Why Amaechi urgently needs a governor, by Donu Kogbara
Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, the former Rivers State Governor and former Minister of Transportation, recently made his second bid for a presidential candidacy (the first was in 2022), but was defeated at the primaries stage by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the former Vice President who basically owns the ADC opposition party to which Amaechi belongs. Amaechi’s political fortunes […]
Another tearful goodbye by Donu Kogbara
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
Extremists
I ASKED an Igbo friend how he viewed the relationships between IPOB (Indigenous People of Biafra), the Nigerian Army and the majority of Igbos.
Buhari’s foreign forum
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.
Bayelsan youths excel
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.
Sad anniversary number one
I still struggle to empty my head of incarceration-related daymares and nightmares…and find it extremely hard to summon up the courage to go home to Port Harcourt…and have not been able to bring myself to sleep in the family residence again
