Testimonials The itinerant drummers have gone home. Gone also are the dancers and the guests – invited and uninvited. So are the revelers and the army of spectators. Now it is fit and proper to pay tribute to four eminent  Nigerians whose exploits ring loud beyond these shores after the huge celebrations that greeted their […]

By Ayokunle Ogunshola No matter one’s level of despair about the state of Nigerian politics and society, there remainin the country exemplary people who remind one concretely of a Nigerian virtuousness that once existed whole and undaunted. Their presence also rekindles – from time to time – one’s hope for a Nigeria that might yet […]

By Louis Odion Yes, take a glimpse at this photograph. You would probably imagine, momentarily, a model among the bevy paraded by, say, the popular ritzy GQ magazine. If so, well, you just fell for a disguise. Now, take a closer look. Strip that bucket hat and you will behold, in its luxuriant bloom, that familiar hoary […]

By Ediri Ejoh As the Edo State governorship election draws closer, the political landscape is charged with anticipation and diverse sentiments. Among the candidates, one name stands out: Barrister Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party. His candidacy brings a fresh wave of optimism and promise, resonating strongly with the electorate. Here, we delve into the factors […]

By Eshanekpe Israel It is no more news that the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP declared at the wake of the bloody insurgency in the Niger Delta region, South-South Nigeria by the late President Shehu Yar’dua on October 4, 2009 nosedived into the abyss shortly after the exit of the pioneer management from the socio-political scene. It was […]