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?

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Refreshing Breezes Blowing From The Election Tribunals

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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 leadership project is like one that has been hijacked by a virus introduced into the political space...

Udongo Itiaita, HIV/AIDS Education Handbook

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 infected with HIV...

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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 and an index of his manhood...

Why Are Nigerians Unable To Feed Well?

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”.

Election Petition Tribunals are Sensitive Matters – Sam Kargbo

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A Reward For Teachers, Not Sent From Heaven

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