By Austin Orette (CONVERSEER) – When I write about the thorny issues of Biafra, the proponents of Biafra always tell me my observation is one-sided. This makes me laugh. What have they been doing since the end of the war? They have been telling one-sided stories. I can’t help but laugh. What were they expecting…
By Tom FredFish For years, rivers of innocent blood have flowed across the valleys of Plateau, Benue, Kaduna, and Niger States. Christian communities have been burned out of existence; churches razed on Christmas Eve have become an annual tragedy in Northern Nigeria. Year after year, the scenes repeat as worshippers are slaughtered, homes torched, and…
The stretch of the Ngo-Atlantic axis of the Ngo-Atlantic-Oyorokoto Road in Andoni Local Government Area during an inspection visit to the project site on Tuesday. By Nelson Chukwudi In Andoni, a new road is emerging from the swamps, cutting through mangroves and waterways, stretching steadily toward the Atlantic Ocean. The 13.52-kilometer Ngo–Atlantic–Oyorokoto Road is far…
Senate President, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, By Ken Harries Peace is the foundation of every prosperous society and few Nigerian leaders have pursued it with the consistency and conviction of Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, President of the Tenth Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. From his earliest days in public service to his current…
Gov. Umo Eno. By Tom FredFish What happened at D’Angelo Hotel, Uyo, on October 30 was not a conference but a political clearance sale cum auction. A handful of men who once wore the title of Speaker gathered under one roof to auction off whatever remained of their integrity. Their so-called Conference of Former Speakers…
Dr. Betta Edu By Rasheed Olanrewaju Zubair “Men do not shape destiny; destiny produces the man for the hour.”- Fidel Castro At 39, energetic, academically fortified, enterprising, and imbued with youthful zeal, Dr. Betta Edu stands as one of the brightest examples of destiny shaping leadership. Her trajectory through medicine, governance, humanitarian work, and politics…
