As you already know, the fight against poverty remains one of our society’s most pressing challenges today, particularly in regions where a substantial portion of the population live in abject…
By Bryan Clayton Chitwood First question: Could you tell me a little about where you grew up and how you came to poetry? I grew up at Onitsha, the famous…
In a shocking display of insensitivity and disconnect from the reality of ordinary Nigerians, the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has not only defended the exorbitant salaries of…
Last week, I had the honour of visiting Dr. Amos Akingba, a chieftain of Afenifere and National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), in his Ode-Irele, Ondo State country home. Akingba, who turned…
On the morning of 25th of February, 2023 when the presidential election was to take place, I was at a polling unit as an election observer. Whilst there I ran…
By Austin Isikhuemen The general elections of 2023 have come and gone. Or have they? What with numerous litigations across the land and judgements and justice, and in some instances,…
Nigeria’s Sports Minister John Enoh is poised to take Para-Powerlifting to a new height in Nigerian sports. At a recent meeting of the Presidents of Sports Federations in Abuja, the…
It’s a terrible Nigerian fate that every so-called democratic election is delivered like a ticking time-bomb primed to explode with fatal menace. The unfathomable aspect of the matter is that…
There’s always a general tendency which is often ignored at the peril of governments; and that’s the fact that bad governance brings exposure. Of course, this exposure comes in all…
In a season that university professors were being rubbished as pathetic election riggers, it came as a pleasant surprise to me that there’s one university don who could put himself…
The story is often told of a man from the blessed town of Akokwa in one of the Ideato LGAs of Imo State. Blessed, yes; because, long ago, they set…