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POLITICS, POWER AND PUBLIC PERCEPTION: WHY DO GOOD PEOPLE STAY AWAY?

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When good people stay away, bad people fill the space. When bad people govern, public perception of politics gets worse. When perception gets worse, more good people stay away". 1.0 INTRODUCTION Politics is supposed to be the business of the people. Yet in Nigeria, and many democracies around the world, the people with the most integrity, competence, and public goodwill are often the same people who refuse to run for Office. This creates a dangerous cycle: "When good people stay away, bad people fill the space. When bad people govern, public perception of politics gets worse. When perception gets worse, more good people stay away." The question then, is not just "why do good people stay away?" The real question is: "What does it cost the nation when they do?" 2.0 DEFINING THE ACTORS "GOOD PEOPLE": Professionals, technocrats, entrepreneurs, academics, clergy, civil society leaders. People with track records, reputations to protect, and altern...

The Skin Is Emperor of All Diseases': Prof Ngbea Urges Sun Exposure for Vitamin D Production.

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A Professor of Anatomical Pathology at Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Prof. Joseph Aondowase Ngbea, has described the skin as the “emperor of all diseases,” urging Nigerians to get safe sun exposure to boost Vitamin D production and prevent illnesses. Delivering the university’s 25th Inaugural Lecture titled, “THE HUMAN SKIN: A Transition from a Physiologic Integument to a Clinicopathologic Emperor of All Diseases,” Prof. Ngbea said the skin mirrors pathologic changes in almost every disease, which justifies calling it the “emperor of all diseases.” He noted that the skin plays a central role in immunity, protection, and overall wellbeing. “The skin is the emperor of all diseases, that is why you must expose it to sun. When it is unhealthy, the whole body suffers.  He described Vitamin D as “a fat-soluble vitamin that functions more like a hormone,” tracing its production from sunlight to liver and kidney activation and linking it to the wider diagnostic role of t...

The Skin Is Emperor of All Diseases': Prof Ngbea Urges Sun Exposure for Vitamin D Production.

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A Professor of Anatomical Pathology at Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Prof. Joseph Aondowase Ngbea, has described the skin as the “emperor of all diseases,” urging Nigerians to get safe sun exposure to boost Vitamin D production and prevent illnesses. Delivering the university’s 25th Inaugural Lecture titled, “THE HUMAN SKIN: A Transition from a Physiologic Integument to a Clinicopathologic Emperor of All Diseases,” Prof. Ngbea said the skin mirrors pathologic changes in almost every disease, which justifies calling it the “emperor of all diseases.” He noted that the skin plays a central role in immunity, protection, and overall wellbeing. “The skin is the emperor of all diseases, that is why you must expose it to sun. When it is unhealthy, the whole body suffers.  He described Vitamin D as “a fat-soluble vitamin that functions more like a hormone,” tracing its production from sunlight to liver and kidney activation and linking it to the wider diagnostic role of t...

The Skin Is Emperor of All Diseases': Prof Ngbea Urges Sun Exposure for Vitamin D Production.

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A Professor of Anatomical Pathology at Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Prof. Joseph Aondowase Ngbea, has described the skin as the “emperor of all diseases,” urging Nigerians to get safe sun exposure to boost Vitamin D production and prevent illnesses. Delivering the university’s 25th Inaugural Lecture titled, “THE HUMAN SKIN: A Transition from a Physiologic Integument to a Clinicopathologic Emperor of All Diseases,” Prof. Ngbea said the skin mirrors pathologic changes in almost every disease, which justifies calling it the “emperor of all diseases.” He noted that the skin plays a central role in immunity, protection, and overall wellbeing. “The skin is the emperor of all diseases, that is why you must expose it to sun. When it is unhealthy, the whole body suffers.  He described Vitamin D as “a fat-soluble vitamin that functions more like a hormone,” tracing its production from sunlight to liver and kidney activation and linking it to the wider diagnost...

Tinubu, Ododo, Malagi, Masari, Echono, Others Get Commendation as North Central Stakeholders Seek Greater Tertiary Education Funding

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Tinubu, Ododo, Malagi, Masari, Echono, Others Get Commendation as North Central Stakeholders Seek Greater Tertiary Education Funding By Abah Benjamin Eneojoh  Government House, Lokoja  August 20, 2026 Dr. Abdulrahman Hassan Ocholi, Member representing the North Central Zone on the Board of Trustees of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, and the leadership of TETFund for their support towards the development of tertiary education. Ocholi spoke on Thursday at the 2026 TETFund North Central Stakeholders’ Town Hall Meeting held in Lokoja, Kogi State, where he said the engagement was designed to promote dialogue, accountability and collaboration among TETFund, beneficiary institutions, governments, students, traditional rulers, host communities and other stakeholders. He tha...

Child rights: BCA DG tasks media to adopt ethical reporting

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Port Harcourt, Aug, 19, 2026 (NAN) Mr Francis Nwubani, Director-General, Broadcasting Corporation of Abia State (BCA), has urged the media to be circumspect in reporting child abuse to prevent further harm to the victims. He made the remark in a media training on Child Rights Reporting, organised by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Enugu, Field Office in collaboration with BCA, in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Nwubani, represented by Mr Blessing Egbu, Director, News and Current Affairs, BCA, identified children as most vulnerable members of the society who depended on adults and institutions to protect their dignity, privacy, safety and rights. He said children sometimes became exposed by the media through intrusive interviews, inappropriate identification, sensationalism, stigmatising language or publication of information that compromised their safety and dignity. He noted that media professionals occupied a position of considerable influence through their reports, headlines, b...

KOGI STATE CHAPTER OF ADC MOURNS THE PASSING OF HON IDRIS ARUWA EJIMA

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The state chairman of African Democratic Congress Hon. Tom Zakari has described the passing into glory of Hon Idris Aruwa Ejima as painful loss not to only his immediate family but the entire members of the party Hon Tom in a condolence message to the family described the deceased as the mouthpiece and advocate of unity and history of Igala nation.  He noted that Hon.Aruwa was a staunch member of the African Democratic Congress and actively participated in the last primaries of the party where he wanted to represent his people at Federal House of Representatives adding that his death is a blow to  the dreams and aspirations he has for his people The state ADC Chairman further described the political ideology of the deceased as exceptional which was intended towards the development of Igala land.  Hon.Tom Zakari who prayed God to grant him eternal rest commiserated with the immediate family and the entire ADC over the irreparable loss