Police brutality: He-of-the-springy-steps
By CHETA NWANZE Two events I came across yesterday captured the state of Nigeria’s police-public relations with unsettling clarity. In Port Harcourt, angry youths blocked Agip Road to protest the killing of Anthony Obodo, a 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate murdered by a police officer. The youths’ anger is not hard to understand. The […]
Anaocha: The triumph of popularity
The definition of democracy is that it is government of the people, by the people and for the people. When a group of people, through popular votes expresses its trust and confidence in their leader, at regular intervals, Democracy is said to be very much at work.
Osun: Agenda for Oyetola
I have had the privilege of reading Gboyega Oyetola’s Inaugural Speech as Governor of Osun and I can confirm that he meant well for dear state.
Custom officers impounds rice bought in local market
An order of few bags of rice was made by me, Rev. Fr. John Damian Adizie of Adoration Orphanage Home, Amede, Ekpoma, Edo State, as I was reliably informed that the prize of rice is cheaper at Lagos than over here in Edo State.
Electoral Bill: Buhari’s Betrayal
A noisy but silly debate is on; whether the National Assembly could muster two-thirds majority vote to override President Mohammadu Buhari’s veto of the latest Electoral Bill which he declined to sign into law.
Wells Carlton: A toast to Captain Hosa’s excellent spirit
By Sufuyan Ojeifo There is palpable and tangible restlessness that defines the contour and general texture of the excellent spirit that exemplifies the persona of the business mogul, Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo, JP, fondly referred to, in his circle of friends, as Captain Hosa. That restlessness, coupled with a sanguine commitment to the intrinsic disposition […]
