Trump’s shithole is Buhari’s bullshit
KEN UGBECHIE Since his deployment of salty and racist language to describe certain migrants, US President Donald Trump, the man who could live for 200 years, so says the White…
Rochas, Imo economy and unreasonable debt
BY KEN UGBECHIE His name is Owelle Anayo Rochas Okorocha. He is the Governor of Imo State, one of Nigeria’s most enlightened states. Just like Atiku Abubakar, he is one…
IGP Idris vs the Elombahs: Sense and Nonsense
KEN UGBECHIE Did anybody take count of the number of lives already wasted in this New Year? I lost count. The savagery in Rivers State in the wee hours of…
Udom’s silent revolution in Akwa Ibom
KEN UDO EKONG There is a silent revolution going on in Akwa Ibom State. And it centres on development and people empowerment. The recently released midterm report of the President…
Neither Obasanjo nor Buhari…
KEN UGBECHIE The headline of the lead story on the front page of Daily Times of Tuesday, June 7, 1977 was ‘Fuel Crisis may Be over Next Year’. At that…
THE TRUTH THEY WON’T TELL BUHARI
KEN UGBECHIE President Muhammadu Buhari, as a retired military General, I know you do not tolerate insubordination in any guise. Much more sir, as a perceived purveyor of morality and…
Wike, SARS and Citizen Revolt
BY KEN UGBECHIE Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is made of the bold stuff. He says it as he sees it. He is one of Nigeria’s most outspoken politicians….
2019: Atiku on the march again
BY KEN UGBECHIE Predictably, Atiku Abubakar, the man from Jada, a rustic community in Adamawa State, has jumped off the All Progressives Congress (APC) boat. He was always going to…
Nigeria Telecom Glory in South Korea: The full story
If there was ever a frost of doubt about the growing stature of Nigeria in the global Information Communication Technology (ICT) marketplace, such doubt was thawed at the 2017 World…
NNPC: Separating Policy from Politics
By Williams Ekanem For Nigeria, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), is a cash cow. It attracts the highest earnings for the country, at least for now, until the Zero…