Girl child: Beyond the commemoration rhetoric
By Uche Anunne On Oct. 11, Nigeria joined the rest of the world to celebrate the International Day of the...
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Nigeria @ 62: The rise, challenges of education sector
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Over the past 62 years, Nigeria’s education has made tremendous progress. It is safe to argue that...
Putin’s nuclear warnings: Myth or reality?
by Emmanuel Yashim President Vladimir Putin’s latest warning that he is ready to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia amid the...
Ebonyi @26: From endemicity of guinea worm, illiteracy to Frontline State
By Obike Ukoh Ebonyi State, created on Oct. 1, 1996, by late Military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, prides itself as “Salt of The Nation.’’ The state was carved out from Abia and Enugu states. The two areas: Abakaliki bloc carved from Enugu State and Afikpo bloc, carved out from Abia, were known for high level of underdevelopment. Infrastructural deficit was very high, literacy level was below national average, while guinea worm infestation was endemic. It was as a result of this deficit in almost all the sectors, which the people...
NEWS ANALYSIS: Tracking Cardiovascular Disease
By uche anunne Cardiac doctors describe Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) a silent killer, presenting surreptitious indications that could be taken unimportant until...
A Tribute To A Queen That FED ON The Blood Of 4.3 Million Igbos In 1967-1970
By Oyc Boss, Igboayaka The national president of Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, the apex Socio-cultural youth organization of Ndigbo, Comrd....
Whither Nigeria’s 20m out-of-school children?
By Kayode Adebiyi In its latest global data on out-of-school children, UNESCO has put Nigeria’s children figure at an estimated...
2023 Polls: Beyond tribe, religion
By Emmanuel Mogbede As parties gear up towards full-blown campaigns, ahead of 2023 general polls, many observers of development in...
Are Nigerian indigenous languages going extinct?
By Jacinta Nwachukwu Nigeria as a multilingual nation has major and minor languages intertwined by dialects, though the exact number...
Connecting people with environment through art galleries
By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko The recent display, in Ibadan, of 140 works of art including `Lake Fishing and `The Bikers’ shows...
Mary: Mother of God and Not a Goddess
Fr George Adimike Various religions of the world, especially the ancient mystery ones, relished the reality of the divine feminine,...
PETER CARDINAL OKPALAEKE
Fr George Adimike In the just concluded consistory in the Vatican, Pope Francis created 20 new cardinals, including His Eminence,...
‘MADUKA’ AS THE PRINCIPLE OF EDUCATION: THE ONITSHA MIRACLE STORY
Fr George Adimike When ‘maduka’ becomes the principle of education, potential turns into capital. Generally, Onitsha has a reputation for...
ENUGU STATE IS BORN By Bianca Ojukwu
"Enugu State was then carved out from Old Anambra State with parts of Ebonyi. Dateline 27 August 1991" I am...
Insecticide Treated Nets: Anambra residents recount experiences
…say distribution of nets, timely Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Recent weeks in Anambra state have witnessed uncommon activities following the June...
When Suffering Becomes Gain
By Sam Otti Growing up, Dr Cosmas Maduka, Chief Executive Officer, Coscharis Group, swam to affluence from troubled waters. At...
Before You Bleach That Skin
By Femi Ogunshola Humans have always applied different measures and approaches to enhance their physical appearance. These range from transiting...
Orji Kalu’s 3 years in senate: Blessing or curse? (Part 2)
By Ugochukwu Uwaeke On July 30, 2022, the people of Umunneochi and travellers along Enugu-Port Hacourt expressway, within the Leru-Ihube...
WAKE UP, IGBO GOVERNORS AWUSA ABATAGO AWKA!
By MAZI OMIFE I. OMIFEMbuze Mbaukwu Awusa Abata Awka! The chickens have come home to roost. When we said it...
BEYOND THE ARREST AND TRIAL OF SENATOR EKWEREMADU IN LONDON
By Emeka Ugwuonye, Esquire As a citizen of Enugu State, of the Enugu West senatorial constituency, Senator Ekweremadu is my...
