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Peter Obi cannot be different from us

By JOHN ONWE This essay is inspired by a cartoon by a journalist called “Sergo”, published in the Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki’s newspaper, called Advocate, on page 4. The cartoon has an image named “Obi” standing in the centre of a group of four men who were labelled variously as “Presidency”, “EFCC”, the “Police” and […]
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A Legend Departs

By NICK DAZANG Two days to the consequential American presidential election that witnessed Donald Trump’s comeback, Quincy Delight Jones Jnr. passed on at the age of 91. Though the presidential campaigns were reaching their crescendo, especially in the so-called swing States, and they overshadowed this passing, they did not completely eclipse it. For the record, and […]

Measuring national progress, NBS data, and scepticism

By BAYO ONANUGA   Recent reports from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, have become a focal point of criticism and scepticism, especially by the political opposition and perpetual doubters of any positive report about our country. In its Q2 labour survey report, the NBS says the unemployment rate fell from 5.3 per cent in Q1 to […]

Dasuki’s case: Let the courts decide, not the media

By MUKHTAR MADOBI Recently, certain media outlets have revived the term “Dasukigate,” recycling previously reported content about former National Security Adviser, NSA, Colonel Sambo Dasuki. These reports adopt a familiar pattern, featuring sensational headlines laden with selective, provocative phrases such as “INVESTIGATION,” “Dasuki Money Trail,” “suspicious billions,” and “family friends.” Such tactics often lure readers into […]

Enter DELSU’s new VC, Prof. Samuel Asagba

By Anthony Arugba The long awaited Vice-Chancellorship race to select a worthy successor for outgoing VC, Prof. Andy Egwunyenga has been laid to rest. It was a keenly-contested exercise that saw the very best professors the Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, have to offer slogging it out to earn the right to be VC. However, […]

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