By Ituah Ighodalo If one looks at the world’s ecosystem and the background of creation, one cannot but wonder in amazement at the perfection created by God. As far as I am concerned, the only imperfection in the world today is ironically the creation put in place to rule the earth. I am irrevocably [...]
By Akintokunbo A Adejumo Prior to the 1966 coup which ushered in General JTU Aguiyi-Ironsi, very few people in Nigeria had ever seen soldiers before. They were mostly confined to the barracks. Most of us in those days did not even know that Nigerians soldiers were sent to the Congo. Even now, most history [...]
Ituah Ighodalo Nigeria is one of the greatest countries in the world and has been extremely blessed by God. A land of about 574,003 sq. Miles and 150 million people with huge natural resources, wonderful weather, no known or serious natural disaster, where almost anything of agricultural value can grow; a place that has [...]
By Adeleke Adeyemi “One vision for world change, 10 years of impact.” And he’s just getting started. Thirteen years after it all began, he’s still dreaming “in dozens of languages”. He would grin still, talking about his motivation for doing it. “It’s about meaning,” he’s likely to say. In April 1998, standing at a critical [...]
By Ayodeji Jeremiah On 22nd December, 2008, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/63/L63 that recognises sickle cell disease as a public health problem. Among the objectives of the resolution is the celebration on 19th June of each year as a World-Day of Sickle Cell Disease. On June 19 2009, the first sickle cell [...]
“Nigeria is not a nation. It is a mere geographical expression. There are no ‘Nigerians’ in the same sense as there are ‘English’, ‘Welsh’ or ‘French.’ The word ‘Nigerian’ is merely a distinctive appellation to distinguish those who live within the boundaries of Nigeria and those who do not.” (Path to Nigerian Freedom by Chief [...]
Donald Duke A comprehensive expose on how elections are rigged in the country has been unveiled by one of the insiders in the political process and former Cross River State Governor, Mr. Donald Duke. At a lecture in July at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, organised by the Save Nigeria Group, Duke gave a blow [...]
