MAROON INK

   INTRODUCTION:           Diane Pretty was refused the legal right to choose the circumstances of her death. She suffers from motor neuron disease and is experiencing the disintegration of her body. She faces a death that she believes will entail indignity and suffering and physically cannot kill herself. The court has denied her request that her husband be allowed to help her.  The question is; suppose that Mrs. Pretty became permanently and severely incompetent as a result of brain damage and that her life was being sustained by medical technology. If her doctors believed that medical treatment could provide no benefit because of her inability ever to engage in any self-directed activity, then can they legally withdraw life-sustaining treatments, including hydration and nutrition? [1]         Euthanasia also known as "Mercy killing"  is one of the most debated topics of this century. While some agree that euthanasia has...

          The news of the change of the Nigerian currency came to us and we were filled with expectations of probably something much better. But we received a rebranded dyed form of our former naira notes. This led to an uproar and high controversy amongst the citizens as they showed their displeasure to the dyed notes, thus leaving them with the question of why it is so.     Maybe because our currency has suffered devaluation over the years, and rebranding the currency seems pretty much like the best way to correct it. We have a rebranded currency, but will it solve our problem?       Therefore, this article is set to intimate you about all that is there to know about this devaluation that has hit Nigerian currency, why it has happened, and if the rebranding of the naira is the best method to correct it.    THE DEVALUATION OF THE NAIRA   Currency devaluation is a well-knotted noose that Nigeria is successfully winding a...