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By Aniekan Umanah At the Yoruba Tennis Club centenary Lecture on August 6, 2026, Akwa Ibom Governor Pastor Umo Eno calls for democracy that delivers institutions, opportunity and dignity for…
Grief like a thief in the Bible has a way of arriving unannounced. It does not knock politely at the door. It storms in, overturns the furniture of…
Nigeria’s worsening cycle of kidnappings, mass abductions and deadly attacks has exposed deep and persistent vulnerabilities in the country’s intelligence and security architecture. The frequency of incidents across…
By Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, CFR, Mutawallen Sokoto, at a reception in his honor in Sokoto on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, after his release on bail by the…
In the evolving political landscape of Akwa Ibom State, recent developments have reignited debates about party loyalty, political identity, and the future of governance in the region. For…
As Nigeria celebrates today as democracy day, I cannot help but feel the bile building up in me; like in most Akwa Ibomites, I reflect on the foul-mouthed…
By: Al Humphrey Onyanabo Today, the Niger Delta weeps. Nigeria mourns. The Ijaw nation, and indeed the entire world, has lost a colossus, a man whose life was…
By Dr Dominic Joshua In the ever-evolving landscape of Nigerian politics, few figures have demonstrated the resilience, adaptability, and influence of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. From his tenure…
By Dayo Israel, National Youth Leader, All Progressives Congress (APC) “Excuse me, excuse me,” said Senator Abdullahi Adamu, our then National Chairman. “Please stop calling him ‘Mr. Speaker’—he…
I, Maurice Anthony Etim (the Petitioner in the ongoing dispute with Edmark Group) read with disbelief the remarks by Hon. Justice D.E. Osiagor in which he said “petitioner…
