From Banking to Maternal Advocacy: How Dr. Sandra Uzodimma is championing better support for Nigerian mothers
Through education, counseling, advocacy, and grassroots initiatives, she has become one of the voices promoting a more holistic approach to maternal healthcare
Adamawa: Halting the bitter cacophony
Indeed this belief is a golden rule. It is not exclusive to politics. Even in the prominent fates that we adhere and believe in, a magnanimity in victory and gallantry in defeat especially, is what distinguishes real sportsmen from dilettantes and desperadoes. The outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election in Adamawa State has exposed some politicians to belong to the latter category of sportsmen.
NAFDAC searches for safe healthcare practices
NIGERIANS must acknowledge that positive transformation in every facet of human endeavour is a necessity that must be embraced by any nation that is committed to the improvement of the welfare of its citizens. This explains why the Federal Government alligns with resource driven and globally comparable achievements in virtually all segments of the nation’s endeavour.
Imperative of a Jonathan 2nd term
THOSE who are familiar with my political discourses know that I am an unapologetic supporter of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Ph.D., GCFR. I have been a “GEJite” or, if you like, a “Jonathanian” (a term coined by Nasir El Rufai thinking it is derisive) since October, 2009, when it became clear that late President Umaru Yar’adua was unlikely to continue as Nigeria’s President due to ill-health.
Who’s afraid of a presidential debate? (2)
THE high prevalence of corruption is antithetical to the development of any nation. This does not only render public institutions ineffective, it breeds impunity and lawlessness. How the alarming rate of corruption can be drastically reduced will surely be of interest to Nigerian voters this time around. It is not new to many that the image of the country outside is a source of utmost concern.
Buhari, Amaechi and politics of ‘parallel govt’
THE Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, obviously regards himself as the head of a mob of urban protesters, given his recent action at the Police Headquarters, Abuja the other day, where he faced a rowdy APC barricade in the premises in his bid to deliver a protest letter to the IGP. Earlier at a rally, the governor had promised “civil disobedience” and “parallel government” as premeditated APC response to an unfavourable outcome of the 2015 elections. He appeared to care less about the ominous consequences of such anarchy.
