Tinkoriko Calabar Heritage at 33 years old, has come to stay and will Support Governor Bassey Otu and President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 Governorship and Presidential polls. Ordinarily, we would not respond to unfounded criticisms that are baseless, factually inaccurate, about the operations of government institutions and the objectives of Tinkoriko. However, having read…
By Uthman Oriyomi The recent revelations arising from investigations by the Nigeria Police Force, particularly the IGP Special Tactical Squad, (STS) concerning a syndicate involved in the illegal harvesting of human organs, particularly kidneys, from vulnerable young Nigerians, are profoundly disturbing and demand the strongest possible condemnation. In a statement issued on Monday, signed by…
By Uthman Oriyomi The latest comments by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on petrol subsidy raise a fundamental question: is he seriously proposing an economic policy, or is he simply playing politics with the temporary discomfort Nigerians face? Within a week, Nigerians have heard three different explanations of what an Atiku administration would do about petrol…
In every democracy, political contestation is legitimate, but so is the demand for truth. As the political atmosphere around the Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku Federal Constituency becomes increasingly charged, claims and counterclaims are bound to emerge. Yet beneath the noise of political rhetoric lies a more enduring question: what does the evidence say? The record presented by Rt….
By Christian Ita At 41, Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong has already built a public service career that cuts across financial management, state administration, legislative representation and regional development. His journey, however, is not defined only by the offices he has occupied, but by the relationships he has built and the lives he has touched. He entered…
By Ovat Abeng A notable philanthropist and the founder of Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF), Emeka Offor, has gave out over 6000 bags of 50 kilogrammes of long-grain rice to over 3000 indigent widows of Oraifite community in Ekwisigo local government area of Anambra State. The distribution exercise took place at the Foundation’s warehouse along…
By Amawu Cletus Albert Amawu The ongoing controversy surrounding Ms. Beatrice Akpala and the driver involved in the incident at Igoli, Ogoja, deserves a more balanced and factual conversation. From the account available to us, the vehicle belonging to Beatrice was properly parked when the driver drove directly into it, scratching and damaging the vehicle….
By Orok Duke, PhD “Children of a lesser God” is a metaphor used to describe marginalized or misunderstood people—like the deaf protagonist in Mark Medoff’s 1979 play and 1986 film. The phrase originally comes from Alfred Tennyson’s 1859 poem Idylls of the King, where it describes a world degraded by war. It implies that if…
In the grand tapestry of Nigerian literature, specific geographic locales have long enjoyed intense focus. The political turmoils of the West, the tragic battlegrounds of the East, and the sprawling oral epics of the North frequently dominate the academic gaze. Yet, sitting quietly on the south-eastern coast is Calabar, a city whose historical weight as…
By Michael Eja Governments should not be judged only by what they start, but by what they are able to sustain, consolidate and turn into lasting institutions. That is why the debate over Governor Bassey Edet Otu’s second-term bid should go beyond politics. It should be about continuity and whether the foundations being laid across…
