Obafemi Hamzat and the Lagos State future: Between electoral expediency and governing reality
By MOSHOOD OSHUNFUREWA As the 2027 general election approaches with the inexorable certainty of a tide that waits for no man, there is a familiar rhythm that plays out across the political landscape of Lagos State. The air thickens with promises, the streets swell with campaign paraphernalia, and those who hold power-or seek to-suddenly discover a […]
NAFDAC, counterfeiting and public health
SOMETIME in 2005, a friend took ill at workplace in one of the federal parastatals in Lagos and had to visit the staff clinic. An experienced doctor after thoroughly examining him put his finger on the cause of his sickness by correctly diagnosing malaria.
Lessons from the Ebola epidemic
AVAILABLE reports indicate that Nigeria has been successful in containing the Ebola virus disease following a serious threat from an infected Liberian-American that flew into Lagos airport from Liberia where the disease is rampant.
This adversarial style of politics
WHEN the All Progressives Congress, APC, was born in July 2013, it raised hopes that it would play the role of Nigeria’s major opposition party in the best tradition of a presidential democracy.
Femi Fani-Kayode @ 54
On October 16, 2014, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation and PDP chieftain, celebrated his 54th birthday, coincidentally, with the inauguration of the governor of Ekiti State, Chief Ayodele Peter Fayose. For the love a friend like Fani-Kayode has for Fayose, he preferred to be in Ado Ekiti to felicitate with the new governor and defied the usual merry making, thanksgiving and prayers with friends, political associates and family members at his Abuja residence.
Boosting healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa
NIGERIA recently overtook South Africa to become the continent’s biggest economy, hosting the World Economic Forum in May 2014 and showcasing the potential of the country.
