Thousands of cases of cholera have been reported in Nigeria between January and June 2021. The northern states of Bauchi, Gombe, Kano, Plateau and Zamfara are among those affected. Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae bacteria. It is passed on from faeces through contaminated food, drinks and unhygienic environments, and causes […]
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The planned review of telecoms license structure in Nigeria is expected to throw up more issues, among which is convergence. Largely, it is expected this should make the country improve its competitiveness. Adeyemi Adepetun writes. Technology is changing so fast that no one may be capable of giving a one hundred per cent detail of […]
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Port access road in Apapa during Buhari’s visit When President Mohammadu Buhari visited Lagos seaports to inaugurate the deep blue project on Thursday, the protracted Apapa traffic gridlock that has defied nearly every solution disappeared overnight; leaving the stakeholders with shock about the magic wand that brought the gridlock monster to its knees. Even though, […]
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Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (sixth left); Ebonyi State Governor and Chairman, South East Governors Forum (SEGF), David Umahi (middle), Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu (sixth right), Imo State Deputy Governor, Prof. Placid Njoku (fifth left), Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Uchechukwu Ogah (fifth right), President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, George Obiozor […]
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By Olukorede Yishau The first and the only time I met the late Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua (TB Joshua) was at his sprawling Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN). Two guests – a lady and a guy – were ushered in shortly after he answered my last question. From the stories they told, they were […]
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By Edmund Mezue Prayer warrior is a term used by many evangelical and other Christians to refer to anyone who is committed to praying for others. Today there are more of them than ever who are invited to intercede for the afflicted, the suffering and to rescue them. More than ever they pray in ecstacy, […]
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By Olusegun Oludire In soccer, half time is not for rest. It is for stock-taking, strategy and restrategising. In governance, middle-of-term period serves the same purpose. The team leader gathers his strikers; together they review the shots fired, goals netted and goals missed. The team that would win comes out of its concave, out of […]
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By Eric Ikhilae The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF)’s recent comments on the matter of the ban on open grazing in some parts of the country has raised the question of the constitutionality or otherwise of the policy. Malami’s intervention was, ostensibly, in reaction to a recent decision by the governors of the 17 southern […]
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By Sola Adeyegbe Presently on earth, violence is part and parcel of politics! States unleash violence on internal and external enemies while insurgents use violence against states. Rival political forces do not hesitate to inflict violence on one another. Winston Churchill had good reason to declare in 1924 that “the story of the human race […]
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