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Racism Seeks To Drive Us Apart but There Are Rays of Hope

By: PATRICIA SCOTLAND (Commonwealth Secretary-General) Today I received a message from a parent. Her nine-year-old son, Oscar, had...

Hidden Pandemic of Domestic Violence alongside COVID-19

By:PATRICIA SCOTLAND (Commonwealth Secretary-General) Waking up to screams, thuds, angry shouting and the sickening sound of someone crashing...

Dealing With the Deadly Concoction of Disease and Disaster

By PATRICIA SCOTLAND (Commonwealth Secretary-General) Today in India and Bangladesh, millions of people are hunkered down in shelters,...

Coronavirus and Climate Disasters – Small Vulnerable Countries Face Dual Threats

By:PATRICIA SCOTLAND, Commonwealth Secretary-General The widespread destruction wreaked by Tropical Cyclone Harold in several Pacific countries just days...

We Should Not Go Back To Business As Usual After COVID-19

By: PATRICIA SCOTLAND, Commonwealth Secretary-General Today there is an eerie silence across the globe. Bustling cities have gone...

Exercise can be good for you and your country during a crisis like COVID-19

By PATRICIA SCOTLAND, Commonwealth Secretary-General Public parks have been gated shut, beaches emptied and stadia deserted, as an...

Those Whose Prayers God May Not Answer

By:OLUSEGUN FAFORE With the public outrage following the flouting of government’s directives by some religious institutions last weekend...

Young People Need Our Support : We Must Seize This Tremendous Opportunity

PATRICIA SCOTLAND (Commonwealth Secretary-General) Our world seems to be changing faster than ever – technologically, environmentally, socially – and in so many other ways. It...

 Taming The Lull in Nigeria’s Auto Market

MANNY PHILIPSON The country’s automotive sub-sector may as it were be enmeshed in fresh round of uncertainty, if the recently retained 14 percent Monetary Policy...

Why Nigerian Gov Officials, Diplomats Should Ride Only Locally Assembled Vehicles

JOE OLOWOJOBA Recent news about Kojo Motors’ setting up assembly plant for Yutong Bus in Nigeria is commendable. This effort as well as that of...

Cyclists Versus Motorists: Road Right and Responsibility?

Reader’s Comment on Our Story titled: Peugeot Supports Meals on Wheels Extreme Ride for Hunger Cycle Tour I don’t see a reasonable or sustainable path...

Readers’ Comments: Re-WHY Are Senators at War with Nigeria Custom Service?

OCHIKIRI SYLVANUS OCHIKIRI You are very correct in your analysis, but be careful how you argue. In the first place, it is the NCS that...

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