Opinion

OPINION: UN STRENGTHENS NIGERIA’S COVID-19 RESPONSE CAPACITY

Against the backdrop of global efforts to tackle the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and its impact on countries’ socioeconomic life, the United Nations has provided the Nigerian government $2 million to procure essential medical supplies and to care for...

OPINION: HEALTH WORKERS ARE THE FRONTLINE SOLDIERS AGAINST COVID-19. LET’S PROTECT THEM

The COVID-19 or the new Corona Virus is different. In this virus we have an enemy which is invisible and sometimes deadly, and the task is harder. About a century ago the Spanish flu pandemic killed an estimated 50 million...

OPINION : AFRICAN COUNTRIES RAMP UP CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE TO TACKLE FAST SPREAD

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So far, more than half of African countries have reported cases With 34 out of the 54 African countries having reported cases, the coronavirus (COVID-19) is rapidly spreading across the continent, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned this week. “We've...

OPINION: THE ADAPTABILITY OF MAN IN THE WAKE OF CORONAVIRUS

Our way of life has drastically changed following the emergence of the dreaded Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As tough as this could be, we are being forced to suddenly change our pattern of greetings as we no longer accept hugging,...

OPINION: CHRISTIANITY, COVID-19, OPIOIDS, OVERDOSE & DRUG ADDICTION

Emptiness can also be described as a tear in the soul. Whatever individuals use to fill up becomes the engine with which they run their lives. It is impossible to understand how – sometimes, there is no apparent problem, or...

OPINION: COVID19: THE MYTH BURSTING VIRUS

Corona virus, also known as Covid19 will be remembered as the pandemic that sent the world cowering in raw fear of an apocalyptic demise of human existence. For Nigerians, the ravaging silent killer has exposed the level at which...

OPINION: COVID -19 AND WITCHCRAFT: EXPLOITING THE CLIMATE OF FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY

A branch of the Foursquare Gospel Church has announced a four-day prophetic power crusade. The theme of the crusade is: Breaking the Yoke of Witchcraft. The prophetic service will take place in Nsukka in Southern Nigeria from April 23...

OPINION: COVID-19 ECONOMICS MUST SPUR LOCAL RELIANCE ON DRUGS, GOODS AND SERVICES

This Coronavirus health crisis has tasked and overwhelmed our meager and robust healthcare system throughout the world. There are fears and some panic from the worst case scenario. Nevertheless, Coronavirus must be taken seriously and all orders from constituted...

OPINION: IOCS RELOCATION ORDER AND OKOWA’S POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT

What’s crucial about a vision is not its originality but how well it serves the interests of important constituencies and how easily it can be translated into a realistic competitive strategy. - John P. Kotter, Professor of Leadership at...

OPINION: COVID-19: FROM MY HEART TO YOURS

About a week ago I returned back to the United States after a short trip to Nigeria through London, and in the next day or two I will be stepping back into the front lines. Into the minefields of...