Putting mental health on the front burner
The coincidence of the Vanguard Mental Health Summit on Friday, October 9, 2026, and World Mental Health Day the following day was a timely reminder that psychological well-being deserves a prominent place in Nigeria’s healthcare priorities. Their message was unmistakable: mental health must come out of the closet of silence, prejudice and neglect into the […]
50 years after the Nigerian Civil War (2)
THE Nigerian Civil War ended 50 years ago, but it continued to rage in the hearts of the power elite. General Yakubu Gowon (retd) declared “No Victor, No Vanquished” and also set up the Reconstruction, Reconciliation and Rehabilitation programme.
50 years after the Nigerian Civil War (1)
EVEN though January 15, was the day General Yakubu Gowon’s Federal Military Government formally received the instruments of surrender from Col. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu’s secessionist Republic of Biafra, January 13, 1970 was the actual date that the guns went silent on both sides.
Curbing the gale of migrations
THE 1964 prediction by the media and communication theorist, Marshall McLuhan, that the world will become a “global village” due to advancement in communication technology, has come to pass. Amazing inventions have shrunk the world.
2023 politicking in 2020
THE 2019 general elections took place barely 10 months ago, and those declared winners were installed a little over six months ago. Yet, it seems the politics of the next general election year 2023 is already in play.
Regional vigilantes to the rescue
ON Thursday last week, the Western Nigerian Security Network, tagged “Operation Amotekun” (Leopard) was launched by governors of the South West geopolitical zone.
