FLOOD: My horrifying encounter with victims – Gov Uduaghan
...'I saw people hanging on trees to survive'
MANAGING the ravaging flood in Delta State has been a complicated affair for both the victims and the state
government. In some camps established for the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in the state, 18 at the time of this report, facilities have been over-stretched.
1.1 million children to suffer acute malnutrition in Nigeria, 7 other countries
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 2011 projected figures suggest that 1.1 million children will suffer from severe acute malnutrition in 2012 in eight countries in the Sahelian including northern Nigeria.
The case for atheism (4)
On a general note, the fact that prominent scientists and intellectuals believe in God does not constitute a valid proof of His existence. Indeed, those who argue this way, aside from downplaying or ignoring completely the inherent fallibility of human beings also commit the fallacy of appeal to wrong authority (argumentum ad verecundiam, not argumentum ad hominem, as I mistakenly stated last week). Some believers think that Pascal’s wager is a good reason for believing that God exists.
We’re empowering girls for IT devt – Oreoluwa Somolu
With technology pervading every facet of human life, there’s the urgent need for women and girls, who’ve been handicapped in this area, to acquire much knowledge. According to statistics, they comprise a larger percentage of Nigeria’s population, so, Nigeria’s move to becoming an IT-compliant nation may be frustrated unless these groups are catered for.
Ekwueme at 80, personifies patriotism, selfless service – Jonathan
As a former Vice President, Chief Alex Ekwueme, celebrates his 80th birthday today, President Jonathan has eulogized him as a living personification of the highest ideals of patriotism and selfless service.
