As we move closer to 2027, the actions of the children of newsworthy politicians will be a valuable lens by which we try to view and understand the political space. We’ll wait to see how much this currency will shape the future. It’s understandable if you have not paid attention. I can’t help noticing because…
Vice President Kashim Shettima (left) and Gov. Umo Eno during the HCD launch. By Etim Etim Vice President Kashim Shettima visited Akwa Ibom on Monday to launch the second phase of the federal government’s National Human Capital Development programme (HCD); but the visit underscored a few subtexts that require further examination. In the first place,…
By Princewill Kingston The chances of Governor Bassey Otu and his Deputy, Rt Hon Peter Odey sailing through to 2031 has been boosted with the endorsement of Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong who naysayers had said was likely to square it up with the Governor in 2027 for the plum job. Senator Ekpenyong, representing Cross River South…
By Etim Etim Although the rest of Africa seems to have forgotten about the crisis and wars in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), some scholars, intellectuals and thinkers from the continent are continually engrossed in finding the pathways to resolving the perennial problems in the continent’s largest country. Last weekend, they came together to…
Dr. Betta Edu (middle), showing off her award while the Vice Chancellor, UNICAL, Prof. Florence Obi (1st right) and others watch in admiration. By Rasheed Olanrewaju More than one and half decade after leaving the University of Calabar (Unical), medical school as a graduate of medicine, Dr. Betta Edu returned to the prestigious institution last…
Immediate past Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade. By Ogar Emmanuel Oko Former Governor Sir Benedict Ayade CON is an intellectual man. Apart from the late Sen. Paul Ukpo, PhD, who was a nuclear physicist, in terms of scholastics, no politician in the northern senatorial district comes close to Ben Ayade’s pedigree. He’s…
