ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ofonime Honesty For years, the story of small businesses has been one of resilient hustle hampered by a familiar adversary: access to capital. A struggling tailor with a waiting list of clients cannot afford an industrial machine. A rural farmer watches his business struggle due to his inability to expand and invest in…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe threat by the US Government to invade Nigeria to take out terrorists if the persecution of Christians in Nigeria does not stop, has generated a lot of dust in Nigeria. Suddenly the security chiefs announced the arrest of 20 Boko Haram terrorists. The military chiefs in a jittery mode summoned a meeting with…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ofonime Honesty The Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, became a cauldron of fun recently as over 30,000 people converged for the commencement of the 5ive Alive Music Concert of the foremost Afro Pop phenom, David Adedeji Adeleke, aka Davido. David, less than 48 hours after an official meeting with…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Sufuyan Ojeifo History, in its long and patient arc, is a master storyteller. Its finest tales often begin with conflict rather than applause, with accusation rather than acclaim. Before the garlands and the gratitude, there is the crucible, the fire through which greatness is tested and purified. The recent wave of false accusations…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesWomen of Annang land, one of the dominant ethnic group in Akwa Ibom State, have threatened to ostracize Mrs. Patience Ibanga Akpabio over what they described as her campaign of calumny against her brother-in-law, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, President of the Nigerian Tenth Senate. The threat, issued under the auspices of Annang Women Advocacy…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Rt Hon Eseme Eyiboh It is a peculiar feature of Nigerian political commentary that verifiable evidence is often sacrificed on the altar of sentiment. A recent Editorial of Leadership Sunday questioning the relevance of the 10th Senate and portraying it as a mere appendage of the executive, though expressing the legitimate anguish of…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Jackson Udom The Senator Godswill Akpabio-led 10th Senate last month, ended its Second Parliamentary Session and has embarked on its Annual Vacation from Plenary sittings, while committee meetings and other parliamentary engagements continue with full participation of members, in preparations for the commencement of the Third Parliamentary Session on the 7th of October,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Godwin Jarkwa When Nigeria’s cities are often described with words like “chaotic,” “crowded” or “unplanned,” Akwa Ibom State tells a different story. In over a quarter of a century, successive governments here have placed unusual emphasis on beauty – roundabouts turned into landmarks, highways lined with greenery and public spaces designed not just…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ofonime Honesty The weather forecast for Saturday in and around Etinan-Nsit Ibom-Nsit Ubium Federal Constituency promised thundery showers, but reality defied meteorology. A light drizzle in the early hours of the day gave way to clement weather, as if nature itself had conspired to bless Governor Umo Eno’s homecoming. The Governor returned to…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ken Harries Esq In the kaleidoscopic turbulence of Nigerian politics, where discord often drowns out dialogue and egos flare like Harmattan wildfires, the 10th Senate under Senate President Godswill Akpabio has emerged as a lighthouse of stability, reform, and nation-building. Since its inauguration on 13 June 2023, following the proclamation of President Bola…
