This was first published by Daily Trust on Saturday, 17 November 2012. It encapsulates my mission and how I want to be remembered.I picked the title for this piece from the book written by Arthur Nwankwo when he felt former President Olusegun Obasanjo threatened him over a series of exchanges they had when the former president called for a one-party …

The promise of our Constitution often eulogized by ACLU (American Civil Liberty Union)means nothing if compared to the Injustice and the Inequity of the American Electoral College Provision.For the benefit of many of the fans of this Column who are not students of Political Science and who may have thought like I once did that the American Constitution plus the …

Gerald Ford had lost to Jimmy Carter because Gerald Ford did not know in a Debate that the Soviet Union had dominated Eastern Europe.American voters immediately concluded that Gerald Ford was suffering from Dementia and was damn too old and too dumb to be elected President of the United States. He lost to Jimmy Carter in that election.Today the 77 …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps {NSCDC} Osun State Command joined other nations of the world to celebrate this year’s International Day of Peace, with the theme ‘’ACTIONS FOR PEACE: OUR AMBITION FOR GLOBAL GOALS’’.While addressing participants at the programme, the NSCDC Commandant, Agboola Sunday said a peaceful society could only be achieved through individual conscious efforts and by …

In the realm of Nigerian politics, few figures have generated as much controversy and frustration as Femi Adesina, former Spokesperson to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. His recent endeavors to rewrite his narrative and distance himself from his role as a mouthpiece for the Buhari administration demand our scrutiny. It is imperative that we hold him accountable and, in the process, send …

The management of Ebony Herald International Magazine and Ebony Herald online news. Felicitate Otunba Abubakar Adeshina Omoluwabi on the occasion of your conferment with the prestigious fellowship of Association of National Accountant of Nigeria ANAN. Congratulations. More Laurel…

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Thursday, inaugurated phase two of the newly-completed Glory Drive dual carriageway, a 10.2-kilometer road project constructed by the Governor Douye Diri administration.The road, which stretches from Igbogene through several communities and eventually terminates at Onopa in the Yenagoa city centre, was conceptualsed by former President Goodluck Jonathan when he was governor of …

The chairman Engr. (Dr.) Chief Ekperi N.A foremost ONELGA Oil and Gas Host Communities Development Body has sent a Save-Our-Soul message to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu over alleged marginalization.In their open letter to the press on the subject, the group said even though the people of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA produce the highest quantity of oil and gas in Nigeria with a …

Winners of the 7th Nigerian Content Annual National Undergraduate Essay Competition, 2023, were unveiled on Wednesday at the Lady Daima Memorial Event Center, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State at a well-attended ceremony.It was the Grand Finale of the competition, with the top 10 finalists awarded prizes.Overall best was Miss Iruoma Favour Lazarus, a 200-level student of the Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe …

As mentioned in the first part of this piece, the 2006 Africa Fertilizer Summit in Abuja was a turning point for African agriculture. The Summit’s impetus birthed the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). As the first Vice President of AGRA, Adesina led one of the boldest and most considerable global efforts and finance initiatives that leveraged over …