I have been inundated by calls and cheers alike, when I surfaced on yesterday’s morning flight from Calabar enroute Abuja. I still don’t know why it made news in some quarters, but it was to show that everything isn’t politics. Don’t forget I was part of the State Exco when the decision was made.I enjoyed
Destiny is generous to him. He’s been propelled up the ladder of political leadership purely by providence. None of Liyel Imoke’s political successes is a matter of do or die. Things just add up together for him. All he does is maximize the opportunities created for him by God. Incidentally, not much of his very
Hardly anyone in today’s world can dispute the value technology brings to service delivery. Whether it is a simple email or SMS (Short Messaging Service) that informs you that your application has been received and is being processed or a more complex system that enables you to pay for a service online, technology can make
‘‘We need leaders of inspired idealism, leaders to who are granted great visions, who dream greatly and strive to make their dreams come true; who can kindle the people with the fire from their burning souls’’ – Theodore Roosevelt The practice of liberal and constitutional democracy in Nigeria is getting increasingly fraught with the clamor
In one of my earlier articles, Labouring under a deadly burden, I wrote about one of Cross River State’s biggest challenges – It’s debt burden. I reflected on the fact that the State’s debt grew by 78% from 2014 to 2019 leaving it with debt of more than N230 billion. Debt is not necessarily a
There are very few young Nigerians who will not jump at an opportunity to relocate to another country. Although the USA, Canada, The United Kingdom, and Australia might be preferred destinations, young people just want to get out of Nigeria and don’t really care where. In the minds of most, there could hardly be a
On March 21, 137 civilians were killed in localities near Niger’s border with Mali, in what the Niger Government described as attacks perpetrated by “armed bandits”. Sadly, the deadly attacks were not a standalone incident or an anomaly. Since January, four separate attacks by armed groups left at least 300 people dead in the land-locked
Governor Ben Ayade who has refused to abide by the persistent recommendations of the National Judicial Council and swear in Justice Akon Ikpeme as Chief Judge of the state, hopes to rely on a Judicial process to advance his Political career as an affront on civilised society. To be fair, he is not hoping to