International Women’s Day Series: Celebrating Mosunmola Abudu: Media/Entertainment and Hospitality Icon.
Mosunmola Abudu popularly known as Mo Abudu is a woman of many parts. She’s a human resource expert, media mogul, venture capitalist, film maker, television hostess and hospitality practitioner. The wonder is that she excels at them all. Mo Abudu was born in Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom to Nigerian parents over 61 years ago. She…
State Police. Hallelujah.
Thank you, Mr. President. We are grateful. Through the years, we have written essays. We have screamed from rooftops. We have argued in clubs, in bars, at dinner, and over several games of Scrabble and Draft. “Why,” we would always query, “is it impossible for us to have State Police in Nigeria?” I stumbled on…
International Women’s Day Series: Celebrating Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala: World Trade Czarina.
She burst on the national scene during the Obasanjo administration as Minister of Finance with a brief stint as Foreign Affairs Minister. This was a feat she replicated during the Jonathan administration as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Economy. She held sway during this period as the nation’s economic top shot. She was credited with…
THE MONDAY OKPEBHOLO I KNOW
By Saintmoses Eromosele (SME) I will begin with a confession. There was a time I doubted Monday Okpebholo. I listened to the noise of partisan politics. I heard the ridicule. I heard the confident propaganda insisting he could not lead. And I accepted those conclusions too easily, because at that time my own heart was…
MONSIEUR LE PRÉSIDENT, NOUS AVON UNE SITUATION
Up to the point when the Commander of Apollo 13 called, America’s attempt to go to the moon for the third time had appeared to be a success. Then, suddenly, boom!—an explosion. An unforeseen problem arises and then, the call that now rings famous around the world for its deliberate calmness in the face of…
International Women’s Day Series:
Celebrating Amina J Mohammed:Africa’s Leading Light at United Nations Hajia Amina Jane Mohammed is the current Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. Today, she’s the highest ranked African woman in the global body. She hitherto briefly served for two years in the first cabinet of the Buhari administration as Minister of Environment. Her strong pursuits…
WAR
In ‘Julius Caesar’ by Shakespeare, the Soothsayer named Spurinna had been warning Caesar from the month of February to “Beware the Ides of March.”On the day of the Ides of March, the 15th of March,Caesar said mockingly to Spurinna—“the Ides of March are come.”Spurrina replied, “Aye, the Ides of March are come but not gone.”…
International Women’s Day:
Celebrating Senator Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu Women’s Hub will be marking International Women’s Day this month by beaming a searchlight on certain women leaders that are making impact in their sphere of influence. We shall highlight the achievements of such local, national and international women. Our first subject will be Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady…
OF FORMS OF GOVERNMENT AND FOOLS AND WISE MEN.
Since about the age of 16 when we left Secondary School to begin Advanced Level Studies, we have spent countless and endless hours on discussions about forms of government and benefits for the people.In one of those conversations that we had in 1983 at the O’meekey Rendezvous—what you would call a Lounge today, after different…
PRESS RELEASE UBTH CLARIFIES ISSUES ON SERVICE PRICE REVIEW, PRIVATE LABORATORY PARTNERSHIP, AND FALSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE CMD
The Management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has noted with serious concern the circulation of misleading, false, and malicious claims aimed at tarnishing the reputation of the hospital and the character of its Chief Medical Director (CMD). In the interest of transparency, public accountability, and to prevent the spread of misinformation, Management…
