ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ofonime Honesty I wish to fuse few tales into this column. The tales have Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State as the main character. No embellishments, no dilly-dallying, let’s get straight to the business of the day. Picture this: April 2024. Governor Eno is standing before former President Goodluck Jonathan during the…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ofonime Honesty It is better to remain quiet and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt. That is the wisdom our ancestors taught us. That is the counsel David Nweze Umahi should have heeded. But he did not. He could not. He vomited bile with all the…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ken Harries Esq There’s a trend in Nigeria where accusations are louder than the coin box, and everyone scrambles to the high ground of moral outrage. Yet, here comes Senator Godswill Akpabio, the President of the 10th Senate, going against the trend like a devoted monk who has decided that the usual script…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ofonime Honesty There are moments when you have to stop pretending that we are a civilized society. One of those moments is now! The Benue State Government wants to build a five-star rehabilitation centre for TERRORISTS. Yes, you read that right. The Benue State Government, under its governor, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia, has…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ernest Udoh-Robert The world is experiencing new happenings that question the meaning and integrity of international diplomatic postulations on sovereignty. Before now, many were grappling with Francophone countries who claim to be sovereign nations, yet have their financial reserves being managed by France. China on the other side of the divide sees Taiwan…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ofonime Honesty If you ever needed proof that the legal profession in Nigeria has lost its moral and professional compass, look no further than what unfolded in Asokoro, Abuja, on Thursday. The Garki Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association rolled out the red carpet for a convicted notorious pension thief, decorated him with…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Dr Udeme Nana The biography of the Akwa Ibom born Democrat, respected Patriot, former President of the Nigerian Institute of Architects , former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, a man widely acknowledged as the Senior Advocate of Resource control, True federalism and celebrated by former President Goodluck Jonathan as the South South Governor…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ofonime Honesty Cacophonous noise is often mistaken for performance in Nigerian politics. A political officeholder will gesticulate wildly, stand on his head, take selfies at refuse dumps, and perform other unusual acts simply to be seen as active. They are adept at using words and optics to capture attention. In reality, however, this…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesHon. Eseme Eyiboh, MNIPR In politics, silence is often louder than speech, for it speaks in the language of calculation and consequence. Forgiveness, when declared by a powerful man, is louder still—a thunderclap in a quiet chamber. It unsettles expectations, invites suspicion, and demands interrogation, not because it is weak, but because power is…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe referenced jaundiced reportage purporting to analyse proceedings at the Court of Appeal in the matter connected with the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is a glaring example of speculative journalism, factual distortion, and advocacy masquerading as news. It is necessary, in the interest of accuracy and the integrity of judicial reporting, to set…
