If I used to give you fish 25 years ago, with the passage of time and application of sense, I should improve to giving you sardines or geisha or grilled fish. That means I have added value to the fish I used to give you 25 years ago. We used to have yellow taxis, but
For those who have reached out to me to ask questions about speculations that four oil wells are to start drilling in Cross River State within weeks, this is what I know. In August 2023, the Press was informed that over 30 oil wells capped about 65 years ago by Shell Petroleum in Mbiabo Ikot
“Agba, this headline concerns your brother. We know you are both from Bedia and you are close to him. Read…” This morning, I received several messages that summarize that short quote I paraphrased above. Several amorphous online news sites carried the headline, “Defence Chief Running Office As Family Business.” Even as a journalist, my heartbeat
Do you have kids in school? Have you noticed the obsession of parents and the pressure on the kids to come first, second, or at least third in a class of say, 40 students? In many homes, attaining these premier positions or obtaining excellent grades in class is of more importance to parents and pupils,
The Nigeria Labor Congress NLC and Civil Society Organizations, have again called out Nigerians to protest against the escalating cost of living in Nigeria on the 26 and 27 of February 2024. This call is not new and Nigerians have always responded with enthusiasm until recent history when the organizers lost direction they are yet
Until 1.14 pm WAT, on September 11, 2001, when 2,996 people were killed in a terror attack on the World Trade Center in New York, I frankly was not very familiar with the word “terrorism.” The frenzy that trailed that very horrible terror attack forced the word from nearly every news outlet into my consciousness.
Courage may be simply explained as the ability to go ahead and do something that frightens you or the capacity to maintain strength in the face of pain and grief. There are quite a number of people out there who have no qualms taking such risks. The world has seen very many of such in
According to CEIC data, primarily generated by the World Bank, Nigeria’s electricity production reached 8,415 GWh in September 2023. The data reached an all-time high of 9,936 GWh in September 2015, and a record low of 3,247 GWh in June 2009. Nigeria has a population of 223.8 million human beings. So Nigeria is sharing 8,400GWh