By KIO AMACHREE Port Harcourt and the Politics of Memory: Re-examining a Colonial Name NIGERIA’S oil capital, Port Harcourt, occupies a central place in the country’s economic, political, and cultural life. Yet the origins of its name raise questions that continue to attract scholarly and public scrutiny. Named in 1913 after Lewis Vernon Harcourt, Britain’s Secretary […]
Identity Beyond Language: The Untold Political Anatomy THE Ikwerre story sits at the intersection of linguistics, power, war, and self-preservation. Scholars agree that Ikwerre shares an estimated 95 percent linguistic similarity with Igbo, placing the group firmly within the Igboid language family. But reducing Ikwerre identity to language alone oversimplifies a more complex historical reality. […]
The Coal That Built a City: How Enugu’s Black Gold Gave Birth to Port Harcourt An Investigative Features-Editorial on History, Power, and the Making of a Nigerian Port City WHEN British engineers struck coal in the hills of Enugu in 1909, they uncovered far more than a rich mineral deposit—they set off a chain of […]