IDEALLY, I would not have wished to engage in exchange of mails with you, but for the fact that your letter in paragraph two claimed that its purpose ‘is not to engage in polemics with you (sic); rather, it is to explain and present facts’; is indeed not explaining facts as they are, but turning […]

THE Edo state governorship election slated for September 10, 2016 presents both an opportunity and a challenge to reposition a state with the sobriquet Heart Beat of the Nation. Getting it right starts from the party primaries especially that of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state. For a party that held sway from May 29, 1999 to November 12, 2008 and suddenly found itself in opposition in the state, there is a compelling reason to get it right owing to the wobbly performance of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state.

THE Bible did not make a mistake when it amply said in Proverb 22:29 “that a man found diligent in his ways will dine before kings.” This clearly depicts the commitment his Excellency Governor Ben Ayade has shown towards workers welfare in cross river state that have earned him great accolades across the country and […]

IT is important for all of us to know that, irrespective of our ideological, sentimental, ethnic or religious position, the country belongs to us all. If things go well, everyone benefit – whether you are a critic of the government or pro government – and if things go bad, we are all deep in it. It has been a downward trend this past year and whatever picture our politicians try to paint for us, everyone of us is feeling the pinch, feeling the hardship.

Perhaps, the most cheering news to ever emanate from Nigeria and consoling is the official declaration of the eventual suppression and defeat of the Islamic insurgents which goes by the appellation Boko Haram (BH).