By Norbert Chiazor I MET Chief Ighoyota Amori in 1998 in the company of Chief James Ibori. An encounter that would change the course of history. The setting was Ibori’s place at Bendel Estate Warri, a sassy one – storey building on a serene street near Anchor of Hope Church. Ibori was preparing to be […]
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE TODAY, I delight to ask questions, which I expect those closer than me to the affected scenes of activity to answer. The rumblings in Ondo state, though multi-faceted, are in two broad categories – security of life and property and cloak-and-dagger struggle for power and fleeting relevance by politicians and power blo...
By Tunde Rahman SINCE AFENIFERE leader Pa Ayo Adebanjo passed away on February 14 at 96, many have praised his significant contributions to Nigeria as a frontline nationalist, a key role player in the politics of the first and second republics, and an uncompromising devotee of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Active in the First […]
By Al Humphrey Onyanabo A COUPLE of days ago, the Nigerian capital of Abuja played host to a gathering of the country’s political elite and money bags, all united in their quest to celebrate the launch of former military dictator, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s book. The event was a veritable who’s who of Nigerian politics, […]...
By Bola BOLAWOLE RECENT HAPPENINGS in the United States of America (USA) got me thinking; especially since the ascension to office, on Monday, January 20, 2025, as the 47th president of the United States of America, of Mr. Donald Trump. But more appropriately right from the party primaries and, later, the presidential campaign that pitted [&h...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “The judiciary, . . . has no influence over either the sword or the purse; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society; and can take no active resolution whatever. It may truly be said to have neither force nor will, but merely judgment.” — Alexander […]
By Al Humphrey Onyanabo NIGERIA’s POULTRY industry has witnessed a surge in recent years, with many entrepreneurs venturing into broiler farming as a means of livelihood. However, this growth has also attracted unscrupulous individuals seeking to exploit unsuspecting farmers. The proliferation of scammers in the industry has made it inc...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter GOVERNORS DAPO Abiodun, Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum (SGF), and Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori have respectively mourned the death of Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, at the age of 97. The governors noted that with his death, the struggled for resource control, environmental justice,...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE “When Muslims are in power, we are out of power. And when we are out of power, we are completely out of power” – Professor Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, as quoted in a “Press Statement/Release at the World Press Conference organised by Concerned Yoruba Muslim Scholars in Nigeria in affiliation with the Supreme […]...
By Al Humphrey Onyanabo TODAY, THE Niger Delta weeps. Nigeria mourns. The Ijaw nation, and indeed the entire world, has lost a colossus, a man whose life was a testament to courage, resilience, and unwavering dedication to justice. Pa Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, the grandfather of the Ijaws worldwide, a fearless advocate for good governance, an [&he...
