Mbah: A tale of enduring vision, grit and innovative disruption
By Nana Ogbodo Mario Cuomo, the former Governor of the state of New York in the United States must have had the conventional Nigerian politician in mind when he intoned his now famous saying that politicians usually campaign in poetry and govern in prose. On campaign trails, politicians are typically bullish and are sarcastically said […]
Cross River and chairmanship controversy in South-South Development Commission
By KALU OKORONKWO In a disheartening turn of events, President Bola Tinubu’s recent submission of nominees for the South-South Development Commission, SSDC, to the National Assembly has left Cross River State reeling from what many perceive as a profound act of political betrayal. The chairmanship slot, widely expected to be secured for Cross River with Professor […]
Many Nigerian women are suffering abuse in marriages overseas
By Dominic Kidzu Many Nigerian women in the UK are increasingly becoming victims of modern slavery, according to a researcher who interviewed 16 such women. Dr Omolade Femi-Ajao from the University of Manchester said that although the government is committed to tackling domestic abuse, the policy bypassed Nigerian women who have conditional visas. The study […]
From forgotten roads to remembered elders: How Gov Otu is rewriting Cross River’s future
By Linus Obogo In the annals of Cross River State’s political journey, few moments shimmer as brightly as this present season, a renaissance steered by the indomitable will and visionary grace of Senator Bassey Edet Otu. With the solemnity of a statesman and the soul of a servant-leader, Governor Otu is scripting a golden chapter […]
Unlocking pediatric health equity in Nigeria with AI-powered emotion analysis
Emotion-aware AI offers a scalable, context-appropriate path forward—merging technology with empathy
Grimmer and grimmer
By NICK DAZANG Nigeria is fast assuming the unseemly status of a delinquent or a reproach. There are seldom good tidings about us nowadays. In spite of the World Bank’s hitherto salubrious projection, namely that our economic growth will approach the 3.6 percent threshold on account of the stabilisation of the business environment, macroeconomic reforms, revenue from […]
