Right of Reply –  By FELIX AYANRUOH  The Former Deputy President of the Senate and Former Delta State APC gubernatorial candidate, Ovie Omo-Agege’s recent statement of healing and reconciliation is a smoke screen to distract the Urhobos, Deltans and Nigerians of his deceptive, self-aggrandizing, and wicked plans to once again cause division in our polity and the Urhobo […]

By EJIRO OFOYE The tragic killing of 28-year-old Mene Ogidi in Effurun, Delta State, allegedly by ASP Nuhu Usman, is not just another entry in Nigeria’s growing list of extrajudicial killings—it is a stark reminder that the promise of police reform remains painfully unfulfilled. What happened in Effurun is not an isolated incident. It is a […]

By Moshood Oshunfurewa The office of the Attorney General of  the Federation (AGF) occupies one of the most consequential positions in Nigeria’s constitutional democracy. As the Chief Law Officer of the Federation, the AGF is not merely a political appointee; he is the custodian of legality, the interpreter of state power, and, ideally, the guardian […]

By Dr Emmanuel Ulayi  When delegates from across West Africa converged on the Abuja Continental Hotel on April 22–23, 2026, the agenda was clear but ambitious: to rewire how social security services will reach the people who need them most. For two days, the International Social Security Association (ISSA) 2026 West Africa Technical Seminar placed one […]

By Peter Dama Today, I want to draw attention to an issue that quietly affects millions of Nigerians every day — not hunger alone, but what experts call HIDDEN HUNGER, which more broadly refers to micronutrient deficiency. Across our country, many families are able to eat, yet they are still not receiving the essential vitamins […]

William Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar’ is, in my view, one of his best plays ever written by history’s greatest bard and playwright and it is indeed amongst my favourites.  It speaks of mob psychology, ambition, power, treachery and the most brutal and painful expression of betrayal by a loved one.  Caesar loved Brutus, his protégée, above […]

By Sylvester Obasere It is profoundly disheartening to behold you, Mr. Pius Eguono Onodjae – a man whose singular political appointment was brokered through Hon. Charles Oniyere, a beneficiary of Chief Great Ogboru’s enduring political benevolence in securing a seat in the Delta State House of Assembly – now wielding the very instrument procured through that appointment […]

By Dr. Nicholas Muraguri In the early months of the COVID-19, Africa found itself at the back of the global vaccine queue. While wealthier nations secured doses far beyond their immediate needs, many African countries waited, and waited. This was not a failure of science, but of structure. Africa imports about 90% of its medicines […]

By Vivian Eseoghene Undoubtedly, the rising profile of Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru cannot be underestimated as more and more people across the nooks and crannies of Delta state are fully realising his potentials and the fact that “yes, of a truth, he can make a difference” in the Forth coming electoral dispensation. Delta state needs a leader […]

By Ocheni Christopher As Nigeria marks the Mental Health Awareness Month this May, there is a growing but under-acknowledged crisis. As far back as 2018, an estimated 14.3 million Nigerians between the ages of 15 and 64 were reported to have used drugs, with about 3 million living with drug use disorders, according to the United Nations […]