Category: Analysis

Needless Attack on Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba: Setting The Record Straight

admin

Photo: Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba By Comrade Agbor Idabi There is a fundamental difference between legitimate political criticism and deliberate political revisionism. Mc Okirika, the author of the article titled “The 12 Years of Wasted Opportunity: How Senator Ndoma-Egba Failed Cross River Central,” is certainly entitled to his opinion, but the responsibility that comes with publishing such a sweeping assessment is to first undertake the necessary research and engage comprehensively with the facts. Unfortunately, the article appears to have reached a conclusion before adequately examining the breadth of Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba’s…

Read More

OPINION :  An Informed Vote: Why Nigerians Must Look Beyond Political Promises

admin

Photo: Chidinma Eferebo By: Chidinma Eferebo What happens when a campaign promise leads to an election, but no one tracks it? The consequences go beyond public disappointment; they also show up in misplaced priorities, a lack of accountability, and delayed development. Nigeria has seen how swiftly political commitments disappear once the rallies are over. Following the 2015 election, the Centre for Democracy and Development set up the ‘Buharimeter’ to monitor the 222 promises made by the then President and the ruling party. The study showed that memory, loyalty, and campaign…

Read More

Governor Bassey Otu Presents ₦25m Each to 18 Victims of Calabar Mall Fire incident

admin

Photo: Governor Bassey Otu Presenting the cheques Cross River State Governor, Prince Bassey Edet Otu, Monday, presented cheques worth ₦25 million each to 18 business owners affected by the recent SPAR fire incident, describing the intervention as a critical lifeline to help the victims rebuild their businesses and restore their livelihoods. Governor Otu made the presentation at the Executive Chambers of the Governor’s Office, Calabar, where he reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to supporting small and medium-sized businesses across the state. The Governor acknowledged that accidents were sometimes unavoidable, but stressed…

Read More

The ‘Satanic Verses’ Of Sam Omatseye

admin

By Tony Okoroji Between 1988 and 1989, one of the most momentous events in the history of literature, took place. The publication in the United Kingdom of “Satanic Verses”, a novel by the Indian born British author, Salman Rushdie, almost set the world on fire. A significant number of Muslims across the world had accused Salman Rushdie of blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad in his book. This set off a chain of reactions and demonstrations leading to Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran issuing a worldwide fatwa for the killing of Rushdie anywhere…

Read More

SAM OMATSEYE: MUCH ADO ABOUT A BEGGAR AT THE GOLDEN GATE

admin

By Chief Chuka Odom There is an adage in Igboland, which loosely translated, says if you send a slave on a demeaning errand, he has no choice than to deliver same as a slave, since in Igboland slaves don’t speak in proverbs. However, if you send a freeman on a demeaning errand, he has a choice to deliver same as he deems fit without losing his self-esteem or for other considerations deliver the message like a slave, which is considered in our culture a great tragedy to befall a man-…

Read More

Peter Obi is a movement.

admin

From what I am seeing and have seen, the man is the biggest phenomenon in Nigeria since MKO Abiola (for those too young to understand who MKO was in the political space thirty years ago) What is happening around the country right now especially in the South of Nigeria with the Obi Hurricane is something unprecedented. I have looked at my political map again today and I have been poring at strategies, permutations and possibilities all day. Peter Obi, RIGHT NOW, will overwhelmingly win 14 states in Nigeria, if the…

Read More