Tag: Humanity
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Where is our humanity? – By Francis Ewherido
I have been somber for much of the week. I had a bumpy week. Beyond my personal issues, a news item I saw on Monday made me really sad. A headline in GWG, an online news platform, sent my heart racing: “First-Class UI
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Floods anywhere is a challenge to humanity everywhere – By Owei Lakemfa
The Confluence Hotel in Ganaja, Lokoja used to be my favourite spot whenever I visited Kogi State. Its main attraction to me was sitting down to watch the Rivers Niger and Benue warmly embrace in an eternal wedlock as their waters flow down south to the Niger Delta before emptying themselves into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Why our civilisation lack humanity – Pope Francis
Why our civilisation lack humanity – Pope Francis
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At 84, Obasanjo dedicates ‘rest of his life to global peace, service to humanity’
Former President Olusegun Obasanko, said on Saturday that he would live the rest of his life by serving humanity. Obasanjo spoke in Abeokuta at the 20th anniversary of the Communion Faith Assembly/dedication of its new cathedral. The Pastor in charge at the church is Bishop Tunde Akin-Akinsanya, the chairman of the Ogun chapter of the…
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Covid at Xmas: Humanity as Pawn, By Michael West
By Michael West Whoever is updated with information, politics, economy and contraption of Covid-19 will know that the foretold and orchestrated second wave of the virus will be prevalent at Christmas. I described it as ‘orchestrated’ because it is contained in the strategy document of Rockefella Foundation which states that in the last two months…
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Men who gave humanity a humane face, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa. Chris Otokito, 37, is not known in Nigeria. He is not a famous actor, singer, boxer, businessman or millionaire. However, he has been honoured at least thrice within three weeks by the British establishment on the two prevailing universal issues; the Coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests. He and…
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Covid-19: Humanity and faith on Trial – Hope Eghagha
By Hope Eghagha COVID-19 is a test on our humanity, our faith and the limits of science. It shows how limited our knowledge of the cosmos is, how weapons of war are vitiated by a little challenge posed by one of the vagaries of nature. Nature? Mutilated nature or pristine nature? Of course, there are…
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Covid-19: A New Humanity, A New World – Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa Imagine you are in a cruise ship with 681 others and then discover that some of them have contacted a highly infectious virus that has neither cure nor vaccine. Even, if there were a cure, it was not within reach as you are afloat in the ocean and no country wanted you…
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Photo: Buhari meets, applauds Bill Gates, Dangote for service to humanity in Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday applauded the contributions of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Aliko Dangote Foundation to humanitarian and developmental activities in Nigeria. Meeting with the duo at the sidelines of the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York, the President said they have touched humanity in many positive ways, and congratulated…
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Olakunrin gave her best to humanity – Tinubu
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described late Mrs Olufunke Olakunrin, the daughter of Chairman of Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, as someone who gave her best to the humanity and worthy of emulation. The former Governor of Lagos State said this at the…