Do You Know Who I Am?
By Reuben Abati The biggest affliction that Nigerians suffer from, individually and collectively, is encapsulated in the common, familiar saying: “Do you know who I am?” It is a statement,…
Month: August 2025
Court faults Ecobank for account restriction, awards N5M in damages
Comfort Isaac The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri has delivered a landmark judgment affirming that Ecobank Nigeria Limited acted unlawfully in restricting a customer’s account without a court order.…
Ibom Air speaks on altercation between cabin crew, passenger
Comfort Isaac Akwa Ibom State owned airline, Ibom Air has reacted to the altercation involving a passenger, Ms Comfort Emmanson and its cabin crew on August 10, 2025 A video…
Too many drug addicts at our airports
By ETIM ETIM Last week’s incident at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, involving Fuji star, King Wasiu Anyinde Marshal (KWAM 1), ValueJet airline and airport security has once again brought unruly…
2027: Inside alleged plot to return Jonathan to Aso Rock
Isaac Samuel A covert political project to return former President Goodluck Jonathan to Aso Rock in 2027 is gathering steam, reportedly backed by an alliance of some northern political heavyweights…
Umo Eno: I have no quarrel with those who did not defect with me
By ETIM ETIM Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has stated that he has no quarrel with some PDP members who did not decamp to APC with him; and…
Nigeria: It’s Time to Dispose of Decrepit, Bankrupt Refineries
By Marcel Okeke “Port-Harcourt Refinery Not for Sale”: This headline of a story published recently in a number of online and offline media, shocked the vast majority of Nigerians to…
2027: INEC to implement inmate voting
Isaac Samuel Ahead of the 2027 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has thrown its weight behind extending voting rights to eligible inmates in Nigeria’s correctional facilities. Chairman…
Good Governance and importance of Public scrutiny
ETIM ETIM It is a rare sight in this country for officials to submit themselves to unpaid-for media interviews, and more uncommon for a governor to open himself up for…
Labour Party crisis: Abure-led faction storms INEC, protests exclusion from by-election
Isaac Samuel A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Labour Party candidates, and supporters under the leadership of Barr. Julius Abure on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest at the National…
ADC state chairmen reject David Mark-led coalition, allege plot to hijack party
Isaac Samuel The leadership crisis within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) took a new twist on Tuesday as the party’s state chairmen vehemently rejected what they described as an unconstitutional…
China’s unbeatable new production model export
The country’s most important export today is not a product, but a more efficient production process China is not merely moving more goods; it is exporting a new, ruthlessly efficient…
Lagos Is Playing with Fire — And Tinubu Must Put It Out
By Babafemi Ojudu A troubling trend is unfolding in Lagos State. In the aftermath of the recent local government elections, some newly elected officials have embarked on a reckless spree…
How Kaduna summit was convened to neutralise rising northern opposition against Tinubu
Isaac Samuel The recent high-level political meeting held in Kaduna was not merely another regional convergence of northern political elites. Instead, fresh insights gathered by this medium suggest the gathering…
Late General Murtala Ramat Muhammed: a daughter remembers
By Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode This Thursday, we begin the formal funeral rites for Mrs. Joan Eze, a nurse practitioner from Grenada who became family to us in every sense that mattered.…
The chequered history of Ibom Hotel and its N27 billion makeover
By ETIM ETIM How could a 163-room government-owned luxury hotel and golf course be running on a loss for all of its 18-year history and nobody was able to fix…
Nigerians are heavily demanding our membership cards – ADC coalition
Isaac Samuel Amid fresh momentum for political realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has revealed that it is witnessing an overwhelming demand for membership…
Looking Back: Four developments that helped us enjoy our trip to Canada
We’re back in Nyon after spending two weeks in Canada. We greatly enjoyed our stay there—the wedding as well as the exciting and varied places we visited in Toronto, Kingston,…
Why We Should Stop Renaming Well-Established Universities
By Farooq A. Kperogi In Nigeria, there’s a disturbingly haunting temporariness in the appellative identity of every university that derives its name from its location. If the current trend holds,…
Gov. Eno to build new secretariat for APC
By ETIM ETIM Less than two months after he joined the APC, Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has pledged to build a new secretariat for the party in…
NOA alerts on circulation of fake currency
Comfort Isaac National Orientation Agency, NOA, Akwa Ibom State Directorate has raised the alarm over the spate of circulation of fake N1000 notes in the riverine communities of the state…
Rebased Economy: Nigeria’s Gains, Losses and Fresh Challenges
By Marcel Okeke The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has, through the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), rebased the economy after over a decade when the last rebasing exercise was…