Nigeria, October 06, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – By Alex O. Atawa-Akpodiete* Last week, the most populous nation Africa celebrated its 55th independence from the British colonial masters. While there were many reasons to celebrate (such as unity), arguably there are also…
June 25, (Blank NEWS Online) – A few days ago, when information started trickling in that the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, may be considering bombing a supposed ex-militant and kidnappers’ hideout…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has charged the nation’s leaders to embark on a value reorientation in the country so as to unlock the vast potentials of the country. Besides, he urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to learn from its…
On that fateful Night,Uncle Femi rushed to my Dad’s Peugeot 504 to get the car battery, connected to the TV set, it came alive, NEPA had earlier seized power, and, once again we continued with the Nigeria vs Italy at the group…
No sooner than Gen Muhammadu Buhari emerged President-elect of Nigeria was he also selected as one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. The magazine recognizes that people’s expectations of Buhari are high in keeping with “… the historic…
Folks, let us make no mistake about this, there MUST be continuity in Lagos State. And here are my reasons for saying so. The state has witnessed tremendous growth in many areas in the last sixteen years, people who LIVE in Lagos…
It seems the next proper thing to do in Nigeria, once you have made money, is to go grab power by all means as is the story of Diamond Bank’s former MD, Alex Otti. The Alex Otti I know is the same…
On the eve of New Year, December 31, 2014, Renowned Catholic Priest, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka of Catholic Adoration Centre in Enugu, Enugu State, stunned all Catholic faithful and Nigerians with his attack on the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Mbaka, who…
The outcome of the national convention of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), where the convention voted to ratify the adoption of Goodluck Jonathan as the PDP presidential candidate ahead of 2015 elections and the official announcement of former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari,…
How do you manage the affairs of a chief executive who is the target of vicious criticism, serial litigations challenging his election and is adjudged more on ethnic considerations? No Mass Communications class has such recipe. For Chike C. Ogeah, managing the…
When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990, the United States responded just days later with a military sealift, the success of which is unparalleled. In just 45 days the United States moved to Saudi Arabia the equivalent of a city…
It is a political truism that the sudden entry of Sir Tony Chuks Obuh, a retired permanent secretary in the Delta State Civil Service is causing political panic among other aspirants and their supporters because of the momentum that he has gathered…
The piece published by Reagan Ufomba in one of the national dailies on Tuesday May 27, 2014 is at best ludicrous. It is very obvious that Ufomba has not discovered himself. He would not, because he had not spared the time to…
Without sounding immodest Abia State has become reference point for good governance since the advent of the present democratic dispensation in Nigeria. For the people of Abia State there is every reason to feel good for getting the benefits of the…
That every part of Nigeria can blossom and achieve a full employment economy is a vision that has been clear to me for a long time. The path to it has been, for me, the idea of zones of development which first…
A Memo to the Northern Governors Forum by His Excellency, V/Admiral Murtala H. Nyako (rtd.), CFR, GCON, rcds, Executive Governor Adamawa State On On-Going Full-Fledged Genocide in ‘Northern Nigeria’. The adverse security situation in Northern Nigeria in particular and Nigeria in general…
COMMITTEE OF SENIOR JOURNALISTS IN DELTA: STATE OF THE UNION We have watched and read with a growing sense of anger and disquiet, the needless vituperations, shenanigans and provocative incitements by certain so called journalists, whose claims to the profession are both…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a writer from Nigeria. She has been called “the most prominent” of a “procession of critically acclaimed young anglophone authors that is succeeding in attracting a new generation of readers to African literature”. Chimamanda Adichie recently spoke out…
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State may have vowed to resist attempts to cede the party structure to the former state governor, Senator Bukola Saraki whom they described as a new entrant into the party. They have however,…
Oil and gas wealthy Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has enunciated on the policy objective of the Delta Beyond Oil initiative, saying that nationally acclaimed policy was borne out of the need to save the state from over dependence on its…
Having heard so much about London -‘ebe oku na-enwu n’elu (where light shines from the top), I set out for this trip with so much excitement. This excitement which I can only compare with the one I felt when I first heard…
This piece is the exclusive opinion and views of the writer. No doubt, the instructive biblical story of Joseph’s coat of many colours is known to many people both Christian believers and non-believers. But how many truly know the import of the…
Can the newly registered All Peoples Congress, APC, truly upstage the Democratic Peoples Party, DPP, in Delta State? While many will hasten to say no, others might be slow in answering if they consider a recent remark in the media by Chief…
John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton a Philosopher and the first Baron Acton of Aldenham must have had Rivers State in mind when he stated that, “The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount…
PREAMBLE: Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century, Churchill…
I have done several articles on Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and his administration in Rivers State, published by some of the leading social media outfits and National Newspapers, where I highlighted his revolution on Education, Health, Security, prudent management of State…
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has expressed happiness with Friday’s election of Mr Femi Adesina, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of The Sun Newspapers as President of the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE), succeeding Mr Gbenga Adefaye who served out the two term limit…
This discourse has become very necessary due to recent issues of wanton abandonment of laudable projects sponsored by government, oil companies, organizations, among others, that would have added value to the lives of Nigerian residents, especially in the rural and oil bearing…
Blank NEWS Online encounters Prof. Somayina Gabriel Nwoko (OON), retired professor of Agric-Economics at the University of Ibadan. His testament on FLAG REVOLUTION is insightful and suggestive of new perspectives. 1. WHAT THE FLAG MEANS: Our national flag was hosted on 1st…
