Dora Akunyili

January 14, 2023

Arise TV cameraman caught, thrown out of Tinubu’s Lagos event; I won’t join Peter Obi’s campaign train – Obasanjo | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Arise TV cameraman caught, thrown out of Tinubu’s Lagos event I won’t join Peter Obi’s campaign train – Obasanjo Aso Rock not retirement home, you lack energy—Peter Obi slams Atiku, Tinubu Place APC leaders on watch list, PDP tells Security agencies Nothing is intrinsically wrong with Nigerians’ – Peter Obi Across Nigeria’s 36 states and... Read More

January 13, 2023

US Hospital appoints Dora Akunyili’s daughter as first African American Chief Medical Officer

Jersey City Medical Center, a RWJ Barnabas Health hospital in the United States of America, has appointed Ijeoma, the daughter of the late Professor Dora Akunyili, to the position of Chief Medical Officer. According to a press release posted on the center’s website, Dr. Akunyili is the first African American medical practitioner to hold this... Read More

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February 17, 2021

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s win is a reminder that we have huge untapped potential in Nigerian women

Former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (NOI) has attained another first. As is to be expected, a litany of congratulatory messages to her for clinching the position of Director General of World Trade Organization (WTO) has followed with zero acknowledgement to how she attained feat after feat in spite of rather than because of Nigeria’s atmosphere.... Read More

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“The WORST picture of a Nigerian public official” – Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo

While Nigerians remember the passing on of Dora Nkem Akunyili, who died June 7, 2014, controversial journalist, Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo, comments on a picture of her in a rather peculiar way. Posting a picture of the former Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control of Nigeria (NAFDAC) and Nigerian Minister of Information and... Read More

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September 24, 2016

PODCAST: Why Steve Gukas is very afraid for the future of Nollywood, and why you should probably be scared too

As our conversation begins, Gukas reveals that he directed the movie, Keeping Faith in 2002, and suddenly everything made absolute sense to me. If you truly know Nollywood, then you know that Keeping Faith was a movie far ahead of its time. At a time when the industry seemed set to collapse into clichés, this... Read More

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Jude Ndukwe: Thugs, dogs and gods of the Senate

by Jude Ndukwe The recent embarrassing incident in the Red Chamber of the National Assembly between (Distinguished?) Senators Dino Melaye and Remi Tinubu has raised some dust from different quarters. While some Nigerians have not only asked Melaye to apologise to Tinubu, they have also threatened him with all kinds of actions should he not... Read More

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Favour Afolabi: Nigeria and the dearth of “Available Intellectualism”

Today marks 100 days (or so) since Muhammadu Buhari won the elections – and while I care about; and have made known my position so many times, about his non-composition of a Cabinet – perhaps the more worrying signal for me here is that “Our Polity has refused to even explore names in public discussions... Read More

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Ben Murray-Bruce: Three things I have to say to Nigeria

by Ben Murray-Bruce Even out of office Jonathan continues to show that he is a man who believes in Nigeria. I have three urgent and important things to say to Nigeria and I will not beat about the bush. Let me start out this piece by saying that even though I am of the Peoples... Read More

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December 15, 2014

7 things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. The federal government really has to start minding it’s business, rather than meddle in what does not concern them. That is the rebuttal of Rivers state APC to Doyin Okupe’s ‘fatal error’ statement about the tentative Buhari/Amaechi ticket of the APC. The reply, in part, went thus: “If Buhari/Amaechi ticket is a... Read More

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November 28, 2014

Dora Akunyili’s daughter wins American art prize

by Kolapo Olapoju Njideka Akunyili Crosby, the 32-year-old daughter of late Dora Akunyili, has won the 2014 James Dicke Prize Contemporary Artist Prize. The Smithsonian American Art Museum released a statement announcing Akunyili Crosby as the winner of the award which comes with $25,000, saying the prize “recognizes an artist younger than 50 who has produced a... Read More

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August 28, 2014

Opinion: Why Dora Akunyili was ‘Doro’ all the way

by Sunday Dare I have struggled with writing a befitting piece for Dora Akunyili since her cruel demise. And this is why. In the less than six months that I worked closely with her in Abuja at the Ministry of information and Communications, I was unable to come to terms with her undying belief that... Read More

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August 27, 2014

This is how Igbos in Lagos will honour Dora Akunyili

by S’ola Filani In honouring the late Dora Akinyuli, who would be buried in Agulu, in Anambra State on Thursday, the Igbos in Lagos have decided to shut down their businesses for four hours. Disclosing this at a dinner/interactive session for market leaders and stakeholders on Tuesday, Igbo, a non-governmental organisation of South East Ndigbo... Read More

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August 27, 2014

“She did ordinary things in an extraordinary manner” | Top 10 Tributes at Dora Akunyili’s Requiem Mass

by Kolapo Olapoju On Tuesday, 26 August, a Requiem Mass was held at Queen of Apostles Pro-Cathedral, Garki, Abuja, in honour of the former minister of Information and NAFDAC Director-General, Dora Akunyili. Tributes poured aplenty from attending dignitaries and family members, while her husband, Chike Akunyili, Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah and President Goodluck... Read More

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Family releases burial plans for Dora Akunyili [DETAILS]

by S’ola Filani The family of the late Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dora Akunyili, has sent out a press release on Wednesday, revealing details about her burial programme. In the statement, signed by her husband, Dr. Chike Akunyili, it was revealed that the late NAFDAC boss... Read More

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Dele Momodu: So my own Alhaji is gone!

by Dele Momodu I discovered his staying power was the ability to accommodate everyone while minding his own business. Those were very delicate days when it was dangerous to make wrong friends. But Alhaji stuck out his neck and made us feel welcome. Fellow Nigerians, this is not the best of seasons in our dear... Read More

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Suraj Oyewale: Dora Akunyili’s refund and lessons in honesty (Y! FrontPage)

by Suraj Oyewale No one retires government money. Even if retirement is an obligation, it is a matter of claiming that the surgery actually took place. But not Akunyili. She voluntarily refunded the surgery money. While admonishing participants at a mentoring conference my platform, JarusHub Career and Management Portal, organized for a select team of... Read More

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Opinion: The Dora Akunyili I knew and loved…

by Chimezie Amajama Her last service to the nation was her presence in the ongoing National Confab at Abuja. She made sure her voice was heard. In my early teen years, each time I came back from school in the evening, I quickly rushed to grab the remote of the television set. The normal station... Read More

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Sad homecoming: Dora Akunyili’s body arrives Nigeria today

by Isi Esene Reports have it that the body of Dora Akunyili, the former NAFDAC DG, who died in India after a long battle with cancer, is expected to arrive Nigeria today. Dora, a member of the ongoing National Confab succumbed to the deadly disease after she was rushed to an Indian Specialist hospital exactly... Read More

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“I leave you with these words…”: Dora Akunyili’s last public speech (WATCH)

by Akan Ido – Before this speech at the Conference, Prof. Dora Akunyili was asked to sit due to her health condition, but she refused to sit and delivered her speech standing. Nigerians have for long clamoured for an opportunity such as this to discuss our problems and come up with solutions that will strengthen... Read More

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Bayo Oluwasanmi: Dora Akunyili was the light in our darkest hour

by Bayo Oluwasanmi Death is a topic that makes us uncomfortable. It brings us face to face with our own mortality. It causes us to pause and think of what we do with our lives especially those people who are appointed over the affairs of their fellow beings. Last week, the world lost a great... Read More

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Saatah Nubari: Dora Akunyili, I should write for you

by Saatah Nubari Where “men” felt silence was golden, you showed them that taking a stand was something you’ll never exchange for their gold plated silence—Dora you spoke! Dora Akunyili, I should write for you. These were the first words I could muster myself to write when I heard of your death late Saturday evening.... Read More

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On her sick-bed, Dora was concerned about Nigeria’s challenges – Peter Obi

by Isi Esene Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has confirmed the death of Professor Dora Akunyili on behalf of her family. In a statement released this afternoon and signed by Obi, the former NAFDAC boss died at 10am this morning a long battle with cancer. He said, “I wish to officially confirm the... Read More

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YNaija Editorial: In sickness or in health, Dora Akunyili is our hero

by Editorial team She had her faults… but there was no ambiguity in the way Nigerians felt about Dora this was a leader for whom there was an unshakeable consensus: we could trust her with our very lives. Dora Nkem Akunyili has been a national star from that moment 13 years ago, when former president,... Read More

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Opinion: APC, South East and the 2015 election

by Diana-Abasi Alphonsus Udoh But it is appalling that a Presidential or Vice Presidential material can not be found in a region which has produced bright and competent minds like Professor Charles Soludo (former CBN Governor), Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Gov. Rochas Okorocha, Senator Chris Ngige, Chinua Achebe, Obiageli Ezekwesili, just to mention but a few. ... Read More

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“God will grant me quick recovery” – Dora Akunyili opens up, thanks well wishers

by Isi Esene Former Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili, has expressed gratitude to Nigerians and other well wishers across the world who have been praying for her since the news of her sickness broke over the weekend. Akunyili who was flown to India for further treatment after reports indicate a worsening health... Read More

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Dora Akunyili’s health deteriorates, to be flown abroad (Report)

by Zara Mustapha According to reports, ex-NAFDAC DG, Dora Akunyili has fallen seriously ill and is expected to be flown to India. It was gathered that Akunyili who was Nigeria’s former minister of information, is currently in a bad condition as her health is fast deteriorating and her doctor was reported to have advised that “waiting... Read More

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YNaija Editorial: In sickness or in health, Dora Akunyili is our hero

by Editorial team She had her faults… but there was no ambiguity in the way Nigerians felt about Dora this was a leader for whom there was an unshakeable consensus: we could trust her with our very lives. Dora Nkem Akunyili has been a national star from that moment 13 years ago, when former president,... Read More

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‘I am well now and ready for the National Confab’ – Dora Akunyili opens up on illness (Report)

by Akan Ido After months of speculation about Dr. Dora Akunyili’s health condition, the former Information Minister and NAFDAC Director General has finally responded to the rumours. In her reply to an online publication, Akunyili admitted that she was ill but is now fit and ready for the National Conference where she is a delegate.... Read More

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January 25, 2014

Light Up Nigeria: Why skin bleaching is suddenly back in the mainstream (YNaija Long Read)

by Eromo Egbejule Eromo Egbejule investigates why black is no longer beautiful Perhaps because manuals are too mainstream, Jamaican dancehall superstar, Vybz Kartel’s 2011 hit Cake Soap, comes complete with skin lightening instructions and blurbs for lyrics. The song, which glorifies the popular laundry detergent in the Caribbean country, is one of his promotional antics for... Read More

January 18, 2014

I’m not sick or hospitalised – Akunyili cries out

by Isi Esene Ex-NAFDAC boss, Dora Akunyili has denied reports that she is nursing an ailment in the United States saying she is there on a private visit. According to a statement released a few moments ago by Isaac Umunna, her Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, the report originally published by the Daily Independent “is... Read More

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