John Oxley is a consultant, writer, and broadcaster. His SubStack is Joxley Writes. They say that the first rule of politics is knowing how to count. Normally, it is invoked as a concession to the realities of democratic politics. It doesn’t matter how good your ideas are if you don’t have the votes to make them happen….
There was palpable panic among residents as a hospital building collapsed in Calabar, Cross River State on Thursday. It was learnt that the building caved in due to a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall and soil erosion. Amateur footage of the collapse circulated on X early Friday. The video captured the moment the hospital building,…
By Frank Ulom Julius Udayi, governorship candidate of a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, has claimed that a recent Court of Appeal ruling on the party’s governorship candidate in Osun State has effectively settled the leadership dispute within the PDP in Cross River. Udayi made the claim on Friday,…
Super Eagles defender, Sadiq Ismail is attracting interest from Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, side Kano Pillars. Ismail is reported to have linked up with the Sai Masu Gida at their pre-season training camp in Katsina. The right-back proved his quality with Remo Stars during their NPFL triumph in the 2024/ 2025 season. Ismail won…
A major security offensive by the Rivers State Police Command has yielded the arrest of 18 suspected criminals and the recovery of a staggering 47 firearms, 12 stolen vehicles and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. The haul, recorded in operations spanning June to August 2026, underscores an intensified police campaign against kidnapping, cultism, armed robbery,…
JUBA, South Sudan, August 13, 2026/APO Group/ — “Our hope is in the way we talk. In the way we still get up each day and say, ‘I will try again’.” Passionate poet, Raja Charity, perfectly captured the sentiments echoed by many of her peers at the celebration of International Youth Day at the Youth…
