Tag: Hope Eghagha
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Truth spoken before its time: Professor Bolaji Akinyemi at 80! – Hope Eghagha
Truth spoken before its time: Professor Bolaji Akinyemi at 80! – Hope Eghagha
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The unknown gunman: My man of the year! – Hope Eghagha
The unknown gunman: My man of the year! – Hope Eghagha
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Nigeria as a Movie – Hope Eghagha
Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha My attention was caught recently by this apparently succinct summation of the idea and personality of Nigeria as a movie, with all its implications, its innuendos, its positives, and of course deprecations – a movie analogy somewhat suggests something which does not deserve serious attention. True? You know, the ‘Alawada kerikeri’ type…
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Dealing with Mental Illness in the family – Hope Eghagha
One of the most difficult health challenges to deal with when it strikes in the family, or a group is mental illness. In one of our webinars, a specialist spoke on
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Conversation Nigeriana (2) – Hope Eghagha
Emeka: This Pantami matter a kpatakpata matter; it is a monster of a monstrous proportions for the presidency and the future of the Republic! Kalio: Emekus Mekus! That is big grammar o! Which one is ‘monster of monstrous proportions? Emeka: I mean it is a gargantuan crisis that could derail the republic! Kalio: Oh! You…
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Sixty years in the Wilderness – Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha
The forty-year groping in the wilderness of the Jews, whether as a parable, a metaphor, article of faith or historical reality comes to mind as we adumbrate on sixty years of political independence of the Nigerian State. Without doubt, at 60 Nigeria is already an old man (woman?), both from the spiritual and chronological perspectives.…
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The El Rufai and NBA Palaver, By Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha
The diminutive, intelligent, even brilliant, and vibrant Mallam El Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State seems to love and thrive on controversy. From his days as one of the Obasanjo boys and Minister of FCT, policy implementation seemed to end where his loud presence ended. He drove the Abuja Masterplan with the zest of a zealot…
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On the matter of zoning – Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha
Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha Every nation develops its own framework of association through years of experience guided by peculiarities and historical realities. In some cases, two countries which have adopted a similar model of development, could work out details of association dependent on circumstances, culture, language, ethnic groups, religion and religious affiliations, and other factors. For…
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Urhobo leaders call on Buhari to tame spate of killings in Delta communities
Urhobo leaders under the auspices of Urhobo Renaissance Society (URS) has called on the Federal Government of President Muhammadu Buhari to quickly tame the spate of killings, rape and maiming by armed-wielding herdsmen in Urhoboland, especially in Uwheru Kingdom in Delta State. National Chairman of URS, Professor Hope Eghagha, who led a delegation of prominent…