COLONEL Milland Dixon Dikio (voluntarily retired) is a seasoned professional. He has been exposed to a multinational education. He has held command, diplomatic, staff and teaching appointments. He was decorated with ECOMOG, OAU and UN Peacekeeping medals.

THE  last time I spoke to my dear, precious, brilliant friend Joy Okoye, I promised to see her when I next visited London. I flew into London from Abuja last Saturday, just before Easter Sunday. Joy died the same day, so our reunion never happened.

IT has come as a complete shock to me to discover (from trusted sources) that even in the upper echelons of the hallowed groves of academe, which I have always imagined to be a sublimely tranquil and civilized zone, toxic wuru wuru palaver sometimes happens!  Allegedly. 

LAST week, I congratulated the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for finally commissioning the long-awaited Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, headquarters – a building that had been inexplicably uncompleted for 24 years.

LAST week Thursday, Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, commissioned a new headquarters for the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, in Port Harcourt.

Last week, I published a thought-provoking article that I picked up from the internet. It was written by an unknown author and titled Delusions Of Wealth: Nigeria Is Not Rich”.

SOMEONE forwarded an article to me last week. I have no idea who wrote it because no author’s name was attached. But I’m told that it has been endorsed by one of the most senior economists in Nigeria.

By Donu Kogbara MY Governor, Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has – in his inimitable no-nonsense style – criticised the National Assembly for confirming hated former service chiefs as worthy of ambassadorial postings. I recently, on this page, accused them of allowing Nigeria to be overwhelmed by security challenges and said that they (ex-Chief of […]

I’VE just returned from a two-month sojourn in the UK; and it was a pretty grim experience. Two days after I arrived, hoping to enjoy a relaxed and jolly Christmas break with a whole bunch of beloved friends and relatives I hadn’t seen for ages, the British government decided to force the country into lockdown mode, in a desperate bid to control the alarming spread of the dreaded COVID-19 virus.

By Donu Kogbara I RECENTLY mentioned the widespread fury that is being generated by rogue Fulani herdsmen who rape, pillage, kidnap and kill; and I said that because some Fulanis have been extremely kind to me over the years, I cannot join those who have decided to hate all Fulanis…even though I am the product of […]