GarlandsIn Praise Of A Kalabari King
By Eze Chukwuemeka Eze
Since my arrival in Port Harcourton 30th March, 2007 to assist Prince Tonye Princewill, then gubernatorial candidate and Leader of the Action Congress inRiversState, as his Media Consultant and Special Adviser on strategic political matters, today, our relationship has gone beyond political party matters. It is more of a friend and brother, pursuing the same cause particularly after his father, His Majesty King (Prof.) Theophilus Jacob Tom Princewill, Read the rest of this entry
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SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT ON AMAECHI AND OMEHIA AND THE “K-LEGGED” EPISODE – TO WHOSE BENEFIT?
By Eze Chukwuemeka Eze,
A lot of articles and statements were written following the K-legged episode that was the outright hijack of the 2007 PDP gubernatorial ticket from Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi ahead of the 14th April, 2007 election in Rivers State. This occurred, despite his landslide victory at the primaries where he clinched 6,527 of the 6,575 possible votes while seven other aspirants that included political heavy weights like; Hon. Chief Austin Okpara, a former Deputy Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives; Read the rest of this entry
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The barbaric beating of an Owerri based Journalist by Governor Okorocha’s Supporters
By Kenneth Uwadi
When I was a teenager, my Dad would take me to Leventis Supermarket in Port Harcourtwith him on Saturdays. The very first thing he does was to ask for ice cream, and then we will stroll around the supermarket, making purchases, licking our ice cream. I still like ice cream. In a hungry search for one, I walked into Pick and Smile Supermarket, Wetheral Road, Owerri last week . Read the rest of this entry
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Jonathan Sacks Waziri as EFCC Chair, appoints Laemorde as Replacement
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde as the Acting Chairman/Chief Executive of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Read the rest of this entry
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Jonathan Leaves for France
President Goodluck Jonathan will lead a Federal Government delegation on a three-day official visit toFrancefor meetings of the Honourary International Investor Council (HIIC) scheduled to hold between November 23 and 25. A statement by the president’s spokesman, Reuben Abati, said the president would on the first day of the visit, attend a reception for African Ambassadors, organized by the Nigerian Embassy inParis. Read the rest of this entry
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Ngor/Okpala: Non Acquisition of Textbooks among Public Schools Students
By Nwaorgu Faustinus
The role textbooks play in the advancement and enlightenment of humanity cannot be over stressed especially in the education of public and private primary school pupils as well as their secondary school counterparts. Apart from being a veritable source of acquiring knowledge, it also serves as an invaluable medium for preparing public and private school students for both internal and external examinations as they burn the midnight oil in order to make good grades. Read the rest of this entry
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Cross River GUBER Race 2012: Usani lines out program
Usani Uguru Usani is a seasoned scholar and astute administrator; he has served in many reputable educational institutions across the globe. Born in Nko, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State about 50 years ago, Usani has served the Cross River State government in various capacities. He was one time Personal Assistant to the governor in speech writing analysis, Director Urban Nigerian Estate Limited, Commissioner for Youth, Sports and Social Development, Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources and one time member Governing Board of Nigerian Copy Rights Commission among others.
Still determined to serve, Usani is now bracing up to fly the gubernatorial flag in Cross River under the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria (CAN). He spoke with newsmen recently in Calabar. Our reporter, Augustina Todo, who attended the session, brings excerpts of the interaction. Read the rest of this entry
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Matter of the Moment: End time or 3rd Word War? (Part 2)
With Monday Akpan
“War saw never saw war until war saw saw war and saw war war saw”
That was an agelong rhyme trying to keep the people abreast of what war can and cannot achieve when incidence of such magnitude emanates and really the rhyme was taught and echoed in the then primary schools after the 2nd world war to sound as a note of warning to the people about the devastating effects of war. Read the rest of this entry
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