Category: Opinion
PDP Press Statement – Pantami: Presidency’s Statement Confirms Sympathy For Terrorism
Isa Pantami, Nigeria's Communication Minister. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the statement by the Buhari Presidency, in which it shows desperation to provide official cover to a terrorism apologist further confirms public and international…
PERSPECTIVE – In death, Sankara marches from victory to victory
Late Captain Thomas Sankara. Comrade Owei Lakemfa. By Owei Lakemfa The first time I saw Blaise Compaoré was at the African Union, AU, Heads of State Summit that held in Addis Ababa in 2013. At…
PERSPECTIVE – Okowa takes education to next level, immortalises Dennis Osadebay in Delta
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. By Osita Biose Sir Dennis Osadebay, first Premier of the defunct Midwestern Region of Nigeria, has finally joined the league of distinguished Nigerians who have been recognised through naming…
PERSPECTIVE – Idumuje-Ugboko: Rich but in search of peace
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. By Osita Biose Two indices that can easily draw attention to any rustic environment are its human and natural resources. Humans who are gifted to turn around things, turning…
PERSPECTIVE – The voice of Bishop Kukah crying in the wilderness
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Nigeria. Comrade Owei Lakemfa. By Owei Lakemfa Easter is a season of peace. But what peace can there be when evil struts the land in the…
PERSPECTIVE – Buhari government on AWOL?: Full Easter sermon of Bishop Kukah
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese. Nigeria: Before our glory departs By Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah If a religious leader is afraid to say what is right, what else can his silence…
PERSPECTIVE – Okowa, power and Agbor
A dual carriage way in Agbor. Comrade Norbert Chiazor. By Norbert Chiazor Agbor, an old town which lays straddled on the northern fringes of Delta state is on the cusp of urbanization. Good fortune is…
PERSPECTIVE – The return of Luna and Gbagbo
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, ex-Brazilian president. Laurent Gbagbo, former Ivorian leader. Comrade Owei Lakemfa. By Owei Lakemfa The former Latin American labour leader and past Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and African…
PERSPECTIVE – The 15 page treatise by HRM Charles Anyasi, Obi of Idumuje-Unor – A mixture, half truths and outright attempt to circumvent a concluded kingship matter in Idumuje-Ugboko
Idumuje-Ugboko palace. By Fred Akpewe The Obi of Idumuje-Unor, HRM Charles Anyasi III is also the head of the Idumuje clan. For a long time, especially since the Idumuje-Uboko crises started in 2017, his position…