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As campaigns begin in August: Can technology deliver credible elections in Nigeria? By Ejiro Ofoye

As campaigns begin in August: Can technology deliver credible elections in Nigeria? By Ejiro Ofoye

As political campaigns officially begin this August, Nigerians are once again confronted with the defining question that has shaped every election since the return to democratic rule in 1999: will the votes truly count? While political parties mobilise supporters, unveil manifestos and traverse the country in search of votes, millions of Nigerians remain concerned not only […]
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Escalating sleep problems as Nigeria murders sleep

Escalating sleep problems as Nigeria murders sleep

The United Nations Organization, apart from its role of ensuring peace and harmony between nations, is having a closer relationship with the individual, as it directs focus on all the different problems which assail the human life. Every day of the year marks something in the human welfare; in addition to the usual Children’s day, Labour day, Food day, Water day, days for Women, Mothers, Fathers, Grandparents, the Physically challenged, we now have special days for Sight, Hearing, etc.

‘Autism: Why I’m introducing affected children to structured teaching’ – Bolanle Adewole

‘Autism: Why I’m introducing affected children to structured teaching’ – Bolanle Adewole

M rs. Bolanle Adewole, the Founder/Director of The Learning Place-TLP School and TLP Centre in Lekki, Lagos, is passionately spear-heading the introduction of Structured Teaching in Nigeria in collaboration with AACTION Autism, a voluntary group of professionals from Chicago, USA, working to help third-world countries develop their techniques for working with children and adults with autism.

What next,for goodness’ sake!

What next,for goodness’ sake!

All these events swirling around us embodying power outage, poor health delivery,bad roads, dysfunctional so-called amenities, brutal insecurity, stifling corruption and ineffective leadership strike one as a mirror of our society.

A   moment in history

A moment in history

The book ‘Witness to History’ authored by Alhaji Lai Mohammed of the ACN was launched amidst fun fare on Monday.

The kidnapping  business

The kidnapping business

By Bimpe Ade During church service on Sunday before my pastor began his sermon, he spent his first ten minutes on the podium talking to the congregation about the recent surge of kidnappings in Lagos state. Speaking like a father to his children, he yelled passionately “these are perilous times.” “Don’t stay out late alone, […]

GLO FEEDBACK

GLO FEEDBACK

Last week, I complained about the fact that Glo did not honour a “special offer” that was conveyed to me via a text message a couple of weeks ago.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Jonathan’s super minister

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Jonathan’s super minister

WHEN the story broke last week, that Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala had ORDERED Information Minister, Labaran Maku, to punish Yushau Shuaibu, spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), for daring to criticise her, I wasn’t too surprised really.