Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio OPINION By Etim Etim I have seen the screenshot of the text messages that went between Senator Godswill Akpabio and the late Ufot Ebong in which Ebong, in his sick bed at Ibom Specialty Hospital, Uyo, acknowledged receipt of $35,000 from the Senate President. The money was meant to assist…
Gov. Umo Eno. OPINION By Etim Etim Let me begin by thanking Gov. Umo Eno for allowing the APC candidate win the Local Government election in Essien Udim LGA, Senator Akpabio’s LGA. The election was conducted yesterday, Saturday, October 5, and of the 31 LGAs, PDP won all but Essien Udim. We all know that…
OPINION By Etim Etim At a public function in Lagos two weeks ago, the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, gave startling revelations on the weaknesses and inadequacies of our tax system and came up with a damning verdict that it is riddled with corruption and stymied by…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. OPINION By Anietie Akpan Since May 29, 2023 when Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn in as the President of Nigeria, Nigerians have known peace and progress. He is the best president Nigeria has ever had dating back to 1960. His one and five months in office have surpassed what past…
Gov. Bassey Otu. OPINION By Linus Obogo In dramaturgy, there is rarely a connection with fictional drama and reality. But there now appears to be a confluence of the two after reading Elias Ozikpu’s horrible and despicable open letter. In his desperate attempt at dramatizing governance in Cross River State, he furtively struggled to align…
