James Ogunnaike ABEOKUTA – The Commissioner for Health in Ogun State, Dr. Tomi Coker at the weekend declared Nigeria accounts for about 24% of malaria deaths globally.  Coker, who disclosed this while addressing newsmen in commemoration of 2021 World Malaria Day (WMD) held at the Ministry of Health conference room, Okemosan, Abeokuta, said malaria is a […]

ABUJA-THE Founder and General Superintendent, GS, of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, Sunday, speaking on state of the nation declared Nigeria can fly again.

The President of the Rotary Club of Abuja Maitama, Rotn Dinah Achele Akuh has asked Nigerians to rally around Poliomyelitis survivors in the country. She said  polio is not a death sentence and victims should be assisted to live in a normal way. She said despite the fact that Nigeria is now Polio free, there […]

…says disease accounts for 70% of outpatient in public facilities By Chioma Obinna   The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi on Sunday disclosed that 700, 000 persons are diagnosed with malaria annually in Lagos despite the low burden of the disease in the state. Abayomi in a statement to mark this year’s […]

ABUJA–PARLIAMENTARY Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN has vowed to continue with its ongoing industrial strike action until its demands are met and signed by all the Governors and Speakers of the 36 States of the Federation.

Support us to rescue our children – Parents By Adesina Wahab Some critical stakeholders in the education sector have called on the government to match words with actions and stop grandstanding and secure the release of students and other persons who were abducted at various times by gunmen in schools across the country. They also […]

By Davies Iheamnachor About four security operatives have been feared killed as unknown gunmen invaded Rivers State, Saturday night. It was gathered that the gunmen allegedly killed the victims at different security checking points in the State. It was learned that the killers also beheaded two people believed to be soldiers at a military close […]

…says honour well deserved   The Chairman of Executive Group and Board Member, Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Dr Ayo Ogunsan, has hailed the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his recent conferment of a honorary doctorate degree by the Federal University of Agriculture in Makurdi, the Benue […]

Wife of the Vice President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, flagged off HerSTEM initiative by FAME Foundation to train 40 girls and women living with disabilities for six months in the first phase of the programme. HerSTEM is an initiative of FAME Foundation will teach women and girls between ages 10-30 with disabilities STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering […]

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has denounced the attack on the church in Chikun LGA, describing it as a shocking act of depraved persons far-removed from humanity. The Governor said that attacking innocent worshipers who were exercising their natural and lawful right to assemble in worship, represented the worst kind of […]

Popular Nigerian artiste, Eedris Abdulkareem Ajenifuja, has replied the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, who claimed he (Eedris) singled him (Keyamo) out in his “Nigeria Jagajaga Reloaded” song because he had in 2018 refused to give him N3 million. The Nigeria JagaJaga crooner in the remix of the original version which […]

A promising Nigerian teenage goalkeeper, Emmanuel James, has had his maiden training with the first team of Turkish Super Lig side Gaziantep. Emmanuel James, a former Golden Eaglets pre-camp member, whose odyssey to Turkey started after featuring in a talents hunt competition in Keffi, Nasarawa State in 2020, was a sight to behold during the […]

…Multinationals not looking for graduates with only degrees but digital skills By Ike Uchechukwu The Director and CMO of Activecode Business Hub , a Forex, ICT based/ Digital marketing Company,Mr Kelvin Akparanta has called on the Federal Governnent to as a matter of urgency include technological skills like digital marketing ,branding into secondary & tertiary […]

By Ayo Onikoyi Six-foot Rachel Oluwabukola Martins better known as DJ Dimple Nipple got her biggest break into mainstream entertainment when she featured in Funke Akindele’s YouTube series titled “House Helps” as an actress. But her foray into the glam world of entertainment began as a dancer, a video vixen, and then ultimately as a […]

By Adeola Badru Governors and traditional rulers in the southwest have been called upon to make sacrifices to ward off invaders that have the intention of disrupting the peace and harmony in Yorubaland. The President, Isese Foundation of Yorubaland, Chief Omikunmi Abiola Egbelade, stated this during the weekend, while featuring on an Ibadan-based online radio, […]