By Olatunji Buhari The global response to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that originated from Wuhan, a city in China in December 2019 has virtually created a new world order. The virus has put medical professionals, public health experts and virtually all of us on our toes and we are now in a race against […]

By Dr. Abia Nzelu Every year, July 28 is marked as World Hepatitis Day, WHD. It is a day dedicated to increasing the global awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis and the diseases that it causes. Viral hepatitis is inflammation of the liver caused by a group of viruses known as hepatitis A, B, C, […]

By Prof. Ladipo Adamolekun The accountability examples highlighted in this essay are in the context of countries with democratic governments that require elected political leadership teams to take responsibility for the outcomes of their actions and decisions. And the examples relate specifically to the management of the coronavirus crisis that has been ravaging almost every […]

By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Monday, asked the All Progressives Congress, APC, its former national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole and the party’s candidate in the Edo governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu to apologize to the traditional institution over last week’s show of shame at the Palace of the Oba of Benin, […]

By Patrick Dele Cole ABOVE is a photograph of Chief Obafemi Awolowo with naked children. People have all kinds of reactions to Nigerians being naked in 1952 – get over it; in most parts of Nigeria, at that time, being naked was common. I started primary school in Enugu in 1946. We lived at the […]