In an era where transformative narratives are yearned for, the Niger Delta emerges as a beacon of hope, showcasing what can be achieved when vision aligns with action. The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), under the forward-thinking leadership of Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, is setting an exemplary trajectory...
OPINION
On Thursday, as we celebrated the “Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross”, somehow my mind was transfixed on Philip Shuaibu, Edo State Deputy Governor and his travails. Who will save him from a self inflicted conundrum? For weeks, we’ve watched the unfolding ‘roforofo’ fight and muzzle flexing...
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 85 last March, relocated to his hometown about two years ago. Since home is for rest, the elder...
We have, over time, developed a culture of now and then giving our readers the opportunity to be heard. Today is one of those. Enjoy the views, please. Two tears for Dadiyata and the Sun, by Hassan Gimba (28/08/2023) It’s hard to believe that Dadiyata has disappeared...
My brother and friend, Kayode Komolafe (the man we all call KK) is an uncommon patriot. With an unassuming depth as a public intellectual, KK is equally disarming in his witty humour, a matter to which I shall return some day in the future. But he is unfailingly felicitous...
Tunji – T.J for short- had always seen a bright future for himself in Nigeria. Not even SAPA could make him JAPA. He knew where he wanted to go and had a map even Google would be proud of, of how he’d get to his destination. So,...
As a background to this piece, the ‘culture’ of celebrating first 100 days in office is traceable to President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States of America, He came to office in 1933 at the height of the Great Depression and wanted all Americans to know that he...
If there is any cardinal action in recent time that proved beyond reasonable doubt to Deltans that the Governor Sheriff Oborevwori led administration in Delta state is laced with burning desire to empower the poor and vulnerable in the state, it is the Governor’s well thought out decision to...
At a news conference shortly after he was sworn in, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, promised to restore the Abuja Master Plan even if it takes demolishing all illegal buildings and structures. “It is not going to be business as usual. Those distorting...
The Igbo term for apprenticeship is ‘Igba Boi.’ It involves learning a trade or craft under someone who is already well-established in the field and is now a master in his own right aka ‘Oga’ in local parlance. Though Igbo apprenticeship had been around for a...
Leadership determines whether a family, society, or country succeeds or fails. Indeed, everything rises and falls on leadership. The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidency heralds the rise of a new era in Nigeria and unless this changes at the Supreme Court and even before then, the South-East has to...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently thumbed down the practice of servicing Nigeria’s humongous loans with huge national revenue. The President’s description of that practice as destructive is indeed apt considering Nigeria’s rising population and comparable resources needed to cater for the citizens. Available records indicate that Nigeria’s foreign and...
The never-ending manner with which public office holders appoint assistants to handle information/media responsibilities have become canonical proof that proper information management is the life wire of every business. Recently, as soon as the President and governors across the country are inaugurated, journalists are always among the first set...
“The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonourably, foolishly, viciously.” ― Julian Barnes, Flaubert’s Parrot Till the rivers run dry and the world ceases to exist, problems shall never end. Problems became part of man the moment he took a bite of that...
The history of every man, his peaks, and downtime are all summed up in how he stands in times of tribulation. How he defies the odds to triumph and leave behind a statement on the unassailable human instinct that drives every nature-made survivor. It is about...
Ordinarily, it would be hazardous to judge the judgment of five eminent Federal judges over an issue as life threatening as the results of a Nigerian presidential election. Apex power is involved. Big money is at stake. Livelihoods are up on the hoist. The instruments of state and...
The 2023 General Election will go down in history as the most significant opportunity lost in the country’s electoral history. Going by the presidential tribunal judgement, the general election is just another disturbing illustration of the tactics utilised by the cabal in Nigeria that has been in control...
Real estate investment has consistently held a strong allure for Nigerian investors, particularly those residing within the diaspora. Among the diverse strategies available, the concept of off-plan property investments has emerged as a prominent choice, captivating the attention of these investors for multifaceted reasons. In the subsequent sections of...
The appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, the managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to a fresh term in the newly announced governing board of the interventionist agency offers a few important lessons on how to manage opportunity and promise. Appointed first...
The recent naming of Barrister Chiedu Ebie as the board Chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), by Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President Federal Republic of Nigeria, has again shown clearly that ordinary calculation can be upturned by extra-ordinary personalities. With the appointment, the ancient argument whether circumstance or...