Opinion

OPINION: BEFORE IGINI DESTROYS AKWA IBOM

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...

OPINION: PRESERVING ECOSYSTEM FROM DESTRUCTIVE HUMAN ACTIVITIES

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...

OPINION: THE SIMON LALONG WE DO NOT KNOW

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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...

OPINION: AKPABIO AND HIS UNCOMMON DECISION FOR RETURN OF POWER TO SOUTH

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...

OPINION: MKPETI ITAM, MY VILLAGE

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...

OPINION: OKOWA’S LEADERSHIP CAPACITY AND A COMMENTATOR’S IGNORANCE

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...

OPINION: MONKEY POX: ANOTHER RED-ALERT FOR NIGERIA

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...

OPINION: JAY-P’S MIGHTY ERROR IS THE PERFECT NIGERIAN SONG OF THE MOMENT

I was in an Uber on my way to conduct an interview when I first played Jay-P’s “Mighty Error”, my mind went through a number of emotions, from surprise and exhilaration to pure delight. The intro’s vibrant sounds felt...

OPINION: WILL BUHARI PICK ANOTHER BUHARI AS SUCCESSOR? 

Foxy old Buhari. Artful. Deliberate. Unassuming, but redoubtable. Principled, but unaffected. He guards his mystery. He hardly betrays emotion. He keeps his real intentions secreted in layers and layers of very few inscrutable words – and most times in...

OPINION: TIME TO RESTART AKWA IBOM WITH OBONG AKANIMO UDOFIA

It is no longer news that the Forbes reckoned billionaire and indigene of Nsit Ibom, Akwa Ibom State – Obong Akanimo Asuquo Udofia, has emerged the party flagbearer of the All Progressive Congress (APC), after beating seven other aspirants...