Opinion

The open society endangered by Wole Soyinka

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2019 0

Present here, I fully expect, is the Youth contingent of this undertaking. We are still within the United Nations designated Year of the Child, and that makes youth involvement doubly appropriate as an integral part of our encounter. This is not mere sentiment. As some of you here may recall, I

Featured

Kill! Is this what humanity, society are all about?, Soyinka asks lawmakers

Ihesiulo Grace 16 November 2019 0

You are about to corrupt youthful impression, to join the brigade of closet psychopaths for whom the only solution to any social malaise from the trite to the profoundly affective is – Kill! Is this what humanity and society are all about? Professor Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has asked the national assembly. Soyinka on Friday […]

Opinion

2019: Is the Church for Sale?

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2018 0

I am a strong advocate for the unity of churches in Nigeria. This much I have highlighted in many forums in recent times. I am of the opinion that the church has a critical role to play in the entrenchment of good governance in any given society, Nigeria inclusive because everyone desires and talks about […]

Education Nigeria

Education ministry to partner SFH on HIV/AIDS in schools

Ihesiulo Grace 20 December 2017 0

The Ministry of Education on Tuesday in Abuja announced her collaboration with Society for Family Health to combat HIV/AIDS in schools. Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, who was represented by Mrs. Justina Ibe, Director, Education Support Services in the ministry, made the above disclosure while presenting a report at the official dissemination of report […]

Politics

Join politics to revolutionalise nation’s infrastructure, grow economy, engineers told

Ihesiulo Grace 12 November 2017 0

Members of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) have been advised to go into politics to provide direction in leadership, revolutionalise the nation’s infrastructure and ensure rapid economic growth. Mr Wale Adeniran, the Director, Human Resources, Flour Mills Plc, made the call on Saturday while speaking as a guest speaker at the 8th memorial lecture […]

News

CSO’s urges President Buhari to wade into Gov. Ayade proposed Superhighway project

Ihesiulo Grace 12 November 2017 0

* Says project violate relevant laws *About 185 communities will be affected if project is allowed A coalition of about five civil society groups has drawn the attention of president Muhammadu Buhari to the irregularities and violations of the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the proposed Superhighway project of the Cross River […]

News

Coalition urges FG, AGF to declare IMN a terrorist organization before it’s too late

Ihesiulo Grace 12 November 2017 0

The Coalition Of Civil Society Organizations For Transparency and Good Governance (COCSOTGG), has called on the Presidency and the Attorney General of the Federation to act fast in designating the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, (IMN) a Terrorists group before it’s too late. The group said if care was not taken to curb the situation, IMN […]

Technology

Nigerians save ₦190bn using digital maps- Report

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2017 0

A report on the Economic Impact of Geospatial Services has disclosed that Nigerians save ₦190 billion (US $748 million) based on local wages, using digital maps to reduce travel time. The report, which was launched recently in Abuja by Google, provider of the digital maps, was conducted by research group, Alpha Beta. The report shows […]

Edo Times

Group gives Obaseki 14-day ultimatum to tackle insecurity

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2017 0

A civil rights group under the aegis of Edo Civil Society Organisations (EDOCSO) has given a 14-day ultimatum to the Edo State government, Edo State House of Assembly and the Nigeria Police Force to put an end to the insecurity in the state. Addressing newsmen in Benin City, the coordinator general of the group, Comrade […]

Opinion

Right and Wrong Ways of Choosing Leaders

Ihesiulo Grace 2 April 2015 0

It was Nikolai Gogol in his book, Diary of a Madman and Other Stories, who said that ‘sharing thoughts, feelings and experiences is one of the greatest blessings of this life’. This statement was made by a dog in a letter it sent to another dog. The madman found this letter, when he heard the […]

Entertainment Life & Style

High Society Marriages that have bitten the dust

Ihesiulo Grace 21 March 2015 0

Thousands of marriages break up every year, not a sweet fact though. They start out great, but something happens along the way. It could be almost immediately that the signs begin to show, that one or both mates are unhappy or it could even take years before the cracks start to appear. Money, careers and […]