Countdown to 2027: Edo North is for Oshiomhole
By Allison Abanum Adams Oshiomhole’s first term has been defined by a deliberate strategy of translating legislative power into tangible federal presence for Edo North. As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, he has leveraged his position to facilitate federal employment for constituents and ensure fair representation in federal institutions. His legislative record includes […]
Mountain Top varsity honours Alex Mbata
By Fehintola Akinmade BECAUSE we currently inhabit an increasingly indivdualized world where certain people tend to prioritize personal gain anything else, some may pay scant attention to the value of giving. But giving, especially the institutionalized giving called philanthropy, has towering benefits, not just for the larger human community but for the giver himself/herself. As the […]
Odunaiya: Appraising The New Sheriff At PTAD
By Prince Toby The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) occupies a unique position in Nigeria’s national development landscape. Its significance stems from its mandate to cater to the welfare of senior citizens who have devoted a substantial portion of their lives to national service. After decades of tireless contributions, these individuals have earned the right to […]
EKO: The leaders needed at this time
By Abanikanda Olumoro Lagos State has suffered hugely from non-indigenes ruling the state since 1999. They have become wealthy without antecedents of wealth in their family tree. The non-indigenes have succeeded in dividing the indigenes. They pocketed some of their iconic leaders and notable elders. Infact Lagos elders are now described as Mr. Follow, Follow in […]
Nigeria Again: On Biafra and Kanayo Esinulo’s Ojukwu memoirs
By Missang Oyongha On August 29, 1970 the New York Times published a report by its Nigeria correspondent, William Borders. It was about the life in exile of the Biafran secessionist leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu. Seven months earlier, in January 1970, Ojukwu had arrived in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, aboard a Fokker Friendship Air Gabon plane from […]
Of Bitter Leaf and Bitter Leaf Soup
B MARTIN AZUBUIKE UGBOMA We are indeed grateful for a new year. A time we make new year resolutions and hope and pray for new beginnings. It is also time for us all, Nigerians, to take a decision on chewing bitter leaves or using same to make bitter leaf soup.The health benefits from chewing bitter […]
