Author: Odimegwu Onwumere

Cosmos Maduka: From Dropping Out Of School At Age

Sunday, June 30, 2019
Life turned out to be miserable for Cosmas Maduka at the age of 4, when his father who was the bread winner of his family, transited to the great beyond. The world became a weird world, a heartbreaking world, and a troublesome world. He was not sure of whom to run to for help in their abject paucity ...

February 4 2019: Nigeria: Illegal Taxation Continues Despite Several Moves By Au

Monday, February 4, 2019
Nigerians in different quarters are crying over what they describe as multiple-taxation from touts and government. ODIMEGWU ONWUMEREunearths that this is giving them concern and they want authorities concerned to look into their ordeal. But their request seems a tall dream given authoritie ...

Apparition

Tuesday, May 9, 2017
We heard he sent a letter to the Senate On January Nineteen Two Thousand and Seventeen. The Senate didn rsquo;t see him but saw his letter; He then left for London for a Ten-day leave, To treat himself. He stayed for over Fifty days, Showing care to us in attitude, Not in action, through hi ...

When Health Insurance Becomes Unattractive In Nigeria

Friday, April 21, 2017
In this report, Odimegwu Onwumere writes that there are loggerheads surrounding the Health Insurance scheme, causing intricacies in the areas of regulation and implementation, thereby creating loopholes for funds to go down the drain A clash of interest has been brewing between the ...

Killed For Freedom

Friday, April 14, 2017
Pro-Biafra supporters have met unkind treatments in the hands of security operatives in Nigeria for the purpose of freedom. Many have been tortured, imprisoned and killed. Odimegwu Onwumere who joined the pro-Biafra supporters in their protests writes Miss Angelina Obi was crying fo ...

Finally, Belarus Gets Culture Code

Tuesday, December 13, 2016
As Belarusians are entering the New Year, one thing is certain ndash; they will be celebrating the New Year with their Culture Code, as President Alexander Lukashenko who in 1994 said that the Belarusian Language was a pitiable one, flabby for conveying anything impressive, appended his signatur ...

Wasting Insane Youths In The Streets

Friday, December 9, 2016
In this report, Odimegwu Onwumere writes that a compassionate Nigerian rescued an insane young lady from the Abuja streets recently and admitted her to a hospital; while the Nigerian winks that many of the lady rsquo;s ilks are abandoned to their fate in the streets If not for Dr ...

Government’s Role In Cancer Multiplication

Thursday, December 8, 2016
Odimegwu Onwumere writes that the inability of the government to refurbish medical centres with modern radiotherapy machines has led to many cancer patients squirm their teeth in anguish while others have died Derisory attendance of government in the equipment of laborator ...

Media Violence Against Women

Thursday, December 8, 2016
In this report, Odimegwu Onwumere writes that there is a new form of violence against women through the media and calls on the general public to respect the right to dignity of the human person Violence against women is gradually assuming a new form through the media. As the watchdo ...

Herdsmen {Fiction}

Monday, November 28, 2016
There had not been such illnesses in the history of Konto Community, a history spanning over one thousand five hundred centuries, as it was experiencing in recent times. The community was rife with acute bronchitis, asthma attacks, and other respiratory illnesses. Apart from these illnesses, unpredi ...

Neglecting Kids With Cerebral Palsy

Friday, November 11, 2016
In this report, Odimegwu Onwumerewrites that some households can no longer take absolute care of their children living with cerebral palsy or stigmas associated with the condition Air Vice-Marshall Femi Gbadebo (Rtd) has a 20-year-old son who is suffering from cerebral palsy (CP). ...

Farouk vs. Otedola: Bribery Scandal Where Parties Involved Are Treated Like King

Saturday, November 5, 2016
Farouk Lawan, as Chairman, House of Representatives rsquo; Ad Hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy probe, didn rsquo;t know that he was caught on camera taking bribe from a Nigerian business mogul in order to remove the latter rsquo;s companies rsquo; names from a 210-paged Fuel Subsidy report of which ...

Wike’s Laudable Policy Against Polio

Thursday, November 3, 2016
Odimegwu Onwumere writes that Governor Wike of Rivers State has shown commitment to the fight against polio, following the new cases of the disease that vegetated in Borno State, but such commitment can be enhanced with proper primary healthcare and taking some lessons from the past administratio ...
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