The former boss of Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC), former Leader, Nigeria’s 7th Senate, and Pro Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti in Ekiti State, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba SAN, has declared that, it is the…
**Tour guide from an elder of the profession By Tony Onyima, Ph.D. The countdown is on. Between June 26 and 28, 2025, the Nigerian Guild of Editors will converge once again — this time in the welcoming arms of Enugu,…
BY DOMINIC KIDZU Is the Vice Chancellorship of the University of Calabar a subject of zoning to tribe, tongue, zone or region? Nothing can be further from the truth. The very thought of attempting to do so rankles to no…
By Ezenwa Nwagwu Is Nigeria truly moving towards a one-party state? This narrative has been gaining traction. Indeed, a small library of commentaries has been growing around the issue in recent weeks and, quite frankly, has also got me thinking.…
By Dominic Kidzu People who love the front page and klieg lights will persistently overreach themselves to stay alive in the eyes of the public, no matter how low that brings them on the integrity scale. Natasha Akpoti, who I…
By Linus Obogo It was unshackled, uncensored, unscripted and a no holds-barred session that clearly underscored democracy in action. Venue was the Dan Archibong Lodge, Governor Bassey Otu’s temporary office, where the walls of secrecy was shattered as a battery…
BY DOMINIC KIDZU It is not today that the North lost the key. The key went missing over 65 years ago, and it’s leaders are still looking for it in the wrong room. Yesterday, the Arewa Consultative Forum rose from…
By Tony Onyima, Ph.D. The recent restructuring of President Ahmed Tinubu’s media and communications team introduces an unconventional approach. It dispenses with the traditional singular spokesperson for the Presidency and instead delegates this role to a team of three special…
Among the proposed reforms of the tax reform bill submitted by PBAT to the National Assembly, the VAT sharing formula introduced into the bill is here to rob the entire Nigeria in favour of Lagos. Sadly, the SE/SS legislators by…