Frankly, the broadside from Governor Liyel Imoke at Governor Ayade was a distraction that Cross Riverians do not need. It did not advance the case for “Atiku for President” a single centimeter, it did not help the case of the PDP candidate, Senator Sandy Onor, and it did very little if anything for Governor Imoke’s
If being greedy had another meaning, it would Liyel. If self-serving has an apt synonym, it would be Imoke. Over the years Liyel Imoke has been very deliberate in building a messianic image of himself as the ever-perfect leader. For many who aren’t in tune with facts, he was a great governor and a marvelous
As the general elections of 2023 draw nearer by the day, politically vaccinated nay immune players feel a heightened need to put diverse controversial issues in a proper perspective, like the issue of power rotation to the South after President Buhari must have completed his tenure in office by May 29th and a host of
With only 46 days to elections, Governor Ayade is either reluctant or afraid of going to campaign in the communities he wants votes from, to return to the Senate. Cross River Northern senatorial district, where he aspires to represent again has 51 political wards. Since the commencement of campaign activities officially, he has only been
Torrents of prayers and new year’s resolutions have gone out as they do every year. The majority of them are certainly asking for money in the new year. But in the prevailing world capitalist calligraphy, while the government often monetizes debts and other financial instruments to generate revenue, individuals and businesses also monetize products and
Before now, a simple online search for the Carnival Calabar Festival will pop up the beautiful array of colors and beaded waists of maidens adorning the regaled and lightened streets of the ancient city of Calabar. But since the past 48 hours, all that has changed. A search for the same festival anywhere now returns
It was all red roses and butterflies two Saturdays ago, as Chief Executive Officer of E4PR and multi-award winning British/Nigerian trained filmmaker, Egor Efiok and her sweetheart Kelly Okpa Odock vowed to stick together as man and wife for the rest of their lives. Family, friends and colleagues, including the President of Pan African Film
In Nigeria, most of the veterans of our struggle for independence were all young journalists who later transformed into politicians and joined political movements to seek office. I’ve been approached several times by concerned persons who feel that as a journalist, I am supposed to stay out of politics and concentrate on investigating and writing