Obi, Makinde and hurdles against opposition coalition
By TUNDE RAHMAN A fresh thaw in relations between National Democratic Congress presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi and Oyo State Governor Mr Seyi Makinde is fueling renewed talk of a possible opposition coalition to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The two leaders, who were on opposite sides during the 2023 election cycle, were seen […]
The gains of the FG/Jumbos of Bonny parley
Monday, November 6, 2017 was a special day in the Jumbo Major House of Grand Bonny in Rivers State. It was the day the Federal Government, though the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, interacted with the Major House in Port Harcourt.
The Avengers and the fortunes of the Niger Delta
The sing-song by stakeholders in the Niger Delta that external forces are behind the activities of the Niger Delta Avengers is no breaking news. The only difference is that it is now being said by stakeholders who may themselves have been shortchanged within the racket.
Ambode’s slip roads, multiple lay- bys and Lagos traffic
For residents of Ketu, Owode Onirin, Mile 12 and Ikorodu, last week commissioning of the expansive lay-by in Ketu by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State would go a long way in solving the traffic problem in that axis.
Selling your birthright? Think again!
Ancient communities in Abia North, especially, Abam, have always been at home with maternal lineage. If an Abam man marries from outside his own community, the wife inherits his estate.
G.G. Darah: The oracle of oral literature at 70!
For his commitment African oral literature, the name G.G. Darah comes to every student of this discipline as a sphinx. To his protégées, Darah personifies the unfading matrix of myths and the charming aesthetics of dance songs.
