This bandit called death continues to traumatise humans. It comes with no milk of kindness or pity, snatching people you cherish, man, woman, old and young. Unfortunately, life continues while the dead journey to an unknown Planet. The year 2024 has taken some of my tiny crowd. Wonderful people in their own rights who made […]

Wounded politicians are highly inflammable, little wonder many turn to communicable disease when power eludes them. In 1959, Chief Theophilus Owolabi Shobowale (TOS)  Benson, became Nigeria’s first Minister of Information. A year before Reuben Abati was born, Benson lost his ministerial position after the 1964 General Elections. The man who gave him sleepless nights was […]

Presidential Elections in Nigeria form a major part of our underdevelopment due to circumstances imposed on the people by those who want to continue to keep them down. Perhaps, this is time to do away with the Four – Year double limit. President Bola Tinubu spent barely one year in office when campaigns for a […]

With the quality of individuals tasked with the responsibility of managing Local Councils, Rivers State will soon leave others behind. Credit should go to Governor Sim Fubara for allowing some of the best to move to the grassroots for something different. I do not want to delve into the politics of party affiliation. Fubara belongs […]

June 12 is not all about democracy. Before General Ibrahim Babangida and Chief Moshood Abiola, Brigadier Samuel Adesujo Ademulegun celebrated that date as his Entry Point into the officer cadre of the Nigeria Army, in 1949. He was commissioned same day as Gen. Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi. Ademulegun dotted on his daughter, Solape. At his No. […]

Okonkwo is an Abagana man. His mother, who lost six blood relations, was bloodied psychologically by that trauma.

Genocide does not happen in one day. It is triggered by individuals with skewed minds raging with hate and spewing evil through their speeches, body language or pen. Ahmed Bako should prepare for summons by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Bako, who taught History at the Usman Danfodiyo University Sokoto used what should have been […]

The Nigerian oil industry is a multi billion naira venture capable of creating one of the leading economies in the globe. It is the mainstay of robust nations like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait where results of transparency visit investors. Unfortunately, this same Black Gold has become a curse in one of the largest oil […]

I understand that the new DG comes from a pious background. This is what should guide him in the discharge of his duties

Akpehe is bent on exposing the Nigerian Professional Football League to Chinese companies. This will put more money on the table

It was dancing time for me as the Nigerian contingent left Paris empty-handed after the 2024 Olympic Games. This disaster is just the beginning of the much-touted revolution in Sports and President Bola Tinubu should be the horse in front. Yes, the president must dictate the pace. There is no need for any post-mortem seminar […]

Gradually, we are approaching the end of the Civil War, fifty four long years after General Philip Effiong took the bold step of formally surrendering and renouncing Biafra before his erstwhile junior, General Yakubu Gowon at Dodan Barracks. The signing into law of the South – East Development Commission (SEDC) bill by President Bola Tinubu is a […]

Lagos turned red with sweet smelling flowers of love as Offiong Esua flew across the Atlantic with his pretty wife, Vina, for a grand wedding. The trip from Houston was coloured with love notes well delivered in multifarious cultures. Esua is Efik, full of Calabar blood. His maternal roots lie in Yoruba land, atop rock-solid […]

Now my eyes are on the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) following the appointment of Silas Agara, as Director General, thanks to president Bola Tinubu. For those who do not know him, this DG will make things happen. The job of Deputy Governor in Nigeria seems to move people to their political grave yard. Many […]

My ties with Vanguard, something I cherish so much, is not known to many. This story must be told today for the Canal remains a place of pride where I noticed one love before veering into journalism in 1988 through Ely Obasi, of blessed memory. I love writing, I also read a lot. In my […]