Opinion & Columns

  By Emmanuel Obe   For centuries, schools have been the temples of knowledge, the places where the young and curious go to be molded into useful members of society. The classroom, the blackboard, and the teacher have stood as symbols of enlightenment. But as the world rapidly changes with …

  By Ehichioya Ezomon    As the ground shifts from under the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – due to exodus of its governors to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) – we return to the issue of eligibility of former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest in the 2027 …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa.   It was an atmosphere saturated with joy, gratitude, nostalgia and reflection , as family members, associates and creme de creme gathered to testify to the power of God and to celebrate the 7Oth birthday of a retired gallant officer cum business man, Elder Sunday Isibor, …

End SARS, Free Nnamdi Kanu, and the Threat to Democratic Principles   By Comrade Nelson Nnanna Nwafor   Over the past decade, Nigeria has witnessed a growing wave of citizen-led activism, mass protests, and calls for justice and accountability. Two defining movements — the End SARS protests of 2020 and …

BY: DR AUSTIN ORETTE       When people have been raised on a lie, anger becomes a weapon. This anger can be all consuming and blurs vision and can become self-destructive. This is what is happening today in the South-East geo-political zone of Nigeria.       The Federal …

    By Sobomabo Jackrich   Earlier yesterday, I received news that High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, donated a remarkable N10 billion as Chief Launcher during the launching of the Delta State Security Trust Fund, organized by the Delta State Governor, H.E Sheriff Oborevwori. This gesture is …

  By Ehichioya Ezomon    The adage – “If something occurs once, it’s happenstance; if twice, it’s coincidence; if thrice, it’s a pattern” (a slight variation from the most famous version, which is “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action,” attributed to Ian Fleming’s James Bond novel …

Across Africa, in the pantheon of Pan-African heroes, the story of liberation is never written in ink but in courage. Nelson Mandela’s steadfast walk, Kwame Nkrumah’s clarion call for independence, Patrice Lumumba’s fearless truth in the Congo, Aline Sitoé Diatta’s resistance in Senegal; there stand sons and daughters who shape …

  By Uwem Offon    It began as a misunderstanding within a young marriage. Yet, what should have been resolved with dialogue, patience, and forgiveness ended in flames. A promising military officer, barely five months into matrimony, was set ablaze by God knows who and consumed in a violence so …

  By Ehichioya Ezomon   Like the fabled tortoise that’s never absent in stories, former President Goodluck Jonathan’s lately the talk-of-the-town – and the “beautiful bride” courted for drafting into the presidential contest in the 2027 General Election. The one-term (or “two-term”) president (2010-2015) – relishing another four-year stay at …