Fellow Akwa Ibomites. 1. I come to you this morning full of gratitude to God and to you my dear people for the great journey of purpose we have collectively…
By ETIM ETIM Although Nigerians have been case-hardened to many stories of corruption in high places since Independence, the revelation that the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has acquired properties in…
Isaac Samuel The leadership of the Senate and the House of Representatives have postponed the resumption of plenary previously scheduled for Tuesday, September 23 to Tuesday, October 7. A notice…
by Reuben Abati By some curious coincidence, the subject of tenure elongation and extension of Presidential term limits caught the headlines in the last few days in Nigeria. In Accra,…
By Yusuf Bangura The 4×400 men’s relay was the most exhilarating event in the just-concluded World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Before the race started I was 100 percent convinced that…
Isaac Samuel The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has said that the House stands solidly behind President Bola Tinubu’s borrowing plans. He said that such measures are…
Isaac Samuel The National Assembly is set to resume plenary sessions on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, and it is returning under a cloud and challenges that could smear its reputation…
By Simbo Olorunfemi and Ade Adefeko Miziara, with a population of 6,000 people, is a beautiful Lebanese village perched on the Hills of the North Governorate of the country, overlooking…
By Farooq A. Kperogi An older friend of mine, a denizen of the circles of power, told me a few days ago that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was considering a…
Isaac Samuel Rivers Stage Governor Siminalayi Fubara declared that Rivers State had emerged from six months of emergency rule with hard lessons that must guide its future, even as he…
By Umar Sani Nigeria is once again on the brink of another tragic misadventure. The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Petroleum Incorporated (MOPI) and the Ministry of Finance Incorporated…
… targets 2034 to achieve quality power for all The 2-day Electricity Summit convened by the Akwa Ibom State Government has ended with Governor Umo Eno disclosing plans to set…
By Marcel Okeke It looked very bizarre, that on September 3, 2025 when the leadership of the Buhari Organization visited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, he opted to use the occasion…
Isaac Samuel Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed speculations that he travelled abroad for medical treatment. Speaking on Thursday, at the flag-off of a road…
Akwa Ibom State has taken a major step towards energy independence with the launch of its first-ever Electricity Summit, aimed at creating a State-controlled electricity market to deliver reliable, affordable,…
By Femi Akinwumi I have a neighbor who sent her adolescent child for elementary school in America while she lived with her husband in Nigeria. Some parents did this for…
The management and staff of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have been thrown into deep mourning and grief over the death of four staff members in the fire incident at…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, declared an end to the six-month state of emergency imposed on Rivers State. The President said the decision became necessary following renewed spirit…
Isaac Samuel Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has attributed the decline of the value of naira to economic policies of the previous administration, which he said…
Gov Umo Eno has launched the Akwa Ibom State Security Trust Fund (AKSTF), with stakeholders pledging billions in support to strengthen the state’s security architecture. Contractors announced a ₦10 billion…
By Reuben Abati On Thursday, 18 September 2025, the six months state of emergency declared in Rivers State on 18 March would have expired and this has led to high…
By ETIM ETIM Olayemi Michael Cardoso was named Nigeria’s twelfth Central Bank Governor on September 15, 2023 by President Tinubu; and after a rigorous senate confirmation hearing, he and…
[Prequel to Breaking Chains of Darkness, One Idea at a Time] By: Celestine Mel In a few days, I will voluntarily walk into a prison. Not one of iron bars…
By Farooq A. Kperogi There have been at least two prominent instances when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu betrayed what I have called presidential dissociative disorder, which I define as power-induced…
Tinubu’s campaign promises resurface amid stalled mines in Enugu, Kogi, Benue Isaac Samuel Nigeria is estimated to have 2.8 billion metric tonnes of coal, with proven reserves of approximately 639…
By Marcel Okeke Nigeria has really turned a full circle in so short a time: from the government paying heavy subsidy on fuel (premium motor spirit, PMS) consumption to Nigerians…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, said 14 associations seeking to register as political parties have been cleared to proceed to the next stage of the…
By Farooq Kperogi One of the English proverbs I memorized in high school is, “Nothing succeeds like success.” This simple proverb encapsulates why it’s easier to get a job when…
By FEMI ADESINA When you have a bachelors degree in English and Drama tucked in your belt, and follow up with higher degrees in Communication Studies up to doctoral level,…
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government Wednesday declared that the performance of the 2024 budget has reached about 80 per cent, with critical projects still underway across the country. Minister of…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has admitted that it currently lacks the legal powers to sanction politicians and political parties engaging in premature campaigns ahead of the…
By Reuben Abati “So, where is President Tinubu, my brother?” “What do you mean where is President Tinubu? He told you and everyone else that he is travelling to France…
Isaac Samuel The Minister of Finance Wale Edun and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, on Monday, clashed over the true state of Nigeria’s debt profile. While Abbas…
Isaac Samuel Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has distanced himself from claims of being under the mentorship of his predecessor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, declaring that his political inspiration comes…
By ETIM ETIM If any evidence was needed to prove the efficacy of President Tinubu’s fiscal reforms, the latest report from the Ministry of Budget & National Planning would suffice.…
By ETIM ETIM The visit of former Governor Udom Emmanuel to Akwa Ibom State last Wednesday has triggered spirited discussions in some quarters, particularly because some appointees of Gov. Umo…
By Paul Hattingh BOTSWANA WASN’T SUPPOSED TO FALL — BUT IT DID For six decades, Botswana stood as the poster child of African stability. No coups. No hyperinflation. No dictatorships.…
By Farooq A. Kperogi When former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) deputy governor Professor Kingsley Moghalu was appointed last year as the inaugural President and Vice Chancellor of the Kigali-based…
ENUGU VS SUJIMOTO Enugu State Government has accused the CEO of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Olasijibomi Ogundele, of defrauding the state of nearly N6bn, noting that Ogundele vanished into thin…
Isaac Samuel Loyalists of Finland-based pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, under the auspices of Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE) has vowed to appeal the six-year jail sentence handed to Ekpa,…
Comfort Isaac Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly committee on health has called on the Ministry of Health and the Hospitals Management Board, to take immediate disciplinary action against medical…
By Marcel Okeke Well over two years into its four-year tenure, the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) seems to be making moves to take the critical…
Comfort Isaac The Director General, DG, of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Captain Chris Najomo has raised the alarm over the rising cases of fraudulent activities in the aviation…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has said hospitality facilities belonging to the state government would no longer be run at a loss, under his administration. Governor Eno gave…
Isaac Samuel Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have drawn a battle line with loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed that 2,532,062 Nigerians have pre-registered online in the first two weeks of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. According to…
By ETIM ETIM The death of a pregnant woman at Ikot Ekpene General Hospital due to the absence of a doctor has once again proven that without a team of…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extolled Vice President Kashim Shettima on his 59th birthday, saying his choice of him as deputy was deliberate and has proven right. Tinubu…
Comfort Isaac It was a chilly Wednesday evening early August at the University of Uyo Main Campus. As the rains attempted to give way for students and lecturers to go…
By Reuben Abati On Sunday, August 31, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Nigeria’s former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (2011 – 2015), completed his maximum ten-year tenure (five years each per…
