Author: Francis Ewherido
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2024 end-of-year tragedies – By Francis Ewherido
The Year 2024 is ending on a mixed note. For at least 45 years now, I have heard people lament that Christmas items were more expensive than they were the previous year. The lamentation this year is louder and rightly so.
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The new Delta State “ability” law – By Francis Ewherido
“Ability” in the heading is an irony but it is the truth. There is no doubt that we have people with physical disabilities and handicaps in our society, but our unfriendly environment is actually more guilty for bringing these disabilities and handicaps to the fore.
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Somehow frog must jump, Merry Christmas – By Francis Ewherido
While growing up in my part of Bendel State (Delta State), if we encountered difficulty, we would say, “no how, no how, ogoro(frog) must jump,” meaning we’ll find a way to overcome the challenge. As we get close to Christmas, the saying came flooding back into my memory.
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Motor insurance simplified – By Francis Ewherido
In the article marking the International Day for Tolerance on Saturday, November 16, I promised to break down and simplify motor insurance. With the festive season and the attendant increase in vehicular movement and associated risks, it has become all the more important.
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NDDC lights up Okuama IDP camp – By Francis Ewherido
“Light up” in the heading is figurative because the Okuama IDP Camp in Ewu, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, was not in pitch darkness. They have a generating set and solar providing electricity.
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What has Taiga got to do with it? – By Francis Ewherido
My interest today is the dragging in of Olorogun Moses Taiga’s name into a visit that has nothing to do with him.
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Deltans, here we go – By Francis Ewherido
On March 17, 2023, former President Muhammadu Buhari, signed a historic amendment bill, moving electricity from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent list.
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International Day for Tolerance – By Francis Ewherido
Today is the International Day for Tolerance. “The International Day for Tolerance is an annual observance day declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1995 to generate public awareness of the dangers of intolerance. It is observed on November 16” every year.
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The beauty of WhatsApp – By Francis Ewherido
WhatsApp is one of the comparatively new means of mass communication I use a lot. The reasons are multiple. One, it is “free.” Once I make my internet subscription, I am good to go. Happily, the internet subscription allows me to have access to both old and new means of mass communication and much more…
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Bravo, JAMB but… – By Francis Ewherido
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) recently announced a change in the minimum age requirement for admission for the 2024/2025 academic session. The immediate past Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, had insisted that from 2024/2025 session, the minimum age for admission into Nigerian universities will be 18 years. I was one of those…