"Since there are a lot of injustices and oppressions in Ethiopia, I must reveal and oppose them in my articles." Those were the words of award-winning journalist Reeyot Alemu before she was arrested and imprisoned.
Alemu was in prison when...
When I received the news that, Governor Godswill Akpabio, in response to public outcry, and in spite of the obvious politicization of the whole issue, has requested the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly to expunge ‘contentious’ sections of...
As I entered the danger zone from Potiskum to Damaturu I could taste the fear in the air, in the way the forked tongue of a snake tastes the fear of its victim. This was it. The reality that...
I came across a report that reportedly concerned the Governor of Abia State, Governor Theodore Ahamefule Orji with calls of prayers for the confusion called Chibok abduction, when the state he is governing has been in Sambisa for close...
I write in response to a two-part series interview conducted by Tunde Akinola, of the Guardian Newspapers which was published in the Guardian Newspapers of June 2nd and 3rd, 2014, titled: “We have options on Bakassi irrespective of ICJ...
Nigeria has long been walking and working toward freedom, growth and development- the walk and work seem endless and all anticipations have been weakened by the decay in the society. As much as Nigeria’s leadership is structurally weak and...
After going through the column of Festus Eriye, of The Nation Newspapers, dated Sunday, May 11, 2014, I do not need to be told that he was only doing his master’s bidding. While everyone across the globe has hailed...
For someone like Gabriel Tanimu Aduda (GTA), the Director of Economic Research and Policy Management in the Federal Ministry of Finance, it never rains but it pours. This is a man who has worked assiduously over the years and...
Democracy which was supposed to be the government of the people, for the people and by the people has a different definition in Abia State. To Governor Theodore Orji, it is a government of my friends, family members and...
The goose and the gander are indeed lucky birds. So also are the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) and the Boko Haram insurgents; especially so for the Boko Haram insurgents who took up arms against...
Describing the allegations as entirely false, Adedeji said they were the handiwork of individuals determined to discredit him and weaken public confidence in the Tinubu administration.
