2023 Presidency: Using your votes to reconstruct, reshape Nigeria
By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D As Nigerians file out to elect a new president on February 25, it is imperative to remind electorate that a country’s future and destiny are shaped…
WHY THE 2023 POPULATION CENSUS MUST BE POSTPONED
Michael Owhoko contends the timing of the exercise is not right Without prejudice to extent of preparations, has government genuinely evaluated reasons for dispute and rejection of previous census results…
Redefining the Role of UPU for the Urhobo People
The Urhobo is among the first 10 major ethnic groups and the fifth largest in Nigeria, yet, its initial capacity to command considerable influence in the Nigerian polity was weakened…
May Nigeria never experience this 9th National Assembly again
In the absence of 11th hour miracle, when an assessment of performance of the Executive arm of government will be carried out on May 29 next year, using the economy,…
NIGERIA’S 2023 OUTLOOK AND THE LOOMING DANGER
Michael Owhoko foresees a year of upheaval fuelled by miseries and poverty I am neither a prophet nor a clairvoyant, but from the manifestation in my crystal ball, I see…
OIL IS OWNED BY NIGER DELTA
Oil found in the Niger Delta region belongs to the people of the area, argues Michael Owhoko For the record and for posterity, it is imperative to state that oil…
WHY THE WATER RESOURCES BILL MUST BE REJECTED
The bill is not in the national interest, argues Michael Owhoko There are strong indications that the National Water Resources Bill 2020 will soon be reintroduced at the National Assembly.…
Southern leaders and Nigeria’s constitutions
By Michael Owhoko Interrogating the role played by southern leaders in the making of the 1979 and 1999 Nigerian constitutions that have decapitated the south with dimmed prospects for its…
How lack of clean water is driving up diseases in Lekki
BY MICHAEL OWHOKO Help! Lekki residents are exposed to water-related diseases engendered by sub-standard and unregulated sources of water supply. Increasing cases of dysentery and diarrhoea-induced pathogenic bacteria infections have…
NDDC, OIL COMMUNITIES AND 13 PER CENT DERIVATION
Michael Owhoko canvasses adequate attention to oil-bearing communities Contrary to widely held view that core oil producing areas in the Niger Delta are benefiting from 13 percent derivation and the…