1st Year Performance Report of Sam Onuigbo, MemberWednesday, July 6, 2016
Representative Sam Onuigbo is member representing Ikwuano/ Umuahia North/ South, Abia State, federal constituency in the House of Representatives. His political party is the People rsquo;s Democratic Party(PDP). He is also Chairman, House Committee on Climate Change. Brief Profile: ...
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Fashola, NDDC Commit To The Rehabilitation Of Umuahia Ikot EkpeneRoadWednesday, June 22, 2016
The Minister for Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has re-iterated his ministry 39;s commitment to alleviating the pains of commuters using the Umuahia Ikot Ekpene road. The Minister stated this in a letter signed by the Coordinating Director Highways(Planning amp; Development) Engr. ... |
Hon. Samuel Onuigbo Moves For FG To Immortalize Keshi And AmoduWednesday, June 15, 2016
Nigeria was recently thrown into mourning by the death of two of her prominent sons. The two sons, who were champions of the country rsquo;s most beloved sports mdash;football mdash;died within the same week. Yet it was disheartening to note that despite their selfless services to the coun ... |
Why Biafra Matters—Nnaemeka OruhTuesday, May 10, 2016
A certain part of Igboland has a proverb that says quot;The person that does not know where the rain began to beat him, the rain beat him well quot;. This simple proverb captures the fact that somebody who does not know the source of his or her problems will never be able to solve the problem.[/ ... |
In Defence Of The Side ChickThursday, May 5, 2016
How do they say it again on Nigerian Twitter? I think it is something like; quot;I was on my own and trailer came to jam me quot;. So, I was really on my own before media personality, Ufuoma Joe Umusu(of uunista.com) decided to slay Rachael Roy on Instagram. She reposted Rachael 39;s Ins ... |
Rivers Re-Run: An Ikwerre Wrestling MatchThursday, March 17, 2016
Have you listened to, or read the media campaigns for the Rivers re-run elections? You will be surprised to hear or read stuff like this; quot;Come out and support our governor Nyesom Wike Vote PDP quot;, or quot;Support Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi,vote APC quot;. Then you will suddenly bec ... |
Nigeria: A Nation Of Religious BuffoonsMonday, March 14, 2016
N2.2Billion spent on prayers The sheer number of zeros you have to add to get that amount was what first hit me. Then again, we spent N2.2 Billion on prayers and God gave us Baba Bubu, dwindling oil prices, a nation gradually being encased by insecurity from all quarters, and an economy in the t ... |
Commemorating The International Peace Day 2015, With The Women In Peace And SecuSaturday, September 12, 2015
The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by resolution 36/67 of the United Nations General Assembly to coincide with its opening session, which was held annually on the third Tuesday of September. The first Peace Day was observed in September 1982. However, in 2001, the General Asse ... |
Leyii Kwanee: Rivers State’s Undercover Good SamaritanTuesday, August 11, 2015
Leyii Kwanee is not your ordinary politician. He has none of the flamboyance and excessive ostentatiousness of most Nigerian politicians that you may have come across. This one was cut from a completely different cloth. The first impression one gets of him when you meet him in one of the taxis he ... |
Nobody Is Safe: Recognising the Threat of IDP Situations In NigeriaThursday, August 6, 2015
The large number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) occasioned by the Boko Haram scourge in the North East of Nigeria represents to most Nigerians their only knowledge of IDPs and IDP situations in the country. To those who are from, or live in the East or South South, such knowledge is faint ... |
Violence Against Women And Girls: Breaking The Culture Of SilenceSunday, May 31, 2015
Let us tell ourselves the truth,we are all witnesses,culprits,or victims of violence against women and girls.Be it a father abusing the daughter sexually,a husband physically or verbally abusing the wife,a son abusing his wife or girlfriend physically,psychologically,or sexually,or a brother abusing ... |
Where Did It Go Wrong For The Jonathan Administration?Friday, May 22, 2015
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan 39;s administration comes to an end in a few days time.It has been a topsy-turvy ride for the gentleman from Otuoke,whom providence helped rise from the position of a Deputy governor, to that of the President of this great country.For Jonathan,it has been a very ... |
How Will History Treat Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi Of Rivers State?Wednesday, May 20, 2015
In a statement sent out after President Jonathan conceded defeat to General Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria 39;s former Vice President Atiku Abubakar made an assertion which will continue to reverberate through history. He said of Jonathan quot;History will be kind to you quot;.It was a ringing endor ... |
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