SIMON KOLAWOLE: Obama is an Inspiration Any Day

Obama is an Inspiration Any Day

Simon Kolawole Live!: Email: simon.kolawole@thisdaylive.com

No, no, no. I am not about to write a tribute to U.S. President Barack Obama for winning a second term, although he more than deserves some praise. In 2008, his victory owed largely to the novelty of his candidature. This time around, it is fair to say he has earned his stripes in a very tough battle with Mitt Romney.

FLOOD: HOPE, Succour for the Afflicted

FLOOD: HOPE, Succour for the Afflicted

Flood victims

An untimely humanitarian crisis has rocked the once peaceful riverine communities of Delta and Bayelsa and some other states of the nation. The region has been quickly and unduly thrown into chaos within the last few weeks, as floods have ravaged the two states and displaced thousands of residents in the Niger Delta region. A Non-Governmental Organisation, The Dickens Sanomi Foundation gave out a comprehensive funding package worth over N100 million to flood victims in Delta and Bayelsa State, as part of its intervention programme to mitigate the effects of the devastating flood on the people writes LANRE ALFRED.

Our Grouse Against Jonathan, By Tambuwal, House Member

Our Grouse Against Jonathan, By Tambuwal, House Members

House Speaker Aminu Tambuwal


Chuks Okocha 

The Peoples Democratic Party’s intervention in the seeming cold relationship between the House of Representatives and President Goodluck Jonathan seems to be helping to unravel the annoyance of the lawmakers.

But the reasons alleged to be behind the intermittent faceoff between the president and the House, dominated by his party, may be creating other pressures for the president.   

Four Celebrity Bad Behavior’s... Four Ways to Fix ’em

Four Celebrity Bad Behavior’s... Four Ways to Fix ’em

Jim Iyke and Omoni

By Joy Bewaji
Some stars follow the path of wisdom and restraint—building sustainable brands, getting credible endorsements, and engaging themselves with uplifting courses—others manage to rumba with controversy ever so often; they are stuck on the mud path, getting their feet soaked in mire that messes up the ultimate perception they desire. Their lives always seem like one hand is dipped in boiling water and the other hand is forever trying to redeem/defend/fight-for-whatever-is-left-of-their-worth that has been reduced to crumbs!

Again, Police Kill Another in Lagos

Again, Police Kill Another in Lagos

Chiemelie Ezeobi

The incessant killings of commercial motorcycle riders popularly known as Okada was again brought to the fore yesterday when some policemen attached to the Ketu Police Division shot yet another commercial motorcyclist.

SLUM TO SCHOOL PROJECT 'NET A CHILD'

NET A CHILD PROJECT

 

Research has shown that malaria remains the foremost disease concern in Nigeria – with an estimated 300,000 children dying of malaria each year.  And Uberfact says malaria has killed more people than all the wars in history. Malaria accounts for over 25% of infant mortality (children under age 1), 30% of childhood mortality (children under five), and 11% of maternal mortality. 

Ijeoma Ukwadinachi: A LITTLE ACT OF KINDNESS

It all started in a very mundane manner but here is how the story goes:

Our work entails visiting slum neighborhoods most of the time. I have come to discover that no two visits to the same neighbourhood are ever the same. On this particular day in 2009, I went on a field visit to Ikota.

Ikota is a high-density slum neighbourhood situated along Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos. This community plays host to over ten thousand people of which children and women constitute a greater percentage of the population. It is a cultural melting point hosting communities of diverse tribes and nationalities, amongst which are Ibos, Yorubas, Bini, Efik, Itsekiris, Ijaws, as well as Ghanaians.

THE ARTS: An Igala Legend in Israel

An Igala Legend in Israel

Some cast members of the African-Israeli Stage

By Olufunke Adepuji
A play by Emmy Unuja Ikanaba Idegu, a professor at the Department of Theatre and Performing Arts of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, recently thrilled an Israeli audience. This was on Tuesday, October 16, at the ZOA Theatre, 26 Eben-Gevirol Street in Tel Aviv. The play, The Legendary Inikpi was staged as a command performance during the commemoration of the 20th years of the restoration of diplomatic ties between Nigeria and Israel as well as the celebration of Nigeria’s 52nd independence anniversary.

THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE: Long, Slow Journey to Normalcy

Long, Slow Journey to Normalcy

Traffic on Third Mainland Bridge

After four months of repairs on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos residents who commute across the lagoon using the roads linking the bridge to their destinations are happy that the long and slow journey is gradually giving way to normalcy, writes Adeola Akinremi

Until last week, connecting Lagos Island from its Mainland and other parts of the state was like reminiscence of Thomas Stearns Eliot’s Journey of the Magi. For a journey, such as Ikeja to Marina was long, hard and tough.  Though, no Carmel galled for as long as it lasted, it was the commuters, Lagos yellow bus drivers and private car owners who pinched.   Hard and bitter agony for everyone with businesses and schedules across the ocean, it was just the worst time of the year.

Why There is Poor Quality Telephone Service, by Omobolaji

Why There is Poor Quality Telephone Service, by Omobolaji

Mrs  Omobola  Johonson

Muhammad Bello in Abuja
Poor quality service being experienced by mobile telephone users across the country has been attributed to system overhaul by the service providers, aggressive promotion of their brands and preponderance of attacks by Boko Haram adherents as well as  the effects of flood that ravaged many communities.