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By Sam Akpe It started as a mere fantasy. Today, it’s mission accomplished. Let’s go back to 1976; in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He was in the primary school. Occasionally, he sneaked out into the city during break time; on a walk through the streets, with a classmate. On this…

By Innocent Okon Once providence gives you the privilege of not thinking about where your next meal is coming from, your choices are no more ordinary. If it is food, your concern is no more affordability and availability, but quantity and quality. For clothes, it is quality and style! For…

By Sam Akpe & Mercy Tartsea-Anshase Almost two centuries ago, a notable French writer, Alexis de Tocqueville, offered a controversial description of the powers of the media in the elevation and sustenance of democracy. Focusing on the American model which had already reached maturity at that time, he observed that…

By Innocent Okon Many have made efforts to add value or deconstruct life as a phenomenon. Such efforts are encapsulated in philosophies, discoveries and even wise cracks. It must have been in this pursuit that Abraham Maslow, a renowned Management Scholar, propounded the timeless human development matrix credited to him…

By Innocent Okon Ever since London became a first choice destination for ailing Nigerian political leaders, the old city now doubles as a credible national news source for newshounds. Many issues that are either swept under the carpet or denied back home are disclosed, discussed and dissected with candour in…

By Muhammadu Buhari Part of my nation is underwater. Seasonal flooding is normal in Nigeria, but not like this. Thirty-four of the country’s 36 states have been affected. More than 1.4 million people have been displaced. Together with drought-driven famine in the Horn of Africa, cascading wildfires across the North…

By Timi Alaibe  For the past few weeks, we have watched with helpless agony and unimaginable pain, the massive destruction of properties by the flood that has ravaged Bayelsa State. We have seen, as if in slow motion, some houses submerged in water with the occupants trapped. We have helplessly…

By Gbenga Komolafe I feel highly honoured to be invited by the National Executive of PENGASSAN to deliver a keynote address at this Maiden PENGASSAN Annual Conference tagged Energy and Labour Summit to share our perspective on the topic “Energy Transition and its Effects on the Nigerian Workforce”.  First, let…

By Benjamin Joseph We are compelled to call this briefing following a series of concocted lies and distorted facts sponsored in the media by the Chairman of Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, and his agents. Ordinarily, I have always resisted the temptation of joining issues with Mr Ekeh and Zinox…

By Muhammadu Buhari I am very pleased to be here today to present the 2023 Budget Proposals at this Joint Session of the National Assembly. This is the last time I will be laying the budget of the Federal Government of Nigeria before the National Assembly. 2. Mr. President; Mr.…