Opinion & Columns

By Amraheobu Ile Ijeoma Williams Muzan is a Nigerian and a Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at Clemson University, specializing in the life cycle and techno-economic assessments of renewable energy systems. He holds a master’s degree in renewable energy technologies. He has a strong background in project …

By Young Erhiurhoro I have done a publication on the above subject sometimes ago. Interestingly, it generated a very hot debate and criticism especially from the Evwreni people, querying me why I said, Unenurhie is senior to Evwreni. Some even went to the extent of threatening to arrest me, with …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  Save speculations, it’s difficult to determine who – between the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 21, 2024, Edo State governorship election, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and court-reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu – was the target of an armed attack …

By Amraheobu Ile Experience they say, is the best teacher. Passion is developed by certain interests formed from personal experience. In most cases, what we experienced in life, in our formative years shape our attitude and focus in life, no matter what we become in future. Such experiences stick and …

By Young Erhiurhoro The above subject, to some, is quite disturbing and distractive, while to others, it’s very interactive and controversial. This is why the reader should give it the needed attention to bring out the literary beauty in the article to restructure the Urhobo traditional institutions of monarchies and …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  This article – lightly labelled “An Open Letter” – takes its bearing from a Facebook post on Saturday, June 29, 2024, by the Honourable Commissioner for Information and Strategy in the Lagos State Government, Mr Gbenga Omotosho, who can be described as a “veteran (authority, consumate, long-serving, …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  In the second and last installment of this header – the first part on Monday, July 1, 2024, having dealt with the High Chief Francis Inegbeniki’s angle to the instant issue of “suitability” of Senator Monday Okpebholo for Governor of Edo State – I plead to recall …

By Ehichioya Ezomon Bomb-throwers in the political arena and mediasphere are at work in Edo State, orchestrating a campaign of personal attacks on the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo, aimed at demarketing him ahead of the September 21, 2024, governorship election. The attacks look syndicated …

By Josiah Agoro My attention has once again been recently drawn to an article titled: ‘Thinking Aloud: Is Governor Sheriff Oborevwori a Placeholder For Okowa?’ written by one Ovasa Ogaga, who describes himself as a journalist and public affairs analyst residing in Ughelli, Delta State. Of course, it is typical …

By Christian Iyeumame Agadaga Going by the Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the third and the fourth needs which depicts ‘Love And Belonging, Safety And Security’ in the pyramid of man’s five physiological needs shows that increase for trips into the urban cities in most countries has the ability to …