Governor Umo Eno And His Close Friends

Gov.. Umo Eno. OPINION By Clement Warrie It was Anietie Usen, the award winning journalist, author, and Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on media, who  first pulled back the curtain on governor Umo Eno’s real friends in his article titled “A Governor and his friends”. This was in the nascent days of the Governor’s…

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Umo Eno, Akpabio and The Politics of 2027

  OPINION By Etim Etim The 2027 political season is arriving a bit too early in Akwa Ibom State, and as usual, the starting point is mudslinging and salacious political publications targeting at the incumbent governor and his predecessor. This week, an NGO, Network Against Corruption and Trafficking (NACAT) filed a petition at the EFCC…

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A Rare Act of Benevolence

Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman, (4th from right), the Principal, Rev. Father (Dr) Emem Umoren (3rd from right) and others at the ceremony. OPINION By Etim Etim There are many stories of old students going back to their alma mater to build classrooms and donate books to the school’s library. I am also familiar with cases of…

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Towards a Cohesive Security Approach (2)

AIG. Tunde Johnson Ogunsakin (Rtd) OPINION By Sam Akpe, Abuja In this concluding part of the narrative on the inevitability of inter-agency collaboration on security, Tunde Johnson Ogunsakin recalls practical experiences during his days in the police force where intelligence-sharing and teamwork produced unimpeachable results. Citing available evidence, the retired AIG reminded the gathering that…

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Towards a Cohesive Security Approach (1)

AIG. Tunde Johnson Ogunsakin (Rtd). OPINION By Sam Akpe, Abuja Two books were billed for presentation on that day. One of them was entitled: The Power of Information Sharing: Antidote to Nigeria’s Security Threats. That title instantly attracted my attention as I looked at the invitation card. Then I noticed something else. Tunde Johnson Ogunsakin,…

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