Godfatherism and financing in Nigerian politics
If NIGERIANS are determined to nurture their nascent democracy, it's expected of them to keenly and extensively look inwards to unearth ‘built-in’ encumbrances that...
Godfatherism and financing in Nigerian politics
If NIGERIANS are determined to nurture their nascent democracy, it's expected of them to keenly and extensively look inwards to unearth ‘built-in’ encumbrances that...
Let’s think before doctors’ strike
WE ARE on the verge of a disaster. Amid escalating COVID-19 we are talking activism, politics and aggrandizement not health. What we...
Umuchu as the cradle of confederation
UMUCHU, my hometown, offers the world a fundamental legacy of unity in confederation.
A large and populous town of...
Clarifications on Anambra’s COVID-19 relief accounts
1. Since the launch last week of the Anambra State COVID-19 account in the determination to fight the spread of the coronavirus...
Anambra Health Insurance and solidarity with human family
SINCE its re-launch on September 14, 2018, and subsequent enrolment which started on November 5, 2018, over 81,000 persons have registered with...
Chemicals like PFAS can increase risk of severe COVID-19
NEARLY a year before the novel coronavirus emerged, Dr. Leonardo Trasande published “Sicker, Fatter, Poorer,” a book about connections between environmental pollutants...
Reasons for optimism in anticipation of COVID-19 vaccine early
AS FALL approaches rapidly, many are wondering if the race for a vaccine will bear fruit as early as January 2021.
‘Mororomoros’ brings the best in us
WHAT is in a name? A rose by any other name will smell as sweet, according to Act-II, Scene-II of Shakespeare's play,...
Africa needs a unique response to COVID-19
AS OF 29 March 2020, there have been more than 680,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 disease in 203 countries around the world.
COVID-19: Lessons for history in a crisis
WRITING in the heady days of new antibiotics and immunizations, esteemed microbiologists Macfarlane Burnet and David White predicted in 1972 that “the...
Crowther Memorial School: Beyond the many lies
THE Office of the Governor of Anambra State has noted, with dismay, the recent protest by some priests from the Anglican Diocese on the...
Majek Fashek (1963 – 2020)… treasure lost
HE SANG well. His vocalisation was arguably the best in his era. His lyrics were out of the world. He was outstanding...
Statistical literacy and pandemic fatalities
IN the institute where I used to work a few years ago, a rare non-infectious illness hit five colleagues in quick succession....
Encroachment on EEDC licensed area by Ariaria Independent Energy Distribution Network
...Setting the record straight
By Emeka Ezeh
THE attention of the Management of Enugu Electricity Distribution Plc (EEDC) has been drawn to a recent publication in...
Why masks are religious issues
ALMOST everyone has an opinion on masks: when to wear them, how to wear them, which ones are best and even whether...
Tears, tension as gunmen kill two tourists in Kaduna, 11 in Benue
SUSPECTED kidnappers in the early hours of Saturday invaded a resort in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State and shot dead two...
Africa on COVID-19 path
IN South Sudan, all schools and churches have been closed to promote social distancing. In South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a...
How religion affects global pandemics
PEOPLE sometimes see religion as an unwelcome infection affecting the secular politics of international relations. Such attitudes easily present themselves in consideration...
Strengthening hospitality industry to boost tourism in Anambra
HOSPITALITY industry, if well harnessed, will boost state revenue effort and increase internally generated revenue (IGR).This is crucial at this time the president has...
Lockdowns, curfews vital to break Germany’s third wave Merkel
GERMAN Chancellor, Angela Merkel has urged lawmakers to approve new powers that would allow her to force coronavirus lockdowns and curfews on...
China ready to step up climate change cooperation with France, Germany
CHINA is willing to strengthen cooperation with France and Germany to cope with climate change, President Xi Jinping has told his French...
Food prices soar in West Africa amid conflicts, COVID-19 – WFP
ACCORDING to World Food Programme (WFP), food prices in West Africa have jumped more than 30% since last year to their highest...
AstraZeneca vaccine: Australia reports first blood clot death
AUSTRALIA has today reported its first fatality from blood clots in a recipient of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot, and its regulator said there...
Lightening kills eight-yr-old pupil in Bayelsa
AN EIGHT-year-old student of Matha Day Secondary School, Imiringi, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Master Stephen Akana, has been...
