20% of Nigerians prone to mental disorder – Psychiatrist
``The society need to be educated on the signs associated with mental illness including depression, schizophrenia and anxiety. ``When people are well educated, those with mental disorders will be appreciated rather than being stigmatised. ``People who suffer from various mental illnesses tend to be perceived by the society as witches or being attacked spiritually. ``What such people need is family or social support so that they can get appropriate treatment they needed,
Buhari and Nigeria’s future
Muhammadu Buhari is in trouble. However, I am not cringing in sympathy for him: he asked for it, and he must bear his cross alone like a messiah. Nonetheless, I must confess that I am not treating his plight lightly because I know he is a human being who is devoid of any tripartite personality.
FIFA U20: Mali humbles Ghana, to face Nigeria or Germany
Mali are through to the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup after a shock 3-0 win over Ghana at Wellington’s Regional Stadium.
Atiku, Tambuwal, Owie, others hail lawmakers
MIXED reactions, yesterday, trailed the emergence of the leadership of the two chambers of the National Assembly.
I want to stop Flying Eagles — Akpoguma, Germany’s half-Nigerian captain
You can tell how happy and fulfilled Kevin Akpoguma has been in New Zealand over the past few days by the sparkle in his eyes
Buhari does not believe in Marabot – Garba Shehu
The Presidency has described as baloney the rumours being circulated that President Muhammadu Buhari refused to move into the Presidential Villa because of purported advice from Senegalese spiritualists.
There is need for improved reading culture in public schools — Eweoya
The convener of the Forwarders Group, Oluwole Ben Eweoya, has urged for improved reading culture among pupils in primary schools and students in secondary schools.
Epidemic of fuel tanker disasters
WITHIN two weeks, a series of deadly petrol-laden tanker accidents brought sorrow, tears and blood to Nigerians, most of them uninvolved in the process. In Onitsha, disaster reaped a grim harvest of over 90 lives when a fully loaded fuel tanker ran into a bus and set it and everything else around on fire. A […]
Shocking truth of how 38 illicit gin drinkers died
“So when the issue of that his friend, Fabian, that just died and other three people came up and all relating to the people that went to the bar, I asked him to tell me the truth if he went to that bar to drink, but he denied and said he only went there to charge his phone.”
Senate Presidency: The intrigues, from Enwerem to Saraki
The first president of the Senate in the Fourth Republic, Senator Evan(s) Enwerem emerged under the same controversial circumstances as Senator Bukola Saraki did yesterday.
Man killed by lover’s son
A middle-aged man, whose name was given as Osayande Edoigiawerie, was allegedly stabbed to death by his lover’s son at Zabayor Street, Benin, Monday night
