Where is the Environment in our Elections?
On March 28th 2015, it is expected that Nigerians would troop out to elect a new president or continue to be managed according to the blueprint of the present administration of the PDP. Whatever reason...
View ArticleBird Flu: All Eyes On Nigeria?
Recently (January 2015), Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, Akinwumi Adesina, confirmed the outbreak of bird flu in eleven states of the federation. The states affected are Kano, Lagos, Ogun, Rivers,...
View ArticleTobacco: When Will The World Defeat This Menace?
On May 31, 2015, ‘World No Tobacco Day’ (WNTD) was once again marked across the world. The theme for this year’s campaign is: “Stop Illicit Trade Of Tobacco Products.” First observed in 1987 following...
View ArticleHow Safe Are Instant Noodles?
For many years now, instant noodles appear to have become one of the most favourite meals in many homes in this part of the world, and seem to have retained the capacity to greatly endear many mothers...
View ArticleThey Fly, We Die
Two recent conversations reminded me of the extent to which the lives of “ordinary” Nigerians—that is to say, most Nigerians—have been gravely debased. Let’s start with the more recent. Last Saturday,...
View ArticleImportance of CPR In an Emergency Situation: Nigeria as a Case Study
Dear Sir, The Guardian publication of February 15, 2016 titled: “Valentine Tragedy: Assistant Commissioner of Police dies in Lagos Hotel” is a wakeup call to all Nigerians to learn the simple procedure...
View ArticleUse GMO for Electricity and Gas, not Food
In my days in secondary school, one of my best subjects was integrated science. That subject had Biology, Physics and Chemistry all fused in one even though we didn’t know…
View ArticleBefore the Marrakech Accord: why were we silent?
In the days before the Climate Change Conference COPP 22, lovers of our home the earth went to town soliciting support for a 50% plan for mother earth. According to…
View ArticleECOWAS EU Energy Wars
I have been reading former Secretary General of the OPEC Abdalla Salem El-Badri’s interesting piece, Security of energy supplies inextricably linked with demand. That piece, published in the...
View ArticleThe Suicide Syndrome
“A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” This is an important admonition to those reading or perusing this piece; to those who had at one time or the other…
View ArticleQuarantined Food and Other Absurdities
I have argued before that the Nigerian state appears organized around the principle of inflicting maximum emotional aggravation, and, often, severe physical pain, on citizens and other occupants of the…
View ArticleQuarantined Food and Other Absurdities
I have argued before that the Nigerian state appears organized around the principle of inflicting maximum emotional aggravation, and, often,… The post Quarantined Food and Other Absurdities appeared...
View ArticleEncounter with Dirty Fuel
If there are about 20 persons in Nigeria today who should know the deadly impact of the importation of Dirty… The post Encounter with Dirty Fuel appeared first on iNigerian.com.
View ArticleWill Nigeria Treat Drug Addicts any better?
Nigeria is a place where we choose to believe that drug abuse/dependence is alien to our culture. The prevalence of… The post Will Nigeria Treat Drug Addicts any better? appeared first on iNigerian.com.
View ArticleAso Rock Clinic: A Microcosm of Nigeria’s Healthcare System
You go in for severe headache. Without checking your pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature; without taking fluid… The post Aso Rock Clinic: A Microcosm of Nigeria’s Healthcare System...
View ArticleOf Brain Surgery and the Love of Money: Professor Temidayo Shokunbi and the...
Professor Temidayo Shokunbi was believably flown into the glittering city of Abuja from his humble base at the University Collge Hospital, Ibadan, to attend to the power-biking son of the… The post Of...
View ArticleMedical Emergency (Non)Response in Nigeria
You get accidentally knocked down by a car in the middle of Ibadan…knocked down hard into unconsciousness…what do you think bystanders would do (or can do) to help save your… The post Medical Emergency...
View ArticleThis Phase Shall Pass
We live in a world that is governed by laws; in order to enjoy the beauty, glamour, splendor and the luxury of the planet earth, human beings must understand several… The post This Phase Shall Pass...
View ArticleCivil Society Group Commiserates with Kwara State Flood Victims
Civil society group, Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD), has expressed its sympathy for the victims of the recent flooding in Okekere, Oloje, Ode Adana, Okelele, Dada area, Aduralere,...
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