A friend of mine reached out to me recently. He needed assistance to pay his children’s school fees. He is not alone. Earlier in the week, I read a news report that “some parents in Enugu metropolis have expressed worry over what they described as `unbearable’ increase in tuition fees and levies charged by most private and […]

Two strong disruptions to Nigeria’s democratic flow in March 2025 were seemingly repaired recently with the dramatic restoration of Governor Siminilayi Fubara to the helm of affairs in Rivers State and the reinstatement of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to the Senate after months of suspension.  On the surface, both restorations may appear as victories for democracy, yet when […]

Humans are created with two legs. We use them mainly for mobility and for balance. Medical Science has since found though, that legs serve a lot more uses than just mobility and balance. Certain ailments for example, can be suspected just by looking at the condition of one’s legs. Healthy legs can therefore indicate healthy hearts and […]

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Nigeria’s lifeline from decades of rot in the petroleum downstream, has to fight every inch for its turf. The fight started 18 years ago, when the refinery was only an idea.  In 2007, those who swore that a refinery – any refinery, public or private – would only work over their dead […]

RIGHT now, the 80th United Nations General Assembly, UNGA is holding in New York, the United States. This year, unlike on previous occasions, our president is not attending. Instead, Vice President Kashim Shettima is standing in for the president and has already delivered the Nigerian national address to the UN body. The key takeaways from the speech […]

President Bola Tinubu, at a meeting in the Villa on Wednesday, conferred  posthumous national honours on the late Ogoni Four – Albert Badey, Edward Kobani, Theophilus Orage, Samuel Orage – and urged the people of Ogoniland to come together after decades of division. He said: “May their memories continue to inspire unity, courage and purpose among […]

In trying to understand the curious conduct of Siminalayi Fubara since his reinstatement as the governor of Rivers State after serving out a six-month suspension slammed on him by the headmaster of Nigeria’s democracy, President Bola Tinubu, and his class captain, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, I have had to take […]

Siminalayi Fubara returned as “governor” of Rivers State last week, six months after he was magisterially removed from office by President Bola Tinubu, following his declaration of an emergency rule in the state. Fubara returned with his tail between his legs, utterly humiliated. Henceforth, anyone who refers to Fubara as governor must put the word in […]

Regarding communication, the world has changed greatly, hasn’t it? The email remains one of the most widely used tools for communication. Despite the rise of instant messaging apps and social media platforms, email continues to be the professional standard in academic, workplace, and even personal contexts. Yet, many people still struggle to write effective emails — […]

By Godwin Oritse Nigeria’s maritime profile is set to receive a boost in November as crude oil deliveries to the Dangote Refinery by Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs), coupled with the facility’s growing exports of refined products, will add to the nation’s shipping tonnage. This development could enhance Nigeria’s chances of retaining influence at the International […]

In July this year, French President, Emmanuel Macron, said his country would recognise a “Palestinian State” at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, in New York. When the motion was put, the vast majority of member countries from across the continents voted “yes”. A whopping 147 out of 193 countries have voiced ‘supported’ for […]

“Active valour may often be the present of nature, but such patient diligence can be the fruit only of habit and discipline”— Edward Gibbon In Nigeria today, where reckless ambition and the pursuit of wealth often overshadow patriotism, one man’s life still shines as a counterpoint. That man is  Muhammed Abba Gana, CON, former Minister of […]

Seventy-two hours after he returned to office following a six-month suspension, Siminalayi Fubara, the Governor of Rivers State, was with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on a thank-you visit. Looking chastised and sobre, Mr. Fubara told reporters that he had made peace with his principal and was ready to move Rivers State forward. He has made it […]

I have had the good fortune of working with Ernest Ndukwe, an engineer, at a very significant moment in my life when history was also being made for our dear nation, Nigeria. The country had been so starved of telecom development that it was assumed a miracle for any such thing to happen in our clime. […]

In like manner, Canada, another good example of federalism in practice, has its own history which is also unique to it. The first settlers inhabited Nova Scotia. Others later settled in New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Colombia, etc. Eventually, the people decided to form a union wherein their potentials would be fully harnessed for […]