By Gogo Ada Rufus Mbere Chief Dr. Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs, an illustrious son of Kalabari land, a detribalized Nigerian and an accomplished citizen of the world whose life of selfless service was second to none. Born on 22 May 1930 in the ancient city of Abonnema, to parents of ordinary …
Read More »Rivers offers to Bury Late Lulu Briggs
… As Family Bicker over Late Philanthropist’s Estate By Joel Anekwe Rivers State Government has offered to bury the Late Chief Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs, popularly known as High Chief O. B Lulu Briggs, following the protracted family crisis that has delayed the burial of the prominent Kalabari son and philanthropist. …
Read More »What is Important Now is to Give My Father a Befitting Burial ~ Dumo Lulu-Briggs
For Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, all the talk about disinheriting his late father’s wife and her children are utter balderdash and the hullabaloo over his father’s estate should at best take a secondary seat. What is uppermost in his mind is to quickly establish the true cause of his father’s death …
Read More »Mixed Reactions in Rivers over INEC’s Postponement of Elections
By Joel Anekwe Political parties, candidates, party chieftains and residents in Rivers State have reacted variously to the early morning Saturday announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), postponing the general elections to February 23 and March 9, 2019. Many expressed disappointment and frustration over the rescheduling of the …
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