15-year old Heman Bekele of Fairfax, Virginia has been chosen as Time’s kid of the Year. He invented a bar of soap that can help cure skin cancer and save lives. Heman who was born in Ethiopia has been quite curious since he was a child. Fortunately, his parents moved to the United States, and…
The National Judicial Council has recommended Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun to the President for consideration to be the next Chief Justice of Nigeria. If President Tinubu accepts the recommendation, she will be the second female to occupy the office of Chief Justice. The first woman Chief Justice was Justice Aloma Mariam Muktar who served from…
This is a sad story. It is sad because this man was given a job to do for Nigeria. He came highly recommended by his former boss. Unconfirmed reports have it that the job had been offered to his former boss. He passed it on to a trusted hand. There are also unconfirmed reports that…
There is something about the Chinese. They understand contracts. It is something about their culture. They are long-term thinkers. You underestimate them at your own peril. When the British took Hong Kong, they signed a contract with them. At the time of the lease in 1898, 99 years looked like a long time. The British…
Hear this. James Carville is married to Mary Matalin. James is a Democratic strategist. Mary is a Republican strategist. They go on television. They do their job. One bashes the Democrats. The other badgers the Republicans. They come back home, he does the trash. She cooks. They both clean up. They sleep in the same…
In the summer of 1941, Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa. He had always had vaulting ambitions to expand Germany Eastwards to gain living space for his self declared “superior” race—the Germans. What was he thinking? Any soldier with a modicum of training in military school will tell you that was a mistake. It marked the beginning…
That’s right. Doctors and other healthcare professionals earn premium pay in the United States. The reason is because you can be sure to also get the best treatment available anywhere in the world. The last figures available had estimates of over $240 Billion for medical research in 2020 alone. Many families struggle with the cost…
HONOLULU (AP) — Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made it famous and who went on to become a children’s literacy advocate, has died. He was 88. Amos created the Famous Amos cookie empire and eventually lost ownership of the company — as well as the rights to use…
Those of us in the business of writing have been screaming from the rooftops for the government to protect farming communities with force. This is a national security issue. Food insecurity is national insecurity. Pairing this with duty waivers on massive food importation should resolve the high prices situation in the country in the short…
All efforts to stabilize the Naira against the dollar may not work as Nigeria has few tools to deploy at the moment. Over the next few weeks, Egogonewshub will be interviewing foremost economists on steps that we can take as a nation to give strength to the Naira and restore our national pride. For the…
