Opinion & Columns

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 …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri The 2021 local government elections in Delta State is less than a year from now, and the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC) is doing the needful to create a peaceful atmosphere for the conduct of hitch-free local government elections across the state. Going by this …

Capacity building and security has been the bedrock of development and economic growth in Rivers State and the Niger Delta at large. In Okochiri, Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State, the Amanyanabo of the community, King Ateke Michael Tom has created an impact that is deeply rooted in strengthening …

By Young Erhiurhoro I want to look at this topic from the layman’s view and not necessarily from the legal perspective. I have two cogent reasons for choosing this side of the coin. First, I’m not a legal practitioner by profession. Based on this, I wouldn’t define the three terms …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Nigeria attained sixty years of nationhood on October 1, 2020. This really calls for celebration by all Nigerians, both home and abroad. It was a moment of reflection on the past political events and projection into the future events of Nigeria as an independent country. In …

By Young Erhiurhoro Witchcraft is a common English parlance amongst Africans and some parts of the Asian continent. It’s very common to Africans because its usage is primarily synonymous with evil and mysterious activities. That is, power to kill, power to destroy, power to cause harm and power to do …

… Sixty Years in Search of A Better Country By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Without compromising the facts, the title of this short discourse is quite synonymous with the title of a book authored by an erudite and a prolific writer, Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi, an acclaimed public administrator in the Nigerian …