President Tinubu (GCFR) receiving the WAFCON trophy from Nigeria’s Captain Rasheedat Ajibade at the Villa on Monday, while the First Lady, (1st right), Senator Oluremi Tinubu (CON), Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (Chairman, Governors’ Forum 1st left) and others watch. By Dianabasi Effiong The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau has described the…
CRS Governor, Senator Bassey Otu and AKS Governor, Pastor Umo Eno. By Linus Obogo In Yoruba mythology, Abiku is the tragic spirit-child—born only to die, again and again, returning with cruel persistence to the wombs of grieving mothers. It is a child whose fate is not to live but to haunt, to mock hope with…
Gov. CRS; Sen. Bassey Otu (left) and Gov. Umo Eno of AKS. By AmanamHillary Umo-Udofia Linus Obogo’s article, “Cross River’s 76 Oil Wells and the ‘Abiku’ Paradox,” is undeniably eloquent and steeped in mythic imagery. But when stripped of metaphor and reduced to facts, it is also a troubling mix of historical perversion, legal misrepresentation,…
By Mallam Jibrin Baba Ndace Dear Esteemed Nigerians and Friends of Voice of Nigeria, On behalf of the management and staff of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), I extend my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who reached out with concern, support, and constructive feedback following the regrettable publication on our website on the night of Saturday,…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan Cross River and Akwa Ibom States are at loggerheads again over the issue of 76 oil wells which was ceded to the later in 2008 by and the the subsequent Supreme Court judgement of 2012. The State Government in a statement dated July 28, and signed by the Commissioner…
The Falcons celebrate on the podium on Saturday night. By Dianabasi Effiong Nigeria swept to a 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title on Saturday night after a come-from-behind 3-2 defeat of hosts Morocco in a drama-filled Final in Rabat. By this victory, Nigeria accomplished the ‘Mission X’, whose objective was to win the…