Governor Oborevwori and the triangular tide
By: Enewaridideke Ekanpou A tide is a tide anywhere but a tide assumes connotative colours when it becomes triangular in built and action. Like a cumulonimbus cloud endowed with both positive and negative potentials, there must be something hidden behind a triangular tide.There must be something equally iconographic about a triangular tide too when viewed […]
Delta APC Crisis: Omo-Agege supporters issue minority report
By Unue Emeka The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State remains embroiled in internal strife, with no resolution in sight. This discord has been exacerbated by the release of a Minority Report from supporters of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, opposing the majority report presented by the Olorogun O’tega Emerhor-led Reconciliation Committee. Emerhor’s Reconciliation Committee was […]
Nigeria’s Fiscal Abyss: A call for justice and the Ijaw quest for self-determination
By Prof. Mondy Gold _*“As of December 31, 2023, the domestic debt of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria was ₦5.862 trillion, according to the Debt Management Office (DMO). As of June 2024, the domestic debt of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Nigeria was N4.27 […]
No excuse for violence against women
By MOHAMED FALL No cultural practice, tradition, economic, or social pressure can justify the suffering endured by millions of women and girls. Our role is to challenge these harmful narratives. Gender inequality and violence against women remain among the greatest challenges to sustainable development, not just in Nigeria but globally. According to UN Women, globally, […]
When freedom is not free
By EZINWANNE ONWUKA Freedom! It sounds so good. Everybody wants freedom. Ethnic groups, social groups, religious groups. Children, youth, adults. All want the right to determine their own lives and make their decisions without guidance or interference from anyone else,” wrote Dr Myles Munroe in Maximizing Your Potential: The Keys to Dying Empty (1992). The late […]
Leemon Ikpea as a gold fish
By SUNNY IKHIOYA The shelves, both at home and offices scattered around Nigeria and abroad, are strewn with trophies, awards, and plaques, honouring his company and himself. The flagship Lee Engineering and Construction Company has received numerous certificates of quality services from grateful clients and governments both here in Nigeria and abroad. For the Chairman […]
