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Dr Maxwell Azuka Meju Ogwashi-Uku Community, headquarters of Aniocha South Local Government Area in Delta State have congratulated one of her sons, Dr Maxwell Azuka Meju for bagging the Reginald Fessenden Award, the highest global award in Exploration Geophysics.Dr Meju is a principal researcher at PETRONAS Centerfor Advanced Imaging, Malaysia and was recently announced recipient of the2018/2019 awardee in recognition of his innovation and contribution to the extractive industry and academia. A message congratulating Meju who began his academic pursuit from Government Primary School, Ogwashi-Uku signed by the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku, HRH Prof Chukwuka Okonjoon behalf of the Obi-in-Council, stated that…

ByIduozee Paul, Benin correspondentAn lslamic scholar in the departmentof religions, Faculty of Arts, University of Benin, Edo state, Prof. Lateef KayodeAdeyemo, has said the month of Ramadan, a fasting period recently observed by Muslims is a time Muslims help to feed and show love andcare to fellow faithful while also purifying themselves for more blessings fromAllah..The associate professor of IslamicThought and Civilization in Uniben made this explanation at the Second Editionof her Annual Ramadhan IFTAR SA’lM, a collect ie fast breaking for aboutof 250 fasting Muslims. The breakfastfeast consisted of an assortment of food, drinks and fruits, and featuredQur’an recitations,…

By Ken MejuPresident Buhari and his council membersThe place of women has been duly displaced and misplaced in our heavily male dominated environment. Perhaps that has been suggestive of holes and inadequacies that punctured and permeated the political templates which have orchestrated insensitivity, moral loss, decay and nausea in the economy as well as socio-cultural disparities.The place of women in the Nigerian governance picture has not only been displaced but misplaced by robbing them of the ability to function in grace like their male counterparts who adjudge them the weaker sex.To me, they are no weaker sex but rather,a deprived…

Nigeria isa country where the citizens gain almost nothing from government. Exceptperhaps for Abuja the state capital, in almost all the states, citizens provideall services needed for living by themselves.Whereasit is the duty of government to protect, provide water, good roads, educationalfacilities as well as power for the people, over the years government serviceshave so become decadent that people are forced to provide things for themselves;yet each year millions and billions of naira are voted by the federalgovernment for these services.Waterthough a very important commodity for sanitation and good living, has sincedisappeared from the radar of public services in most…

By Constance MejuAlthough the future to a healthy nation lies in theproper management of the hygiene and reproductive health advancementsespecially of girls, government seems not to care about this. The adolescentconstitute boys and girls between the age of 13 and 20, a large chunk of ourlarge population now over 200 million.Prof. Diuto Akanwor brought this neglect to the foretwo years ago at a workshop on women organized by Godspresence Foundation atthe University of Port Harcourt. She harped on the importance of enlighteningthese young minds on healthcare and making provisions for their healthcare toensure future sound development as those who will…

We are faced with happenings inour days that shake us beyond our imaginations. Corruption being impairment ofintegrity, virtue, or moral principle has troubled the smooth flow of lifeevents. This illegal, bad or dishonest behaviour,especially by people in positions of power has greatly disturbed the femininegender as we will see these adverse effects on some areas their life.In education, there seems to beso much positive development yet there are families who would not mind sendingan educationally fair boy to further his school than dare send an excellentgrade girl to keep rising in her studies. The ‘MAN’ mentality has actuallyeroded our sense…

A Port Harcourt based national environmental andhuman rights organization, Centre for Environment, Human Rights andDevelopment, CEHRD, has expressed deep concerns over the rising rate ofinsecurity and human rights violations across the country and Rivers State inparticular. The concern was raised during the organization’sstaff and board retreat held recently in Port Harcourt with support from theEmbassy of the Netherlands, Abuja. In a welcome address during the retreat, thechairperson of the Board of directors of the organization, Constance Mejulamented that Nigerian roads and highways have been taken over literally bycommercial kidnappers, armed robbers, cultists even as Fulani herdsmen and BokoHaram terrorists unleash terror…

ByIduozee Paul, Benin CorrespondentA university lecturer in thedepartment of political science, University of Benin, Dr. Osaretin Idahosa and founder of Advocate for Good Governance, Comrade Austin Osakwe have appealed to the federal,  state and local governments to pay more attention to issues and needs of albinos to give them a sense of belonging in the society.They also frowned at the stigmatization and discrimination of the albinos by government, individuals, relatives and friends which make them feel dejected and hopeless in the society.The duo said it is the duty of government at all levels to attend to the plights of albinos in Nigeria.The duo who…

By Ken Meju photo by Pulse.ngTheyhad the crumbs given to them by slay kings instead of the crunch. A morsel waspresented to them in lieu of bread to keep them hungry while abundance smilesaway into the pockets of the bourgeois to keep them fat and satisfy their soul.They savour with relish the caste system they willfully created that is repletewith deceit and lies against the masses.Thiscow of Bashan has negated the social contract between them and the commonersand consequently, eat up the grasses and trample underfoot; the remnant withutmost disregard. The food of the lot is looted by a few.The…

By Ubong OkorieFake drugs or a counterfeit drug is defined as any substandard drug that may contain toxic dose of dangerous ingredients that can cause mass poisoning (According to World Health Organization).This poor quality medicine compromises the treatment of chronic and infectiondiseases leading to disease progression, drug resistance and death of whichwomen are more vulnerable because of the population ratio, medical needs inobstetrics and gynecological problems. Counterfeit medicine may be contaminatedor contain the wrong or no active ingredients. It could have the activeingredients but at a wrong dose. This is harmful to health.The major causes of proliferation fake drugs in…