Governor Umo Eno has announced a one-time dress allowance for all local teachers in Akwa Ibom State’s schools, aimed at enhancing their professional appearance, boosting their confidence, and creating a conducive learning environment for students. This initiative is a testament to the administration’s dedication to enhancing the quality of education in the state. During the…
By Mark Eneng Today, 14th May, we celebrate the birthday of a political Colossus, an iconoclast of great quintessence, Hon. Oko Sunday Ebeku a.k.a OTOLO. As a leader who combines traditional political tactics and modern strategic engagement, OTOLO has carved his name on the historical, political ceramics of his Okuku Ward and State at large….
…Entrepreneur Stephen Siegel’s journey from buying and selling cars to owning and operating over 30 Las Vegas properties Stephen Siegel, the founder and CEO of the Siegel Group, has built an impressive empire in Las Vegas through his unique approach of acquiring undervalued assets and tirelessly improving them. With a career that began at the…
By Dada Olusegun The Lagos-Calabar coastal road project is undoubtedly Nigeria’s most ambitious transport infrastructure project since independence. In terms of scope, distance covered, and connectivity, not even the 3rd Mainland Bridge in Lagos, the 2nd Niger Bridge in Onitsha/Asaba, or the Abuja-Kano expressway comes close. It is simply a world-class iconic project. Before I…
By Lucas Leiroz The memory of WWII is being disturbed in countries co-opted by NATO. States “allied” with the US are banning symbols related to the victory against Nazism. In practice, the excuse of repudiating the “Russian invasion of Ukraine” is working to legitimize truly unacceptable acts, such as the rehabilitation of Nazism. Moldova, an…
By Abiodun Komolafe The purported ranking of states by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), based on their performance in the 2023 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE), is the focus of this piece. In the said publication, ‘Lagos State, which hosts many private schools and is home to virtually all Nigerians, is in the…
