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Be Generous As The World Marks Donor’s Day

By Rev. Fr. John Damian AdizIE

I never knew the importance of blood donation until one day while I was traveling along Enugu-Umuahia high way. As we were approaching Enugu, a 504 salon car right in front of us had a ghastly accident. Two of the men in the car were badly injured

 
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Security Issues

Fighting Terrorism: Lessons From Boston

By Obuseh Jude

ON the 15th of April, 2013, the city of Boston, in the United States of America, was hit by two Pressure Cooker bomb explosions that were targeted at the Boston Marathon. The explosions, which were the first on U.S soil since 9/11, killed 3 and injured 264 people, according Boston Public Health officials.

Art And Culture

Stars In Culture

With AMBROSE EKHOSUEHI

Stars are of heavenly planets visible by night whose places in the firmament are relatively fixed as supposed influence too on ones luck. Stars and planets in biblical lore were regarded as messengers, angels in the service of God; "When the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for Joy" "All the skies to night sing over us, sweet and far, star to star maketh solemn chorus, time the mid night bless is telling, when our lord God, the Word made with us his dwelling"

FEMINIQUE

Ministry of Women Affairs In Focus : “We Are Set To Reinvent The Grassroots” - Maigida

With IJEOMA UMEH



Tuesday, June 11 was not like any other day in the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Edo State. On that day, virtually all, except few, of the wives of Local Government Chairmen who by virtue of their position had become chairpersons of Women Development Programme (WDP) in their various councils converged at the Ministry premises to chart a formidable course for the WDP as well as re-strategise for the overall wellbeing of the councils.

 

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Should History Remember Jonathan?

By KINGSLEY OGBEIDE-IHAMA


When President Goodluck Jonathan was proposing a-six-year single tenure for the President and Governors in Nigeria, quite a lot of persons did not understand the reasons behind it.

Insight

Strikes: Again, The Grasses Are Suffering

By OLUGBEMIRO O. MICHAEL

A deep sense of sadness flowed through my being as I saw students coming back home from school on a Monday morning (3rd of June, 2013). The reason that filled the air as they came back home was that the teachers were on strike. On some faces were smiles, while those that loved school felt about the situation. It is almost

Politics

Towards Sustainable Democracy In Nigeria

By ADAMS OYIBOKE

The Nigerian nation is today faced with one of its greatest challenges in this 21st Century. The challenge is no doubt daunting in that the nation has finally gotten that democracy which majority of Nigerians craved for almost three decades ago.

Editorial

The Nigerian Education Bank Bill

The Nigerian Education Bank Bill which has passed second reading at the Federal House of Representatives, as explained by the initiator, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila proposes to establish the Nigerian Education Bank, with the primary duty of

Child Health & You

Gifted Children In Today’s Education In Nigeria (1)

By dr damian u. nwaneri
PREVIOUSLY on this series 'TODAY'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND THE NIGERIAN CHILD', we discussed on 'THE MENTALLY RETARDED NIGERIAN CHILD IN TODAY'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM',

Relationship

Husband In Baby Carriage

By Edith Imoisili

This topic of "mothering" or "babying" our husbands obviously rings true with a lot of women.  We are either watching those around us do it, or we are doing it ourselves.  I am reminded of the