Okay, so we have all been clamouring for the government to lock up Nigeria and curtail the movement of people. This in the hope, seriously, that it will reduce the rate of infection, reduce the number of people who transmit the disease and so help us all to battle the corona virus. The government heard… Continue reading After The Lockdown What Next?_Dr Biodun Ogungbo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented the porosity of African borders and called for collaboration to win the fight against coronavirus. In a statement co-signed with 11 former African Presidents on Tuesday, he decried the porousity of borders on the continent and its slowing effect in the battle against the pandemic. The ex-African leaders are… Continue reading Obasanjo Calls for Collaborative Efforts Against Coronavirus_Ada Nkong

Following the increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the FCT, the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ FCT Council, has expressed worry over the strategic communication plan of the federal government as well as the FCT administration. Chairman of the council, Emmanuel Ogbeche who described both plans as " grossly inadequate' in a statement… Continue reading Covid-19: FCT NUJ Faults FCTA’s Approach

Few things can bring a person to his knees like being stripped of freewill. Ask the prisoners what they miss most and they will tell you that it is the ability to go and come as they please.Nobody would have imagined that a time will come when people would be holed up in their house,… Continue reading Coronavirus: The Individual Experience_Ada Nkong

In China lockdowns started on 23 January. Daily deaths started falling less than a month later. Another month after that, it was down to less than 10 a day. In Italy, lockdowns started just over a month ago, and the number of deaths has recently fallen two days in a row. Another important statistics is… Continue reading Lock Us Down Now And Save Lives_Original write-up by Asim Quereshi and modified by Dr Biodun Ogungbo

Nigeria's First Lady, Aisha Buhari, is advocating a total lockdown of the country to curb the coronavirus outbreak. Aisha Buhari who spoke in a tweet on Monday,commended the state governors for closing down schools. According to Her,, “It is commendable that state governors have closed down schools. “However, this could be counterproductive if parents are… Continue reading Aisha Buhari Calls for Total Lockdown_Ada Nkong

Every gambler knows:You got to know when to holdKnow when to fold upKnow when to walk away andKnow when to runR.I.P Kenny Rogers (1938 – 2020) legend, died at 81 years of age. Yes, we will all die someday, but some will leave a living legacy and some, a puff of smoke. Kenny Rogers The… Continue reading The Government Whisperer_Dr Biodun Ogungbo MBBS,FRCS, FRCSEd, MSc

“If you say the truth you die! If you keep quiet, you die! One of the most popular phrases used by a politician in Nigerian senate”. Politics in Nigeria has never been so badly represented like it is now, when all the country ever needed was freedom from oppression with a civilian government as its… Continue reading Freedom of Expression: The Nnamdi KANU Ordeal_Samuel Jessy Ejah