinion & Columns

In this interview, the Executive Secretary of Bayelsa State Students Loan Board, Dr Michael Amaegberi, spoke to Amos Okioma, on the mission and vision of the board and how the state governor, Senator Douye Diri, has sustained it to reduce the drop-out rate of indigent students with desire to further their …

By Young Erhiurhoro I have read with interest the recent publication of God’s Kingdom Mission, authored by the church’s archminister, Brother Roland Ogene, on the topic, ‘Is the Feast of Tabernacles really a Jewish Festival? And should Christians Promote and Participate in the Celebration of African Cultural Festivals?’ and published …

By Young Erhiurhoro Africa was described by ancient British writers and philosophers as the cradle of civilization, beginning from Egypt where the Pharaohs exercised much power and influence, through to the Mediterranean, across Greece and Asian countries, and over three hundred years of non-stop monarchy and primogeniture. This was possible …

By Gogo Ada Rufus Mbere Chief Dr. Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs, an illustrious son of Kalabari land, a detribalized Nigerian and an accomplished citizen of the world whose life of selfless service was second to none. Born on 22 May 1930 in the ancient city of Abonnema, to parents of ordinary …

By Kinika Godwin Recently, the media in Rivers State was inundated with condemnation from indigenes and residents over Governor Nyesom Wike’s donation of N500 million to the government of Sokoto State. The governor had explained that the largess was to help the government of Sokoto State to rebuild a market …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri The novel from which I drew this question which is invariably the title of today’s discourse is titled, ‘The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born,’ A literary masterpiece by Africa’s foremost writer and literary idol, Ayi Kwei Armah of Ghana. The literary piece, published in 1968, …

By Isidoros Karderinis The November 3, 2020, presidential election was arguably the most important election in the postwar history of the United States of America (USA). In the elections, therefore, the participation of American voters was the largest since 1900, demonstrating the resurgence of their political interest and the strongly …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri The year 2020 is truly a year of change and restructuring across the globe, especially among the black race. This change is in both positive and negative contending forces. For instance, the Covid-19 pandemic that is ravaging the entire world today is unexpected and unplanned for …

By Hamzat Lawal I have never experienced a near-national annihilation, as we did after the #EndSARS protest turned bloody a fortnight ago. I have heard about the Civil War, but I was not born then. I also heard about the 1993 post-election crisis, I was a toddler at the time. …

By Tunde Uchegbuo   The alleged wanton destruction of lives and property by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in different parts of Rivers State, and the utterances and insults of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, are capable of instigating ethnic disaffection between Rivers indigenes and Igbo residents in …