Opinion

On Thursday December 15, 2016 the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria held an executive session during which it rejected the nomination of Mr. Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by...

The increasing surge of migrants who cross the Mediterranean Sea from Africa and other parts of the world, mainly into Europe, has become a critical issue in not just countries where these migrants emerge, but a global threat that...

TICAD VI’s Nairobi Declaration is aimed at boosting economic ties African leaders who took part in the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on Africa’s Development (TICAD VI), held last August in Nairobi, Kenya, are eager to test the latest Japanese commitment...

The recent initiative of the Delta State Governor, Senator, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa in requesting the company of immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan for a joint visit to Gbaramatu kingdom in the oil producing area of Niger Delta in pursuit...

Last week, it was Uyo, Akwa Ibom, with the following narratives everywhere; that the Akwa Ibom state helmsman Udom Emmanuel would have been part of the casualties as a church building collapsed in Uyo.  Initial reports had it that...

On the 15th day of December 2016, The Observer newspaper held its annual Forum of togetherness. I was told that it is an annual forum put in place to reward dedicated members of staff and other allied stuff. Prominent...

Prevention, treatment and care cut new infections by 14% After more than three decades of wrestling the menacing monster, Africa is finally slowing the rate of HIV/AIDS infections to a crawl. Over the last decade, progress in tackling the pandemic on...

The above subsists as the theme of the Akwa Ibom Christmas Carols Festival 2016; an annual celebration heralding the birth of Christ, which the Akwa Ibom State Government began to mount at elaborate scale from 2008. From that year,...

Ex Member, Anambra State House of Assembly  Joe-Martin Uzodike. Ever heard of him? Chances are that you have never. Well, Joe-Martin, as he is better known, was the Commissioner for Information and Culture in Anambra State in the last...

With 28,000 Regular Policemen, 5,000 Special Anti-robbery Squad  (SARS) Personnel, 20,000 Soldiers of the Nigerian Army, 5,000 men from the Nigerian Navy and Nigerian Air Force (NAF), 20,000 Civil Defence Personnel, 15,000 other Personnel from sundry Para-Military agencies spewing...