Gov. Umo Eno. By Etim Etim The visit of key political, religious and traditional leaders from Akwa Ibom State to President Tinubu last Friday has triggered lively discussions in the state on the next political move of Gov. Umo Eno. Will he or will he not defect to the APC? The 105-member delegation, comprising both…
Senate President, Chief Godswill Akpabio By Sam Akpe The sanctity of the Nigerian Senate has again been called to question. Power-play has replaced serious legislative business. For an institution that was created to serve as a constitutional shrine for the high priests of legislative politicking, the demystification of the Senate is a worrisome development. Since…
OPINION: Former Military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida By Etim Etim Nobody had expected that Gen. Ibrahim Babangida would be truthful in all the claims in his autobiography; or that there would not be twist of history in his narrations and recollections. After all, autobiographies in their very nature are typically replete with embellishments…
By Missang Oyama In the complexity of Nigeria’s geopolitical structure, federal appointments have long been a reflection of the country’s power dynamics, serving as an avenue for both reward and representation. However, under the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Cross River State finds itself at the receiving end of what appears to be…
Pastor Shyngle Wigwe By Biodun Bello At over 90, this is not how Pastor Shyngle Wigwe had planned to spend the last few years of his long life. For the last 30 years, he’s been living a good life in a peaceful retirement, enjoying the support and benevolence of his industrious and wealthy second…
By Clement Warrie A certain 19th-century king in far away Myanmar, Asia, had found a clever way to punish his enemies and bring them to ruin. He did this by giving them a white elephant as a gift. On the surface, a white elephant gift appears honorable and extravagant, but it was a Greek’s gift….