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Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku

Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku

Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku, freelance journalist, runs a private media outfit, Bob MajiriOghene Communications, Abuja. He received training in ECOWAS institutions in Accra, Ghana and in environmental journalism by the International Institute for Journalism, IIJ of InWent, Berlin Germany all in 2008. Bob is the author of Deep Sighs, Tears for A Birthday & other poems, Secrets of a Diary, SAT/TOEFL Essays: lesson notes questions & answers, and has concluded the draft of a children's book, Mamud & the Moringa Tree in August 2013. Other manuscripts he is working on include HOLY LIES, (a play), Once upon a Dog and Other Stories, and I WANT TO LICK MY UKODO & OTHER POEMS. He lives in Abuja, Nigeria and is facilitator for the prose fiction module for the monthly writing workshops organised by the Abuja Writers Forum, AWF. His opinion pieces have been published by Nigerian newspapers like Vanguard, ThisDay, Daily Independent, The Guardian of Nigeria, and by international publications like Equatorial Press, YahooVoices and in a German periodical, KULTURAUSTAUSCH. He can be reached on 08156171133  -  majirioghene@yahoo.com. Visit his blog.

  • When Will Nigeria Grow Up?

    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku January 12, 2008
    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku

    Recently, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation released its rating of what it considered ‘good governance’ in African countries with indexes based on security, legislation, transparency and corruption, human rights, poverty and health, …

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  • Refreshing Breezes Blowing From The Election Tribunals

    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku January 12, 2008
    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku

    We thought that all hell was going to break loose again when the election tribunal in Anambra state upturned the purported ‘victory’ of one of Olusegun Obasanjo’s godsons, Andy Uba …

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  • Who is Mr. Speaker going to speak for?

    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku January 12, 2008
    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku

    The time has come for Nigerians to begin to express a good measure of pessimism concerning those who put themselves up for public office. And that is because the Nigerian …

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  • Udongo Itiaita, HIV/AIDS Education Handbook

    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku January 12, 2008
    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku

    After reading Udongo Itiaita, one comes off with the impression that this is a radical departure from the run-of-the-mill treaties that prescribe paternalistic, holier-than-thou admonitions on how to stay free from getting …

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  • Help For Private Pains

    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku January 12, 2008
    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku

    Nobody, seeing Oyetunji, well-built and dressed in a T-shirt and jeans could imagine that he had managed to carry on without an organ that served as both his urinary tool …

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  • Why Are Nigerians Unable To Feed Well?

    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku January 8, 2008
    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku

    Some rich people are by far the most vulnerable victims of malnutrition, going by the dictionary definition that malnutrition could be ‘’an excessive intake of unhealthy foods, leading to bodily harm”.

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  • Election Petition Tribunals are Sensitive Matters – Sam Kargbo

    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku January 8, 2008
    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku

    An interview with Sam Kargbo, counsel to Kebbi State governor, Alhaji Sai’du Dakinkari, at the election petition tribunal, Kebbi…

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  • A Reward For Teachers, Not Sent From Heaven

    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku January 8, 2008
    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku

    Teachers all over the world apart from, perhaps, Japan and China, are poorly remunerated and that is why Nigerian teachers should not in any way be seen as an endangered …

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  • What’s Your Age Got To Do With Your Participation In Politics?

    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku January 4, 2008
    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku

    85% of those seeking political office mostly as governors were people who claim their ages fall within the era of Nigeria’s political independence…

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  • Lessons From The Architect Of The Velvet Divorce

    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku January 4, 2008
    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku

    November 29, at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, turned out to be a unique day in the annals of international diplomacy…

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  • The New Face of Garri

    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku September 18, 2007
    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku

    Any time that James Akpanudoh has his favourite meal of Eba, gari soaked in hot water, particularly in the evenings, he found out that his whole system shut down…

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  • Abiodun Ibrahim’s Story

    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku September 12, 2007
    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku

    It has to do with Abiodun Ibrahim, who claims he is a naturalized American who served time at the Harris County Jail in Houston Texas, after he was beaten to …

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  • Diabetes In Uromi, Care From Atlanta Georgia, USA

    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku September 12, 2007
    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku

    Every year now since 2004, Mercy Foundation, MF, an NGO based in the US, has collaborated with Pro Health International based in Jos, Nigeria to bring local and international professionals …

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  • Different Strokes For Unilag Dress Code

    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku August 7, 2007
    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku

    Is there anything intrinsically wrong with the manner of dress of students who live in a city such as Lagos that’s adjudged the closest to the Western world?  If there …

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  • Thiery: Migration Of A Play Maker

    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku August 7, 2007
    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku

    Arsenal FC fans like Ben Ejimandu believed that Thierry Henry has all the makings of a consummate and an international football marksman…

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  • What Was “Goodluck” About Jonathan?

    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku August 7, 2007
    by Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku

    Between Yar’Adua’s asset declaration and Jonathan’s intransigence in declaring his publicly is a battle for legitimacy.  Both of them were not really what we wanted. Believe me…

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