President Bola Tinubu. By Etim Etim It’s almost certain that every presidential decision will draw a controversy, but President Tinubu’s clemency to 175 prisoners, most of whom were convicted drug dealers, murderers and corrupt politicians, has sparked intense debate across the land and further call the quality of the president’s thought process into question. The…
The precedent set by Russia’s restrained response to Ukraine obtaining the F-16s, which could also be nuclear-equipped, suggests that tensions with the US will remain manageable if Ukraine obtains the Tomahawks too due to the modus vivendi that’s arguably been in place for managing them. By Andrew Korybko CALIFORNIA (CONVERSEER) – The latest talk about…
Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. By Eseme Eyiboh It is a peculiar feature of Nigerian political commentary that verifiable evidence is often sacrificed on the altar of sentiment. A recent Editorial of Leadership Sunday questioning the relevance of the 10th Senate and portraying it as a mere appendage of the executive, though expressing the legitimate…
President Bola Tinubu. By Shola Onimago A silent but defining battle is unfolding in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry,not one fought with guns or politics, but with power and control. On one side stands the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), the vocal labour body representing thousands of oil and gas workers….
By Etim Etim From my observation, many PDP members in Akwa Ibom State have been seriously troubled by the movement of Gov. Umo Eno into the APC. The symptoms of these traumas come in various forms. But there are many coping mechanisms to deal with the loss of a privileged political status. I have been…
