BY M A C ODU I have followed Professor Wole Soyinka with keen interest since we met at Maximum Security Prison in Kirikiri at Nigeria’s Sunset in 1968. He had been detained by the military who did not appreciate his nationalistic concerns for his home country. I revere... Read more
Ugbo/Ewa Guber Ticket: A Plus For Cross River State
Opinion January 30, 2015
By Chief (Barr). Utum Eteng The ovation that herald the birth of a child is an indication not only of the joy of the moment, but the rapturous prospects that the child portends both for the family into which he/she is born and the larger community whose advancement... Read more
Time to Stop the Tragedy of Building Collapse
Opinion October 4, 2014
By Theophilus Ilevbare It was a tragedy of building collapse one too many on that balmy Friday, September 12, in the premises of the Synagogue Church, Ikotun, Lagos when the foundations of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) Guest House could no longer hold as it came down... Read more
X-raying the Motives of Overnight Artiste-politicians
Opinion October 4, 2014
By Theophilus Ilevbare Just when we were coming to terms with the precipitous foray to the political scene of some entertainers like Gongo Aso crooner, Abolore Akande popularly known as 9ice, gospel singer, Kenny Saint Best and actor, Desmond Elliot, all of whom have in recent time declared their... Read more
Ikimi, Ribadu and Politics of Defection
Opinion September 15, 2014
By Theophilus Ilevbare In recent weeks the All Progressive Congress(APC) has been rocked with a tidal wave of defection of a founding member in Chief Tom Ikimi and the party’s 2011 presidential candidate, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to the party Nigerians loathe but can’t vote out of power at the... Read more
Hypocrisy of America’s Experimental Ebola Drug
Opinion August 18, 2014
By Theophilus Ilevbare These days, nothing strikes a bout of panic and paranoia than the thought of Ebola Virus Disease. It’s been decades since a disease or calamity of such proportions threatened our relationships, businesses, sports and our very existence. In the midst of all the trepidation came a... Read more
Little Girls As Weapons of Terror: Why?
Opinion August 9, 2014
By Theophilus Ilevbare On January 27, 2002, Palestinian anti-Israeli occupation activist, Wafa Idriss, became the first female suicide bomber of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict when she boldly walked into a shopping district on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road and blew herself up in the heart of the City. The bomb killed Idris,... Read more
By Emeka Ugwuonye President Jonathan ought to have learned some important lessons about power from his encounter with Sanusi. As I have said before, Sanusi is the kind of Central Bank Governor that no President would like to have. Of all that Sanusi is alleged to have done wrong,... Read more
By Richard Mark-Mbaram “I may be wrong, and, sometimes I am; but the thoughts are always my own”. The foregoing words belong to Dele Sobowale, writer, columnist, publisher and as recently revealed, “… an expert on rice production in all its aspects – from farm to table”. Mr.... Read more
By Theophilus Ilevbare Hashtag online activism has continued to prove critics wrong in the amazingly unique way it amplifies disconsolate unheard minority voices, suppressed or subdued by a repressive and despotic government. It draws attention of millions to a horrific story. It gets better when world leaders and... Read more
