The reclaimed erosion site for the projects. By Etim Etim A journalist friend of mine, Chijioke, came into Uyo on Friday from Port Harcourt (PH) and requested to visit The Arise Palm Resort and the Medical Corridor, two of Gov. Umo Eno’s pet projects. ‘’I have heard a lot about them and I want to…
By Sam Akpe It is becoming realistically difficult to determine where the loyalty of the elected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly lies. Who exactly is controlling their conscience!. By the 1999 Constitution, a state legislature—comprising elected members—is an arm of a state government, just as the executive and the judiciary.. This explains why members of the legislature earn salaries from government purse, drive exotic cars, and live in befitting mansions built or paid…
President Bola Tinubu. By Etim Etim That the Rivers State House of Assembly has issued an impeachment notice against Gov. Sim Fubara – the second in a year – shows just how serious Nyesome Wike is to get rid of the governor and take full control of the state once again. The renewed rift between…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, GCON By Eseme Eyiboh 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…
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang By Etim Etim On New Year Day, Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau announced his resignation from the PDP in preparation for joining the APC the following day. It turned out to be an ill-timed moment. The night before, nine people were hacked to death by terrorists during crossover night celebrations in Chigwi…
By Our Reporter The National Vice President, South South, of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) Archbishop Emmah Gospel Isong, has advised the federal government to block the country’s porous borders if the fight against insecurity is to be worn. Speaking yesterday in his Church while reeling out a 33-point prophecy for the new year,…