EDO STATE COMMISSIONERS AND THEIR DIFFERENT MINISTRIES 

1. Haija Abubakar Mariam (Budget) 2. Hon. Joseph Ughoeke (solid minerals, Oil and gas). 3. Emmanuel Agbale (Science and Technology)  4. Reginald Okun (Environment and Sustainability) 5. Engr.Osahon Abraham (Work & Transport)  6. Prince Yekini Idiaye ( Energy & water resources)  7. Hon. John Inegbedion (Finance)  8. Barr. Usoh ( Employment)  9. Prof. Omorogbe (Justice …

Chi Onwurah MP: ‘British, not Nigerian’ BY REUBEN ABATI

Chi Onwurah, the Member of Parliament representing Newcastle Central in the UK House of Commons and my former colleague at the State House, Molara Wood, met recently at the 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing award ceremony. When Molara informed Chi that her re-election along with six others had caused so much excitement in Nigeria …

Magu, Presidency, Senate, EFCC. Man or Institution 

Magu: Let Supreme Court decide, say SANs The ding-dong between the Presidency and the Senate over Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu continues. For the umpteenth time, the Presidency has restated that Magu, whose nomination as EFCC chair the Senate has rejected twice, is the man for the job. The Senate …

Confusing Stormzy and Lukaku? Using the N-word? This is not trivial. This matters by Kehinde Andrews

I must admit that my first reaction to seeing that the Irish Herald had mistakenly used a picture of Stormzy on its back page announcing Manchester United had signed Romelu Lukaku was laughter. In contrast, I hope that not many people were laughing when the Conservative MP Anne Marie Morris was caught saying that no …