Tag: ewherido
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A tale of two health systems – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido Citizen Adebayo Akinwunmi, 41, a Nigerian, was shot by armed robbers in his house, in Ogun State, near Lagos. He specifically requested his elder brother, Babatunde Akunwunmi, to take him to Reddington Hospital, where his company had a retainership. He probably took that decision to get prompt medical attention. At the hospital,…
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Where are your children? – Francis Ewherido
Francis Ewherido Frank Olize, a former NTA anchor of Newsline, used to commence the programme by saying it is 9pm and asking parents where their children are. These days, 9pm is too far; many parents cannot account for the where about of their pre-teen and teenage children at any time of the day. The parental…
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libyan returnees as change agents – Francis Ewherido
Francis Ewherido I thought I would stay away from writing on the modern-day slave trade/human trafficking tragedy that the world has belatedly woken up to, because sometimes, you want to keep your anti-tidal views to yourself. But my conscience and itchy pen will not let me be. Squared against a weaker opponent, the stronger party…
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Let the wedding bells toll – Francis Ewherido
Francis Ewherido I have been waiting for this with bated breath and now it is official: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are engaged and they will be married in May 2018. My dominant thought has always been positive it would happen, against all odds, because they seem to be genuinely in love. In addition, Prince…
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Teacher, don’t teach me nonsense – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido In the 70s and early 80s, from the much I personally experienced, beverage adverts and commercials positioned them for family consumption. But then a new wave of personal health awareness came and the paradigm shifted. Now, the same beverages are being positioned as children’s food drinks. Smart marketing move in positioning, you…