Rivers’ lawmakers must be beyond reproach. The integrity of the state, the welfare of its citizens, and the credibility of its democratic institutions demand nothing less....
For 25 years, godfatherism has violated this principle with impunity. It has reduced governance to debt repayment, distorted leadership selection, and alienated citizens. It has turned...
In Rivers today, the market has adjusted. Power has been clarified. Authority has been affirmed. And the godfather model, once dominant, has encountered resistance from the...
Governor Siminalayi Fubara may not be perfect. No leader is. But impeachment is not a weapon to be deployed at will, especially not as an instrument...
In the end, the elders remind us, a child who refuses to stop crying may not be in pain anymore; he may simply have grown addicted...
Like Saul and David, both men have shaped, and been shaped by, their conflict. Their trajectories reveal the costs of conflating personal dominance with public mandate....
Repetitively put, Rivers people are watching. Nigerians are watching. History is taking notes. If Amaewhule’s intention is not to become governor through the collapse of the...
Minister Wike, you have said it yourself: "If my appointor believes that I cannot offer anything again, he has the right to sack me." But a...
In fact, Rivers does not need another cautionary tale. Nigeria has enough. The message is simple and urgent: “learn from Edo, or repeat Edo”. The first...
There is an old African warning that fits perfectly into the chaos currently consuming Rivers State: “When a palm kernel is jumping and flying when struck...