Category: dissertation
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Who goes first – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido A friend and big brother had a private birthday celebration for his wife recently. In the course of the ceremony, he spoke glowingly about his wife and prayed for her. He also prayed for long life for both of them. What struck me most during the prayer was when he called the…
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Harvest of Deaths: Covid-19 and Sundry Causes – Micheal West
By Michael West The rising cases of sudden and sickness-induced deaths recorded in the last one week in Nigeria is alarming. Nigerians are mourning. Many of those passing away these days are known personalities and their exit elicits shock, grief and despair. May it never be a subtle fulfilment of Melinda Gates’ evil pronouncement that…
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Re: Time to scrap NDDC – Onyema Ugochukwu
By Onyema Ugochukwu In the 15 years, since I left office as the pioneer Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, I have restrained myself from joining in the numerous, and constant controversies that have followed the activities of the commission. I took that decision, having known from experience, that any discussion of the…
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Living with the truth (1) – Femi Aribisala
Femi Aribisala God told Moses that the children of Israel should bring Him an offering. He asked for gold, silver, and bronze. Blue, purple and scarlet thread. Fine linen and goat’s hair. Ram’s skins, badger skins, and acacia wood. Oil, spices, and sweet incense. He left the bombshell for the last. He said: “Let them…
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How the booming demand for Zoom is changing our virtual world – Ehi Braimah
By Ehi Braimah It is Saturday morning (May 23, 2020) and I have just finished using Zoom, the hottest app in town, to participate in a training session facilitated by Olumide Ajomale; a coach, mentor, management consultant and fellow parishioner of Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral (AVMCC), GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. The training which focused on…
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X-ray of House of Reps ‘Control of Infectious Diseases Bill, 2020′ and Senate’s Nigerian Health Emergency Bill, 2020’ – Hon. Chinda
By Hon. Kingsley Chinda, INTRODUCTION: The Infectious Diseases Bill 2020 was introduced to the House of Representatives of Nigeria by Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajiabiamila (Speaker House of Representatives) and 2 others while the Nigeria Health Emergency Bill. 2020 was sponsored by Senator Chukwuka Utazi and 103 others. While I still commend the spirit behind…
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Signs a child is being sexually abused or molested – Ozioma Onyenweaku
By OZIOMA ONYENWEAKU By their nature It is not easy for a child to walk up to the parents and say I am being sexually abused by so so and so person. Even children who are naturally bold and would want to muster up courage to speak out about the abuse would have been silenced…
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Breeding and nurturing underdevelopment – Dele Sobowale
North Has Already Destroyed Itself, It Remains South To Demolish – Dele Sobowale Out-of-school children constitute security risk in Nigeria.” – Senator Lawan, Senate President, VANGUARD, March 11, p 44. I did not know whether to laugh or cry about that news report. Lawan, Ph.D, well-educated in any country on earth, and a leader in…
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Covid-19 palliatives – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido The COVID-19 Pandemic has left our governments at all levels embarrassingly exposed. The effects of decades of bad governance are staring us in the face. Nigeria has no institutionalised social security and safety nets for the aged, infants, the unemployed, disabled and other vulnerable groups. Even basic infrastructure that can make it…
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CAN disowns Pastor who faked own kidnap
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), in Kaduna State, says the suspected ‘pastor’ who faked his kidnap at the Trikaniya and the Kudandan areas in Chikun Local Government Are of the State, is not a pastor as claimed. Chairman of the association in the State, Rev. Joseph Hayab, made this known in Kaduna on Thursday. Hayab…