Opinion & Columns

By Ehichioya Ezomon Against the grain of widespread pleadings and expectation of concerned Nigerians, the Federal Government filed seven grounds of appeal to quash the October 13, 2022, Appeal Court judgment ordering the release of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Surely, the filing at the …

By Allison Abanum A red ball is unmistakable amongst a stack of white balls. Such theory is universally accepted because of its validity. It’s inherent characteristics a major tool for distinction. From one generation to the other, humanity is graced with the presence of personalities worthy of citing analogies parallel …

By Ehichioya Ezomon Undoubtedly, many Nigerians are angry and unhappy over the return – alive, and looking refreshed – of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Nigeria after a 12-day sojourn abroad. Some had prayed, fasted and gone to the mountain, and hired clerics of both Christian and Muslim faiths and …

By Young Erhiurhoro Nigeria’s political journey since 1999 when the current democratic experiment began has been heavily tortuous on the citizenry and electorates, while being very robust and rosy for elected and appointed government officials in the legislature, executive and the judiciary. In summary, government officials feed fat, while the …

By Tunde Uchegbuo Crude oil was discovered in Obelle in 1963. The community has three functional oil wells out of six and a flow station that contributes to the global visibility of Rivers State as oil producing area. It is also a rich agrarian community. Obelle is plagued by poverty …

By Young Erhiurhoro At the moment, the 2023 political drama of the Nigerian democracy is set to play out with full force. At the scene of the political events, we have three major characters and other minor characters that are fully ready to showcase their political prowess to Nigerians and …

By Young Erhiurhoro It always baffles me whenever I critically look at the present system of government in Nigeria in retrospect to our ugly past during the dark days of the military regime in the country. As a political analyst, if you habitually compare this present government known as democracy …

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 …