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Let me first and foremost sympathize with all those who have at one time or another been brutalized, dehumanized, and ill-treated in one way or another by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), an arm of the Nigeria Police Force.  My condolence to families that lost loved ones. These …

Before the end of confinement rites are performed on the shrines, on deities, or for the elderly people, a rite known as iju ulo/olo must be performed, after which come two other important rites of, Ife-ehu and Ighan onu.  The two last ones are to absolve and purify the male …

The recently concluded governorship election in Edo state remains one of the great occurrences in Nigeria in the year 2020 which has been tagged “the year of Covid-19”. While some political pundits have described it as the revival of political integrity, others say it was the final collapse of our …

There was torrent of commendation and glowing tributes for teachers across the globe during this year’s World Teacher’s Day celebration, which had as   theme “Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future”,  held on Monday 5th October 2020, To shed light on the above, World Teachers’ Day which holds annually on …

If there is anything that presents as false the claim by politicians particularly in Nigeria that their motives are unsoiled by private ambitions, that all they wish is to serve the public and to pursue the ‘public good, it is their inconsiderate and unguarded declaration that they can achieve the …

The growth, prosperity and national security of any country says development practitioners are critically dependent upon the adequacy of its electricity supply. And, the link between electricity supply and economic development is such that the health of the industry is a matter of deep and personal concern to all citizens. …

Apart from stuffs like the up-coming elections in Edo and Ondo States, one of the most trending news items today in Nigeria is the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA 2020).  President Mohammadu Buhari has since signed the act into law after the bill was passed by the National Assembly. …

I get so dumbfounded when I hear people or read their write-ups saying that Ika extraction as far as language is concerned has no connection or any relationship with Ibo language; neither are we Ikas, Ibos. It beats my imagination especially when these utterances come from highly respected and educated …

At a time Nigerian youths were waiting patiently for the Federal Government to offer sustainable road map for restoring the health and vitality of the nation’s democracy, the Federal Government on 30th June, 2020, through the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, announced the …

He is neither the first politician from Ika nation, nor in Delta North Senatorial zone to be favoured with a political appointment by the Delta state governor, Dr. (Senator) Ifeanyi Ekwueme Arthur Okowa, the first Anioma son to assume the governorship of the State after he was sworn in the …