Afghans abroad are worried about family and friends still in Afghanistan as tens of thousands of citizens are being displaced…
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Dr Biodun Ogungbo, MBBS, FRCS, FRCSEd, MSc On Islam There is a small mosque close to the hospital. It is…
As I thought of writing this piece, the song “Spiritual Healing” by legendary Nigerian musician, Innocent Idibia, ceremoniously known as…
As an Octogenarian inching towards becoming a Nonagenarian, Professor Stephen Adebanji (Banji) Akintoye (born 1935), should be enjoying a well-deserved…
1.In the Catholic Church, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM) is a dogma. A Dogma is a light…
– Gimba Kakanda Someone here reached out to plead that I let go of the Abba Kyari matter because the…
This is not a good time to talk about medical doctors, especially when those in the public sector are on…
We all detest dictatorship when we are the victims of its reverberations, but when we wear the jackboots and are…
It is not for nothing that I call Dr Okey Ikechukwu ‘Ijele’. The former University of Lagos philosophy lecturer has…
Retired General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) broke his silence last weekend on the rising Arise TV network. Ms Ngozi Alaegbu…
The last time Nigerians celebrated a police officer was in the late 1980’s. That was when a policeman called Alozie Ogugbuaja,…
In 2012, one Mr. A.A Obi (a Medical Laboratory Scientist) with Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Nnewi, went against…
A Germany—based Nigerian politician, Hon. Olayinka Oladimeji Segelu, has applauded the leaders and elders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),…
Awka – A major intra-communal is brewing in Isuaniocha in Awka North Council Area of Anambra State and urgently needs the…
Are we going backwards into World Wars or moving to a more civilized atmosphere of solving our differences? The Olympics…
The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all- John F. Kennedy With the prevailing harsh…
Despite making up 50% of the population, women continue to represent a minimal role in the African energy industry, accounting…
I was regaled with the interview granted by Pastor Tunde Bakare to BBC Yoruba. At times, I like this kind…
Federal Inland Revenue Service’s (FIRS) optimism that this 2021 fiscal year will be better than 2020 has suffered a major…
Awka – Following reports of violence and attacks on persons who defied the Ghost Monday directive by members of the enforcement…
At the end of the civil in 1970, the then Nigerian Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gwon, said and I…
By Ejeviome Eloho Otobo & Oseloka H. Obaze There was a time when Nigeria’s leadership role in African affairs was…
The quota system in Nigeria was conceived to address an inequitable system, but the prevailing “unjust system” betrayed the purpose…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has insisted that its Monday sit-at-home order is sacrosanct. The group disclosed this, in…
Although the word deviance often carries negative connotations, it is not synonymous with dysfunctionality. Deviance is, at heart, a creative…
Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has shown the world Nigeria’s helplessness in dealing with the problem of student…
The former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, got himself in soup last week. His…
The voluble Spokesman of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Emma Powerful had released a statement recently indicating that starting…
19th Sunday of the Year, B – August 8, 2021. Readings: 1 Kings 19:4-8; Psalm 33:2-9; Ephesians 4:30-5:2; Gospel –…
This week, Twitter was keen to share the news about its new arrangement with The Associated Press and Reuters “to…