Senator Akpabio’s fall: Lessons to be learnt
Saturday, 23rd February 2019 was a day of political revolution in Akwa Ibom state. This article seeks to date-stamp one of the events of that day; what the main casualty of the day, Senator Godswill Akpabio did which led to his fall; the objectives of the actors who plotted the backdoor conspiracies executed through the […]
Waiting for Final Nail in Islamic State Caliphate’s Coffin
By Jeff Seldin A week after U.S.-backed forces announced the start of their final assault on Islamic State territory in Syria, there is little the troops or the countries backing them can be sure of. Victory over the last remnant of the terror group’s self-declared caliphate, still seen as inevitable, has been delayed as a […]
WHY LAGOS DOES NOT BELONG TO YORUBAS – OBA AKIOLU
The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has claimed that Lagos State is not part of Yoruba land. Akiolu’s statement is coming barely a week after he publicly humiliated the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi at an event. In a statement from Akiolu’s palace, the monarch traced the historical background of the state and […]
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN DAY 2019: TOWARDS A GENDER BALANCED SOCIETY
As the world celebrates the 2019 international Women Day with the theme Balance for Better, Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) identifies with the struggles and contributions of women in all walks of life. The theme “Balance for Better” captures the reality that we all have a role to play, all the time and everywhere without […]