Opinion & Columns

By Ehichioya Ezomon An Esan proverb says, “It’s in the mouth of an elder that the maize is strong.” That’s, it’s an elder – with farming experience – that can decide if the corn is mature to harvest.  Figuratively, though, only the bold, courageous and unwavering can broach what the …

By Ehichioya Ezomon Thursday, June 22, wasn’t a good day for opposition presidential candidate in the 2023 General Election, Peter Obi. Misjudging Nigerians’ mood under a rash of harsh economic policies by the 28-day-old administration of President Bola Tinubu, Obi tweeted his usual. Lacking or ungrasping the relevant information – …

By Ehichioya Ezomon “Two wrongs cannot make aright” is a popular axiom turned on its head in Nigeria’s political arena. Here, the wrong can only be righted if it’s wronged again! It’s a season for payback, as newly-inaugurated state governors offer a dose or two of the bitter pills their …

By Young Erhiurhoro No doubt, without even reading this short piece, my esteemed readers especially the Urhobo people and friends of Urhobo would have provided the answer in the best interest of generality or consensus. I know the answer from everyone will be, “the Urhobo of yesterday is better than …

  By Ehichioya Ezomon  Ethnic, sectional, religious, political and economic interests aren’t strange to the Nigerian society. They’re the banes that defined past governments – and they’re likely to define President Bola Tinubu’s administration if it accentuates rather than de-emphasizes the primeval vices. Yet, a critical issue for the two-week-old government …

Issues of independence and self-determination among ethnic groups and communities in Nigeria have since amalgamation been on the front burner across the country. For Unenurhie community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, it has become an issue that must be addressed. In this interview with our correspondent, …

By Ifeanyi Osuoza On December 8, 2014, Senator, Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, emerged victorious in the Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP primary election, when he was elected to fly the party’s flag, by a resounding majority of the delegates that participated in the primaries, which was held at the …

By Young Erhiurhoro Being part of the memorial lecture delivered during the 8th years anniversary of the Late HRH, Dr. Charles D. Ogodo, JP, past Odion’Rode of Unenurhie Community and the Osu’Urhobo III of Lagos State. Preamble:  This short piece is written to honour posthumously a departed hero and a …

By Ehichioya Ezomon Karma – loosely refers here as nemesis or retributive justice – connotes “cause and effect” in Indian religions; “measure for measure” in Judaism; “one reaps what one sows” (Galatians 6:7) in Christianity; and “what goes around comes around” in Western culture. Essentially, Karma, as a “concept of action, work, …

By James Sunday The myth and reality of Information Technology and Communication, Artificial Intelligence contributed to the increasing dangers of ‘fake news.’ What is fake news? It is an unconfirmed, unverified, untrue, rumuor, assumptions and sometimes figment of imagination put together by clandestine individuals or groups using the tools of …