Can NDC Resolve Growing Concerns in Abia State Before 2027?
By Phillip Ogbonna As Nigeria gradually moves toward the 2027 general elections, political parties are expected to strengthen their internal structures, inspire confidence among their members, and present themselves as credible alternatives to the electorate. In Abia State, however, concerns are beginning to emerge within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), prompting important discussions about fairness, inclusiveness, […]
Relevance of public relations in Nigeria’s crisis management
PUBLIC relations, PR, is a term that is widely misunderstood and misused to describe anything from selling to hosting, when in fact it is a very specific communications process.
Onshore/Offshore dichotomy and North’s dance of shame
NIGERIA, with its peculiarities and challenges never ceases to have in stock some amusing developments from time to time.
Demolition of Abonnema and other water front communities(2)
THE Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari claimed that the residents in the waterfront communities live demeaning life and that the government had decided to take the people away from such miserable condition of living. In fact, what the government is doing is to render those who live in slums completely homeless.
Ngige, hero @ 60
CALL him a man of destiny and circumstance or a man of honour, commitment, courage and a date with history at 60, it is never an exaggeration, because he had always been so right from his childhood.
Good night, Esther
ESTHER Ekene Jarikre (nee Ugboko) hailed from Ogwashiukwu in Delta State. But she was born and bred in Lagos and attended St Gregory Primary School, Falomo and Orile-Iganmu Secondary school.
The epiphany of prince of Nigeria
Our political journey is strewn with thorns and thistles leaving little hope that the vehicle of state would get us to the Promised Land anytime soon, according to Prince of Nigeria, Rev. Chris Okotie, in reaction to the present state of the nation.
The Jonathan they don’t know
They” in this piece refers to all the cynics, the pestle-wielding critics, the unrelenting, self-appointed activists, the idle and idling, twittering, collective children of anger, the distracted crowd of Facebook addicts, the BBM-pinging soap opera gossips of Nigeria, who seem to be in competition among themselves to pull down President Goodluck Jonathan.
Teenage dating game
For many teenagers, the need to be appreciated tends to increase from the age of 13. That is the average age when puberty begins and the teenager starts showing physical signs of bodily development around his sensuous areas; while the emotional needs of being appreciated by someone outside mummy and daddy subsequently reaches an all-time high by the age 15.
Onshore/offshore dichotomy: An injustice better forgotten
The recent calls by a few people in the northern part of our country for the re-introduction of onshore/offshore oil dichotomy in revenue sharing should be worrisome to most Nigerians.
Mimiko’s 3i’s Initiative
The Minister for National Planning, Dr Shamsudeen Usman, did not mince words when, after a visit to Ondo State, he adjudged it a pace-setter in community development.
