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Ortom; Between Leadership and Demagoguery By Jerome-Mario Utomi  Listen to article From the political tragic-comedy that unfolded in the political topography called Nigeria, in the year 2017, the prevailing harsh economic situation in the country, a state of depression (or is it a recession) designed by yet to be established architects, and unfulfilled change premised, I published a piece in August that year, titled; Caging the demagogues in our political space. Essentially, the piece in que...

Taming Nigeria’s oil spillage and gas flaring Scourge (Part 2) By Jerome-Mario Utomi      Listen to article The Act (the Harmful Waste (Special Criminal Positions etc), Act 1988, referred to in part 1 of this piece, it was argued only focuses on the commission of any action or omission by persons without lawful authority. Thus, where an organization has a licence to store waste resulting from production, they are seemingly omitted from the ambit of the Act, but the law fai...

MEASURING 80 metres long, and new colourful installation at a development site is surely the city’s longest piece of street art. The artwork has been unveiled on Darley Street, around the former Marks & Spencer building, and is a collaboration between Bradford 2025, Bradford BID and Bradford Markets. The new work is one of a number of new street art commissions that are making waves across the Bradford district, featuring the work of local artists from Bradford among others from across ...

Submitting... The Tetley. The superhero could be anyone and everyone from an NHS surgeon to a parent who has nailed the home-schooling, to the local corner shop that stayed open to make sure local people were stocked up on food and essentials. The exhibition is open to absolutely everyone to enter. The Tetley has stressed that you dont have to be a professional artist and can literally send your piece on the back of a postcard. Toby Kilby-Pollard is a Programme Coordinator at The Tetley. He sai...

Graphic Online BY: Political Desk Report Category: General News Residents being attended to by a medical officer, while Mr Dzudzorli Kwame Gakpey, MP for Keta (in smock) and other staff of the hospital look on 30.5k Shares 705 In fulfilment of his campaign promise, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Keta, Mr Dzudzorli Kwame Gakpey, has organised free eye surgery for constituents who suffer from mild blindness and need surgery to regain their sights. At least 600 residents with acute eye cases ...

The coronavirus pandemic has left many of us both emotionally and physically drained, writes Louise Perrin. Thursday, 6th May 2021, 11:22 am From left: Leon Fijalkowski - Director, Orb Community Arts; Taomi Humphries – Volunteer - Mind in Harrogate District; Carrie Hyett - Befriending Coordinator - Mind in Harrogate District; Tina Chamberlain - CEO - Mind in Harrogate District; Leah Carling - Programme Coordinator - Mind in Harrogate District; and Jo Titchmarsh - Volunteer - Wellspring Therap...

Share Bathinda: Central University of Punjab, Bathinda (CUPB) under the patronage of Vice Chancellor Prof. Raghavendra P. Tiwari organized a plantation drive for setting up of “Graha, Nakshatra and Rashi Vatika” at CUPB Ghudda Campus on May 5, 2021. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Raghavendra P. Tiwari inaugurated the programme by planting Graha, Nakshatra and Rashi saplings in the Vatika situated near Guest House at CUPB Campus. Divine Trees associated with nine Grahas, twenty-seven Nakshatras and t...

Students from Leeds Trinity University are showcasing their final year photography projects across digital screens in Leeds City Centre as part of a virtual exhibition. The Re:Vision exhibition launched on May 3 and is displaying work created by final-year photography students, with project themes including men’s mental health, consumerism, fast fashion and the environment. Re:Vision will exhibit the work of eight photographers from the first-ever cohort of the universitys BA (Hons) pho...

Taming Nigeria’s Oil spillages and gas flaring Scourge By Jerome-Mario Utomi Listen to article The recent news report that the Okordia-Rumekpe 14-inch crude truck line operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) discharged some 213 barrels of crude oil into Ikarama community in Bayelsa, has again brought to our consciousness that though Nigeria prides itself as the giant of Africa and the most populous black nation in the world, yet, it is still riddled with third world challe...

Written by Communications The Southern Africa Trust seeks to recruit Programme Coordinator: Economic and Development Policy to contribute to our mission and ensure we have the capacity and skills needed as we transition to the next phase of our 3-year strategy. ‍ The Southern Africa Trust was established in 2005, to support civil  society organisations in Southern Africa to participate effectively and with  credibility in policy dialogue so that the voices of the poor can have better  im...