Umo Eno: Fulfilling Destiny At 60

By James Aniekan In a journey that epitomises the Nigerian dream, Pastor Umo Eno, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, marks a significant milestone as he turns 60 on 24th April 2024. Born into humble beginnings in a police barracks in Lagos, his ascension from there to the highest office in Akwa Ibom is nothing…

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Why do Nigerians identify by tribe and religion instead of nationality?

By Emanuel Ayanleke How can Nigerians unite to create real change in their country if there is so much division amongst themselves? First, let me clear up one or two misconceptions I can intuit in your question: Nigerians readily identify themselves as Nigerian (without qualification) where such identification matters. E.g. in official dealings with government and other…

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Faye: From prison to the throne

By Inyali Peter This is Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the president-elect of Senegal. He turned 44 just a few days ago. In line with Senegal’s March 20, 2016 referendum, he’ll serve for a renewable tenure of five years. He was jailed alongside his ally and godfather, Ousmane Sonko, leader of the opposition in the country eleven…

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Okuama is no more!

By Sunny Awhefeada The above title re-echoes a significant statement in the understanding of the disruptive essence of colonialism in Africa as depicted in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, a novel which is crucial to the understanding of the African predicament. It was Obierika who told his audience including his great friend Okonkwo, “Abame is…

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Anarchy In Haiti: The Whole Story

By J.C Okechukwu As the already impoverished nation of Haiti descends into deeper chaos and anarchy of historic proportions, the question on everyone’s lips is, “What is going on?!” Haiti is a Caribbean nation located in the Greater Antilles archipelago. The nation shares the island of Hispaniola with a counterpart Caribbean nation of the Dominican Republic. Haiti sits on about 27,560…

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A Nobel Laureate at Watbridge Hotels, Uyo

By Joshua Akpan On November 27, 1895, Swedish inventor, chemist and occasional poet, Alfred Nobel instituted the famous Nobel Prize, to bequeath a lasting legacy in the fields of science, medicine, literature and governance. Nobel is also known for inventing the Dynamite. In 1986, history was made, when the Nobel Foundation, at The Stockholm Concert…

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