Monday, 22 April 2013 11:34
‘Why We Are Uncomfortable With TBAs’– Fidelis Njokanma, professor and dean, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, LASUCOM
"Why we are uncomfortable with TBAs" - Fidelis Njokanma, professor and dean, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Lagos State University College of Medicine, LASUCOM What do you think of traditional birth attendants? Traditional birth attendants have an age-old tradition of taking care of pregnant women and delivering them at the appropriate time. That is as far as tradition is concerned. But in 2013, the practice of taking care of pregnant women or delivering babies has gone far beyond the competence of ordinary traditional birth attendants. It may have sufficed many years ago to have them deliver babies, but today, when science has revealed a lot to modern man, it is no longer appropriate. Let us get one thing clear: more…
Monday, 15 April 2013 12:03
‘Amnesty Will Not End Insurgency’ – Paul Unongo,
You’re one of the few elder statesmen still remaining in the country. Are you happy with the state of the nation? No, I’m not happy. I am a parent and a teacher, and the dream of every parent is for their children to be better than them. I want my children to be better than me. I played active student union politics abroad and in this country before going into politics. Our dream and what we were doing was informed by our belief that the black man was equal in all respect to the white man and that we were endowed with capabilities that, if properly handled, we would bequeath to the younger generation of Nigerians a more united,…
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 12:36
Hurdles Before Power Investors
The power road map of President Goodluck Jonathan administration may be in its last stretch, but a number of daunting challenges face investors, which may imperil the objectives of the power reform When he walked up the pulpit to deliver his Easter message, Sunday March 31, at Our Saviour’s Church, Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, Lagos, little did President Goodluck Jonathan, know that his administration’s albatross would confront him. He had regaled his audience with a speech promising to bring to an end inadequate power supply in the country. Said he: “We have challenges as a nation but we must go where we want to go. As a president, I promise I will do my best. We promise that we will…
Monday, 18 March 2013 07:54
Still Not a Black Pope
With the choice of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, as the new Catholic pontiff, hopes that an African will emerge as the new pope appear to have been deferred once again If wishes were horses, then those hoping that the release of white smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, last week Wednesday would signify the emergence of a black pope would have had a ride of a lifetime. And Peter Tuckson, a Ghanaian cardinal and current president, Pontifical Council for Justice, Peace and Human Rights, would also have become the fourth African pope of the Roman Catholic Church. For those in this category, hopes of the chances of a black man emerging…
Tuesday, 12 March 2013 15:01
Boom Time For Lekki
Lekki, a sprawling community on the outskirts of Lagos, along the Epe Expressway, is now home to many Nigerians and a thriving real estate market. However, rising cost of rent and inadequate infrastructure, traffic congestion especially, have made life a nightmare for residents It was not his first visit to the area, but Peter Marquis, a retired officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, was pleasantly surprised on March 1, on his way to the burial ceremony of his aunt at Lekki, on the outskirts of Lagos. He had visited the area last when it had a narrow single lane road and dreaded its notorious traffic congestion. Although there was still slight traffic congestion on that fateful day,…
Tuesday, 05 March 2013 17:36
Revisiting Tinapa
After securing the gazette making the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort a free trade zone, patronage at the resort remains very low, prompting calls for concerted efforts by stakeholders to realise its full potential The first time Nnamani Kelechi visited Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort, Adiabo, near Calabar, he was amazed at what he saw. For a moment he thought he was in Europe or some developed country. Since that first visit last December, Kelechi, then a member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, serving at Odukpani Local Government area of Cross River State, had visited Tinapa several times, the last of which was Saturday, February 10. Although still impressed with the breathtaking scenery of Tinapa,…
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