Amina was born in affluence but it never got into her head.

At the SIB, Azu stood firm like a man. His life was threatened, power supply to his residence was cut off and one of the children living in the UK received messages that her father would be killed.

Asogwahasshown gratitude to Ohanuka and Ndoboli, his story is worth telling; these women have made shoe making beautiful in my heart

Obaseki is not bound by any law to embrace his deputy. Now the governor appears to hold the knife and the yam. However, even the Biblical prodigal son was welcomed back by his father. Obaseki has God in his name and the Lord preaches forgiveness.

Times were good during the post independence years and after the Civil War. Integrity meant so much. Admiral Michael Adelanwa was shocked to learn that his nephew, Adetokunbo, was on the way to the Nigerian Defence Academy ( NDA ). Adelanwa was Chief of Naval Staff ( CNS) and thought he had the young man, […]

One man who worked behind the hype to truly reconcile and heal the wounds of war, Chief (Dr.) Eyo Ita Esua, deserves to be celebrated. He died four years ago with many oblivious of his role in bringing Gen. Philip Effiong and Brig. Benjamin Adekunle together in Lagos. Effiong was the last president of Biafra. […]

Enoh is the first Cross Riverian to be appointed Sports minister since independence in 1960. And we had about 35 before him. Soccer was introduced in Nigeria by James Luke, Principal of Hope Waddell Institution, Calabar in 1902.

He joined when the group was known as Rock Breeze. Bazy Cole Akalonu and Vin Iyk Ikeotuonye were with Stone Face Iwuagwu’s Life Everlasting until it went under. That distress led them to Dallas Anyanwu and they all met Pal Akalonu. Ndaa( Senior ) Pal was a big time producer with the larger than life […]

Niger as battle ground is sweet music to the ears of President Alassane  Dramane  Ouattara whose goal is to divert attention from his contentious third term in Cote d’Ivoire and keep war away from his country through neighbouring Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea respectively. When Ouattara boldly announced in Nigeria that ECOWAS leaders were battle […]

West African leaders should wake up, the party is over. What we are witnessing is neo nationalism in form of ECOWAS Spring, get ready everyone it will go round, from Dakar to Niamey, up North in Tangier to Bissau Southwards. I wonder why people are surprised that Gen. Abdouhramane Tchiani, Commander of Niger’s Presidential Guards […]