RIVERS State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, is setting up an Academy in Port Harcourt, in partnership with Real Madrid, the famous Spanish football club.  Wike recently travelled to Spain with his Commissioner for Sports (Boma Iyaye) and former Nigerian International player, Adokiye Amiesimaka, to discuss details with senior Real Madrid officials and globally celebrated superstars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and  Sergio Ramos, the team’s captain.

This is a very sad season for me. Last week on this page, I wrote about my recently deceased godfather, Bernard Edrickson Akporiaye. This week, I’m handing over to a dear family friend, Jonas Odocha, who has composed a touching tribute to my darling uncle and his beloved brother-in-law, the late great Bethel Chinweoke Njoku (1934-2017) who

I ASKED an Igbo friend how he viewed the relationships between IPOB (Indigenous People of Biafra), the Nigerian Army and the majority of Igbos.

SEVERAL people have grumbled to me – and in various public fora – about the speech Mr President gave at the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, earlier on this week…on the grounds that he barely focussed on Nigeria and mostly talked about other African countries and the rest of the world.

ACCORDING to Elder Markson Fefegha, Commissioner of Education, the Bayelsa State Government has pledged to continue investing in education because of its strong commitment to developing human capital.