It is left with 75 days to the general elections and 167 days to the end of this present administration in Cross River State and the rest of Nigeria.After about eight years in power, it is important that we continue to remind our governor, Senator Ben Ayade, of the many promises he gave to Cross
I have never been in power before. But watching from ‘out of power’, like fans in the stands, affords us the vantage position to see the whole pitch and analyze the players. Watching from the sidelines in our clime, you can easily observe a very common pattern with the crop of leaders we have been
Populism in its most basic definition is simply a political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups. That seems to be the favorite path for governor Ayade as his days in office pan into the very last lap. Having self-evidently accepted his outright
Voting is the core of election in the electoral cycle without which democracy goes into a coma, and the citizens bear the brunt of systemic failure. According to John Lewis, “The vote is precious. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democratic society, and we must use it.” Voting rightly promotes
One of the inexplicable phenomena of life is one’s powerlessness to choose their family or birthplace. By providence, I was lucky to have been born in Bendeghe-Ekiem and spent most of my youthful years (about two decades) in the community. That was predestination by the Creator; a blessing I am eternally grateful for. I still
In 2011, scientists used a technique based on patterns in the number of species at each level of biological classification to estimate that there are around 8.7 million species of plants and animals in existence, including human beings. However, only around 1.2 million species have been identified and described so far, most of which are
This is a keynote presentation by the National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Comrade Chris Isiguzo in a 2-day (7- 10 November 2022) training on Conflict Sensitive Reporting, 2023 General Elections And Countering Fake News in Port Harcourt for journalists and civic space actors. The training is organized by the Centre for Democracy and
Governor Ayade held a meeting with APC party stakeholders and started this; That I, Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, was his Boy. Correction: I am in my 50s and Ayade is in his 50s, from the records in his preferred Age Declaration. I never heard of the name, Ayade, in Cross River State, until I turned