WITH merely two years to meet the global targets of delivering effective, affordable protection against the debilitating disease, BEN UKWUOMA and CHUKWUMA MUANYA write that recent efforts by the international community, have led to hopes that malaria could be eliminated as a public health problem before the end of the next decade. It is a […]
SUCCESSION PLANNING IN A FIRM
Great firms and entrepreneurs always plan for the future of their businesses today. There is one popular Ibo saying that says, “Nothing stays forever”. Check out all the successful businesses in the world today, the secret of their success stories will not be far from good leadership and governance. The question then is what happens […]
Some States Implementing Ignition Lock for Drunk Drivers
There is a new law in Oregon and five other US states that require motorists to first blow into alcohol detector device before they can use their own cars. This law will apply to first- time offenders of drunk driving rules. Yahoo News: Motorists convicted of drunk driving will have to install breath monitoring gadgets […]
Beware of artificially ripened mangoes
This is mango season. Beware of mangoes which are artificially ripened that pose a threat to your health. The health officials of Chennai corporation are monitoring the Koyambedu whole sale market and fruit shops in the city looking out for mangoes that are artificially ripened using carbide stones. According to a senior corporation official, currently […]
Reinstate All illegally Dismissed Justices of Pakistan: ICJ, ALRC and
Mirpur. The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in its February 2008 statement for the Universal Periodic Review of Pakistan (2nd Session 5-16 May 2008), to be conducted by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), has demanded that the new federal coalition government of PPP, PML-N, ANP, MMA, Independent MNAs, FATA MNAs and other democratic […]
Matter Of Honor Or Convenience?
Well, here comes another cheating scandal from one of those federal military academies where honor codes periodically belch out post-pubescent youngsters who are unrealistically expected to operate on a higher plain than those who attend the average college or university. Is anyone really surprised? The Air Force Academy is investigating whether 28 freshmen have been […]