Mrs.Funmi Doherty has been in the forefront of combating HIV/AIDS in Nigeria for decades. National President, Society for Women and AIDS in Africa, Nigeria- SWAAN, Funmi is also the Head of the Medical Social Service Department at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital- LUTH.

“Though this be madness, yet there is method in it”.William Shakespeare, 1564-1616.
Last week, in the first part of this series, I had assumed that the judgment of the Tribunal with regard to Akwa Ibom State governor’s election was an aberration.

Man in the mirror is one of the most philosophical songs by Michael Jackson. It asks the listener to take an inward look at their own reflection and explore their minds for answers. To begin the process of changing the world by changing themselves.

Last week, one of our old colleagues, the legendary James Iroha, alias Gringory Akabogu of the new Masquerade Television Drama fame passed on. May his soul rest in peace. A retired Director of Television Services at the Abia State Broadcasting Corporation, Gringory had for awhile reportedly suffered from an eye ailment for which he repeatedly cried for help but none came.

I wonder if she had any premonition of how that day was going to end for her… I’m sure her main focus was simply to get through the high profile night without any mishap. No doubt the organizers would have talked her through the process, and as her citation was being read, she must have been going through her acceptance speech through her head.