Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, the Pro Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). By Sam Akpe That was in the mid-80s. I was a cub-reporter—an intern at the Nigerian Chronicle in Calabar. That day, I was assigned to cover proceedings at the Cross-River State High Court, where my boss and group…
Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State. By Aniefiok Macauley Each heavy downpour widened the gully that crept toward homes, swallowing soil, cracking walls, and threatening to erase entire streets. Mothers lay awake listening to the sound of rushing water carving through the earth. Fathers stood at the edge of the ravine at dawn, measuring…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno. By Etim Etim From every indication, Nigeria’s online newspaper, Premium Times and its editors seem to hold a grudge against Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, and will stop at nothing to embarrass him. But the publication has not stated how the governor has offended it. Two…
President of the 10th Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio. By Ken Harries 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…
Late Dele Giwa. By Sam Akpe Finally, here it is! Dele Giwa, the late journalism icon, is back—in prose. It’s a breaking news! The Dele Giwa Journalism Research Centre—a digitalised archive that features the works of the late journalism legend, is now available. The online construct is a research hub exclusively dedicated to exhibiting Dele Giwa’s intellectual contribution to the growth of the society—a confirmation…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio. By Eseme Eyiboh Nigerian politics is not for the faint-hearted. It is noisy, dramatic, and often unforgiving. In a space where rumours travel faster than facts and headlines are written before the full story is known, substance can easily be drowned out. Real governance — the slow, patient work of building…