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The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Ali Pate, described the passing on of Emeritus Prof Umar Shehu, 92, as a great loss to Nigeria for his tireless lifetime efforts to improve public health.
The brutal murder of Dr Chike Akunyili by the so-called “unknown gunmen” — I call them “the Boko
SIMONKOLAWOLE! BY SIMON KOLAWOLE Dr Isa Ali Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, has been at the centre of a litany of controversies for two weeks non-stop — an unusually lengthy period in the Nigerian news cycle. A newspaper had reported that Pantami, who is also an Islamic cleric, was on the US terror watch list because of his views on al-Qaeda, which is designated as a terrorist organisation by Western countries. Pantami spiritedly denied the report and demanded a retraction. I guess that in the absence of a compelling evidence to back the report, the newspaper recoil...
On mercenaries: 2014 private military contractors’ advice to end insecurity not implemented ‘2 trillion arms industry creates wars to sell weapons’ By Chris Onuoha Professor Khalifa Dikwa is the Dean of the Borno Elders Forum. In this interview, Dikwa pointedly says moles in the military are working for Boko Haram terrorist group that has been fighting to take territories in the North-East. There have of recent been renewed attacks by the Islamist group which lays ambush for travelers on major roads in the embattled region and even troops while unleashing terror on soft targets at will ...
Ring true BY yemi adebowale Phone 08054699539 Email: yemi.adebowale@thisdaylive.com There are 33 formal camps for Internally Displaced Persons in Borno State, where close to a million people struggle for survival. Majority of the camps are within and around Maiduguri, the state’s capital. Others are in Konduga, Rann, Kala Balge, Jere, Kaga, Monguno, Damboa, Bama, Ngala, Mafa and Dikwa. The federal and Borno State governments, and a number of international/local aide agencies are struggling to provide food, shelter and medicine for these victims of Boko Haram terrorists. Here, scores die...