Opinion

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)-monitored presidential primaries have come and gone and, as the saying goes, the rest is history. With various candidates pushing private agenda, diverse groups’ interests being articulated and differing institutional preferences already being canvassed,...

It is no longer news that the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, has emerged the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. It is equally relevant to the present discourse...

Democracy Day is observed throughout Nigeria to commemorate the restoration of democracy in the country in 1999. It has become an annual event since. True democracy, on the other hand, comes when the environment encompasses safety, ample economic benefits,...

I do not know what drives Mike Igini, the Akwa Ibom State Resident Commissioner of INEC. But I know that whatever it is, is certainly not noble and unequivocally belongs to base instinct with associated potential for irrationality which...

The global community on Wednesday June 8 celebrated World Ocean Day, which was first declared in 1992 after the United Nations (UN) Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The  main objectives of the annual event is...

The mention of the name Simon Bako Lalong simply evokes different feelings and meanings to different people. Whenever Lalong is mentioned, the name resonates in different quarters differently. Some say, can anything good come from Ajikamai? Similar to what was said...

I have been Senator Godswill Akpabio's personal aide for close to 12 years now. I know his thoughts about Nigeria and Nigerians. He sees nothing else except Nigeria. Though an Annang son from Akwa Ibom State, he is more...

A narrative in nostalgia. The memory of this my village always evokes reverberated nostalgic feelings in me. The village is predominantly populated by folks of the same ancestral lineage. Their occupation ranges from palm wine tapping, raffia mat and bamboo...

One inherent ‘sorrow’ associated with public leadership across the globe is that once a citizen is elevated to such a position, either through election or appointment, he loses his or her right to private life. Closely associated with this challenge...

There is a shock wave in many countries, following an outbreak of Monkeypox, a viral infection that has spread across Europe, the United States of America, Canada and Australia. Only last Friday, more than 100 cases were either suspected or...