Among my indigenous Ugep, Yakurr people, ‘Foundation ké-nöi’, is an integral communal activity that members of the paternal clan compulsorily take part in. ‘Foundation ké-nöi’, is simply the gathering of paternal clan members, at the insistence of one clan member, to inform them that the building of a house is about to be embarked on….
I read a pathetic report last weekend of how the family of the late Second Republic Senate President, Joseph Wayas, was made to pay the sum of £6,710 (more than N13 million) before being allowed to sight his body in a London morgue. Wayas died on 30th November 2021, so I assumed he had been…
FLORENCE BANKU OBI, a Professor of Education, is the first female Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Nigeria. Recently, she had a radio conversation on HIT 95.9 FM, Calabar, with ace journalist, IWARA U. IWARA, dwelling on issues that are helping to define her term in office as Unical VC. Excerpts: You broke the…
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Happy Sunday to everyone. I have read what is intended to be a rejoinder from Sen. Ayade through his proxies and pseudo-Facebook accounts. I can see that Ayade is dwelling on allegations he cannot substantiate against me. If anyone has anything against me, please get the right Security Agency informed, just as I am preparing…
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The controversy about the request by the Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to the Accountant General, as widely reported, is only a reflection of the systemic failure in our public service. I will point out a few issues while we await the outcome of the investigation. Before I proceed, it is evident…
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I read with trepidation the news of the recent attempt to hike tuition fees by over 100% by the administration of Prof Banku Obi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Unical. I find this sudden hike obnoxious, unthinking and unfeeling. I find it immoral, disturbing and a conscienceless action by this particular Unical Administration….
