The King And The Weight Of The Royal Beads
There is an African proverb amongst royalty that says that, “it is the one who wants to suffer for the people that accept the heavy weight of royal beads.” And truly speaking, royal beads are many and very heavy. Not…
Know Your Constituency Projects In The 2025 Budget (3), Cross River North Senatorial District
Now is the turn of the Cross River North Senatorial district projects budgeted for in the 2025 appropriation law. The Senatorial District is represented by Senator Jarigbe Agom (leader of the unconquered generation). 1.ERGP2026697SUPPLY OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO PRIMARY HEALTH…
Know Your Constituency Projects In The 2025 Budget (2) Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency
Today, I move on to Ogoja Yala federal constituency projects budgeted for in the 2025 appropriate law. The Federal Constituency is ably represented by Honorable Godwin Offiono (Goffio). 1.ERGP20256884SUPPLY OF AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT FOR SELECTED FARMERS AT OGOJA AND YALA LOCAL…
Know Your Constituency Projects In The 2025 Budget: Obanlikwu/Bekwarra/Obudu OBO, Federal Constituency
The 2025 budget has been passed and signed into law. And as I promised, I will be extracting and serializing all the constituency projects of all the 8 members of the House of Representatives and all the three Senators from…
Call It Accountability Week
The past one week has been very exhilarating for me for one major reason. How our representatives have unleashed their media aides to give account of their various constituency interventions and projects. The week can rightly be called “accountability week”…
Anambra State Homeland Security Law 2025, And The Hypocrisy Of Soludo…
The Anambra State Homeland Security Law 2025, which was recently signed by Governor Charles Soludo, is one legislation that is not only provocative, but can best be described as a piece of non-sense that lacked consultation because their target is…
64th Independence Anniversary – There Is No Light In This Tunnel
Congratulations to Nigeria and Nigerians today as we celebrate the 64th anniversary of our independence from the British crown. According to many credible sources listed at the end of this article, electricity generation in Nigeria began in the Lagos province…
Sunday Musings: So That The Humans Of Earth May Understand
Humans have always wanted to know how existence began. Different cultures have their own diverse stories to explain it. And all these explanations, drenched in their cultural marginality, are written into sacred texts and considered divinely inspired and true. Usually,…
Death In Jail, A Call To Action…
Two awaiting trial inmates in Afokang Prison, in Calabar, Mr. Ntiero Effiong and Mr. Okon Eke, died two Wednesdays ago in their cells due to illnesses related to malnutrition. Another awaiting trial inmate died today Sunday in Cell A1, a…
Obudu LGA Chairman, Do You Still Want To Run?
Our Governor has given assurances that Local Government Area (LGA) elections will soon be conducted in Cross River State. He has also indicated that he will like to see people who are humble and desirous of serving their people emerge…
Sweden, A Nation With “No Excellencies…”
Did you know that, Sweden, a Scandinavian nation that transformed itself from an impoverished, agricultural society into one of the wealthiest, most socially just and least corrupt countries in the world, is a nation with ‘no excellencies?’ How did a…
