A Voice of Reason, A Symbol of Unity: The Historic Stand of the Abi-Yakurr Peoples Assembly at the Ikot Ekpene Public Hearing on State Creation being the Abi-Yakurr People’s Assembly Presentation at the National Assembly Public Hearing on State Creation, Ikot Ekpene, July 4, 2025
By Dr. Sam Eno Sir. Patrick Iwara making the presentation on behalf of the Abi-Yakurr delegation PRELUDE TO HISTORY Today,July 4, 2025, the sun rose over the town of Ikot Ekpene not just as a celestial event, but as a metaphor for clarity and conviction. It bore witness to a critical chapter in the annals […]
How successive female heads of the Civil Service of the Federation transformed Nigeria’s civil service for global competitiveness
By Victor Ita. The current Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, OON, middle; with the former Heads of the Civil Service of the Federation The current Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, OON; with the former Head of the Civil Service […]
CALLING ON THE COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION AND THE GOVERNMENT OF CROSS RIVER STATE TO ACT URGENTLY: An open Letter to CR Commissioner for Education
By Eric Ifere Dr. Stephen Odey, Commissioner for Education, Cross River State The educational sector in Cross River State, particularly in the central and northern senatorial districts, is currently grappling with urgent and significant challenges. These issues, which disrupt the preparation and conduct of examinations and impact students’ ability to perform well, pose […]
PROFESSORIAL APPOINTMENT IS NOT A NAME-TAG, IT’S A SIGNATURE OF INTEGRITY
By Professor Gani Joses Yoroms Recently I joined all well-wishers to congratulate the new appointees into the enviable positions in the professorial cadre of the Department of Political Science, Bingham University, Karu, Nigeria. I have cause to advice the new appointees that professorial appointment is not a nametag; it is indeed a signature of […]
THE CASE FOR CONTINUITY: A SCHOLARLY DEFENSE OF HIERARCHY AND THE RE-ELECTION OF SERVING SENATORS IN NIGERIA ’s NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
National Assembly ABSTRACT: In the tempestuous terrain of democratic governance, the legislature stands as a temple of deliberation, continuity, and institutional memory. Yet in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, a populist obsession with “fresh faces” has undermined the silent architecture of experience and hierarchy, two pillars upon which legislative efficacy is built. This article offers […]
FG Endorses Leboku-In-Abuja 2025
Obi Asika, Director General of the National Council of Arts and Culture (NCAC) The Federal Government has formally endorsed the Leboku-In-Abuja 2025, the annual New Yam Festival celebrated in Abuja by the Yakurr people of Cross River State. In a letter signed by the Director General/CEO of the National Council for Arts and Culture, Obi […]
CIVIL SOCIETY, LEGAL EXPERTS BACK KING DAKOLO’S SUIT AGAINST SHELL’S UNJUST NIGER DELTA SELLOFF: A PRESS STATEMENT
A coalition of civil society organisations – Social Action Nigeria, the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), the International Working Group on Petroleum Pollution and the Just Transition in the Niger Delta (IWG), the Bayelsa State Non-Governmental Organisations Forum (BANGOF), HEDA Resource Centre, Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, and others – stands in […]
Anti-GMO activist, Mariann Bassey–Orovwuje ; social justice advocate, Dr. Josephine Effah-Chukwuma, and pioneer indigenous Healthy Food advocate, Olagoke Balogun; listed in 2025 edition of Changemakers: 100 Nigerians Leading Change
One of the loudest voices to come from the African continent vehemently fighting against GMO, Mariann Bassey–Orovwuje has been listed in the 2025 edition of Changemakers: 100 Nigerians Leading Change. Bassey–Orovwuje has consistently been in the frontlines against the onslaught of biotech companies and their local agents on the seeds and food systems in […]
Umor Otutu President, Ebri; gospel preacher and televangelist, Pastor Selman; FCT Police Commissioner, Adewale; make list of 2025 edition of “Changemakers: 100 Nigerians Leading Change”
One of the nation’s leading security experts and President, Umor Otutu Socio-cultural Organisation, Engr Fabian Ebri; Koinonia Pastor, Apostle Joshua Selman; and the FCT Police Commissioner, Ajao Adewale are among distinguished Nigerians that have made this year’s edition of “Changemakers: 100 Nigerians Leading Change” Engr. Ebri uses engineering models in a unique blend with […]
