Redeveloping Obudu Resort to burnish Nigerian tourism
The 25-year concession signed by the Cross River State Government with Living Curation Real Estate Limited to redevelop Obudu Ranch Resort marks a welcome return to the original vision of Obudu as a world-class tourism destination driven by private investment, professional management and commercial discipline. Under this public-private partnership, the government retains ownership while the […]
Jonathan’s “reject killers” message
Nigerians will do well to heed their former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, who dropped a timeously relevant message over the weekend in Uyo at the ceremony marking 35 years of the creation of Akwa Ibom State. He advised voters in next year’s general elections to reject “killers”. According to Jonathan: “In 2023, you must not […]
Celebrating peace, eschewing racism
Wednesday, September 21, 2022, the International Day of Peace, came and went quietly, with the world largely distracted by the Ukraine war, the aftermath of Queen Elizabeth II’s elaborate funeral rites and troubled economies around the world. The United Nations dedicates this day to the promotion of the ideals of peace. One of its rituals […]
Let’s have violence-free campaigns
Today, September 28, 2022, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, will formally blow the whistle for the commencement of the campaigns towards the 2023 general elections. Political parties and their candidates will be free to come out openly and solicit for votes. What we need is an atmosphere of free canvassing, safe meetings and soap-boxing. […]
INEC and CUPP’s allegations
THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has responded adequately and reassuringly to the “expose” by the Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, which, in a media briefing a fortnight ago, alleged that the Commission, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, planned to rig the 2023 elections through voter register […]
Tasks before CJN Ariwoola
The confirmation of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, by the Senate without intrigues or hitches is a sign that the Muhammadu Buhari government might be ready for the Judiciary to regain its autonomous footing. We recall the wars of nerves that the executive branch waged in ensuring the ouster […]
