If Earthlings are ever going to colonize Mars, they won’t be able to do so on an empty stomach—and Temidayo Oniosun thinks a helping of Egusi soup, a Nigerian staple, might just hit the spot. Space in Africa, the Lagos-based firm Oniosun founded, is expecting its Egusi melon seeds to splash down in the Pacific…
Yesterday marked the birthday of Monye Chukwuoma Babatunde Monye, a prominent African thought leader, celebrated innovator, and trailblazing CEO of GOCITY GROUP. This conglomerate is driving technological innovation, youth empowerment, and business transformation across Africa. A Visionary with a Pan-African Mission Born and raised in Nigeria, Babatunde Monye has become a beacon of hope and…
By Imaji Jio Ufumaka …A Story Of How Ogoja Began Its Journey To The World Of Underdevelopment. PART ONE It’s not my intention to reawaken or beat a dead horse. I’d written on this issue, about two years ago, especially, when one of our Ogoja sons, the very popular socialite, Donckleimz (DC) Elechor Enamhe, PhD,…
By Ekubi Bassey Barr. Ugoji Nwabueze is a household name no doubt, during our days in Calabar as Malabites, his Sunday Sunday tonic programme on CRBC radio always make my day and week as it was. He, a Malabite was always down to earth to give us both local and foreign titbits as there happen…
THE SIGNIFICANCE AND LESSONS FROM RAMADAN By Ibrahim Adémólá Òrúnbon There is a need to pay more attention to the plight of the poor. The Muslims’ holy month of self-purification and self-denial otherwise known as Ramadan has just ended. While it lasted, the season of fasting and prayer offered all Muslims the opportunity to reflect…
By Obiaruko Ndukwe The world was suddenly jolted by the spread of an unknown virus later coded the Coronavirus. It was a moment of despair, confusion and a total shift in lifestyle. Social distancing, nose masking and hand washing became the new normal. Everything became virtual as Lockdown was enforced. It was a period of…
By Oby Ndukwe Dear Excellency, this curfew extension is only a cosmetic arrangement. We are no longer in a Lockdown. It is time to show the investments in security. Let us see if what you were part of during Amaechi’s Invasion of the Okochiri Forest (a smaller version of the Sambisa Forest) can still happen….
A 54-year-old Cameroonian refugee, Samuel Ojong who was part of the over 200 persons sponsored and trained by the Community Refugee Relief Initiative, CRRI, has disclosed that he had no choice but to learn a new trade in a bid to feed his family and pay his bills since getting another job in Nigeria was…
EKURI COMMUNITY C/o The Clan Head, New Ekuri, Akamkpa LGA, Cross River State, Nigeria. Email: ekuriclan@yahoo.com 4th May, 2021. His Excellency, The President of Nigeria, Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Your Excellency Sir, Ongoing Second Superhighway threatens Ekuri Community Forest: A Clarion Call to Halt Road Construction and Logging of Ekuri Forest. Background: We write to…