Revisiting the Phenomenon of Suicide
Opinion March 22, 2017
By Adekoya Boladale Growing up as a nine year old boy with a single parent is extremely challenging especially with all the frustrations our society offers. The thought of committing suicide had often crossed my mind, not once, not twice, and not even thrice! There was an occasion I... Read more
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has challenged churches in the southern states of Nigeria to assist those in the North to cushion the effect of violence attacks on them in the area. Umahi, at the 10th year anniversary and foundation stone laying of Basilica of Grace Cathedral... Read more
Stakeholders, including parents and students, have appealed to the Delta State Government to evolve measures to end the ongoing teachers’ strike over unpaid salaries and retirement benefits. The striking teachers are also demanding payment of their promotion arrears and elevation of those due for promotion. In... Read more
The women of Isu in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on Wednesday stormed Abakaliki protesting against the activities of Fulani herdsmen in the area. The women who came in their numbers carrying placards with different inscriptions such as “fulanis have destroyed all our crops and polluted our... Read more
By Charles Ogbu. There is absolutely nothing wrong in a man choosing to live in denial of the reality of his situation for a short while. After all, denial is part of the grieving process. The first part, actually. When I lost my father, the late Emmanuel Nwodo Ogbu... Read more
From: Dianabasi Effiong As the world celebrates the international day of forests today, a non governmental organisation (NGO), Rural Awareness for Green Environment Initiative (RAGE) has predicted dangerous climate crises in Nigeria if the Federal Government and the general public take no serious action in forest conservation. RAGE made... Read more
MAKURDI DECLARATION 2017: Communique of the Conference on Herders and Farmers Conflicts in Central Nigeria, organized by the Centre for Research Management, Benue State University, Makurdi, held at the Auditorium 1 of the College of Health Sciences, Benue State University from 13th – 16th March, 2017 Christened: The Centre... Read more
From Dianabasi Effiong The Cross River Government has restated its determination to immortalise indigenous sports heroes, dead or alive, through sustainable sponsorship of competitions in the state. Orok Duke, the Chairman of the State Sports Commission gave the assurance in an interactive session with sportswriters in Calabar on Sunday.... Read more
By Dianabasi Effiong, Calabar The Cross River State Independent National Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) says it will conduct a fair and credible Local Government elections on June 17 in the state. Chairman of the Commission, Dr Mike Ushie, gave the date on Thursday when he addressed journalists,... Read more
By C. Don Adinuba With the death in the early hours of March 4, 2017, of Benedict Ebele Obumselu, Africa and indeed the world have been robbed of one of the most formidable minds in recent times. Whether in oral pronouncements or in writing or even in the... Read more
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