OPINION
OUK: Drawing On The Goodwill Built Over The Years, By Agu U. Agu
Orji Uzor Kalu, at the age of 20, had started early in life to make ends meet, build a name for himself and set up his various establishments. By the year 1980, 20 December to be exact, OUK and I met at Heathrow airport. He was shuttling between Lagos to London to buy what he thought his schoolmates will...
[Opinion] Advancing Fight Against Anti-microbial Resistance Through Health Data Security in Nigeria – By Kingsley Mecha
The Senate's recent approval of establishing a Federal Data Bank in Nigeria has sparked enthusiasm among several innovators, notably Celestine Ugwu, a software engineer with Veracel HealthTech, and Kingsley Mecha, an anti-microbial steward and public health innovator. This pivotal choice holds the potential to significantly advance well-informed tactics against antibiotic resistance and revolutionize disease surveillance and response systems. This...
Rerun: Akpabio has a lifeline!
Abasifreke Effiong I have read a number of stories, "analyses" and opinions on the Appeal Court judgment in Senator Godswill Akpabio and Senator Chris Ekpenyong's case after the court ordered a rerun in Essien Udim local government area as part of its judgment on the Ikot Ekpene (Akwa Ibom North West) senatorial district election. I had to cut short...
2023: Abia North Need Same Support We Offered South To Produce Gov. Ikpeazu — Benjamin Kalu
A political stakeholder in Abia North and member representing Bende federal constituency House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu has solicited support from Abia South and other parts of the state to enable the senatorial district to produce the next governor of the state. He said Abia North senatorial district supported the emergence of governor Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia South as governor,...
Celebrating A Down-To-Earth Boss Ifeanyi Okali
By Alex Enemanna Counting my basket of blessings from the virtual space, you undoubtedly come first, because I never knew I could gain this much from social media especially with the bizarre, heart-rending stories and tales of sadness people tell about their individual experiences of the beautiful new world. Coming in contact with you signposted a new testimony in my life,...
Mao Ohuabunwa: The Senator Whose Only Project was Frying Pan, By Jonas Okorie
It is a big shame, mind-boggling, and terribly unimaginable, that until 2019, Abia North constituency never had a good Senator representing her in the Senate. It has been from one English-speaking Senator to another, who does not care about the welfa...
[OPINION] Equity Mantra: Ebere Umunneochi 2023
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Around 1997, a young man in his late teens, whom was imbued with charisma and oratory, launched himself into politics with the belief that someday he will be a shoulder on which many will lean. It was NCPN for me and UNCP for him then, yet he was ent...
Ikpeazu Never Spent 40b On Airport Project- Ex-Commissioner, John Okiyi Kalu Dismisses Rumour
A former colleague of mine in the Abia State Executive Council forwarded this circulating video to me and wanted to verify if there was ever a time we spent N40b or any money at all on the Abia Airport project. I decided to make my response to him public for the sake of others who may have seen the same...
No One Is In Charge Of Nigeria – Soyinka
Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, says no one is in charge of Nigeria. Soyinka made the comment on Wednesday in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, during the launch of his new book, ‘Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth’. Speaking on the state of the nation, the literature professor said the year has also been a pessimistic one for the country. He said though...
[OPINION] As Naira Falls, Loses Local, International Relevance: Can It Get MohBad (Worse)? By Mecha Kingsley Ukpai
For years, the Naira, Nigeria's official currency, has been declining. It traded at 197 to the US dollar in 2016, but by 2023, it had plunged to 700 to the dollar. This is a depreciation of over 70% in just six years. The Naira has been caught in a storm, losing not only its value in the global financial market...
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