Worshippers defy rain as Foursquare holds ‘Refreshing Dew’ at TBS
By Ebunoluwa Sessou It was a scene of unshaken faith and fervent worship on today as thousands of Christians trooped to the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos, for the Refreshing Dew programme of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria, despite a heavy downpour that swept across the city. The quarterly gathering, which has become one […]
The Need for National Political Reform Conference (3), by Afe Babalola
Indeed it is an irony that as a young school teacher, Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari (who was to later emerge as the First Executive President in the America-styled administration of the defunct Second Republic) has in 1948 written strongly against the amalgamation. The Northern opposition to the amalgamation process was to be re-enacted in 1953 […]
S’Africa’s ambassador to France found dead in Paris hotel
By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency report South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel, ‘Nathi’ Mthethwa, has been found dead at the foot of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, a high-rise tower in Porte Maillot in the west of Paris, newspapers Le Parisien and Le Figaro reported, yesterday. According to French media reports, Amb. Mthethwa, 58, had […]
Man vanishes in river at midnight while bathing
By Emma Una CALABAR—A man identified as Brother Sonny has reportedly vanished in a river in Ogoja, Cross River State, when he went to bath at midnight. The incident happened at Ishaya village, in Ogoja Local Government Area of the state, where the said man resides with his family. The younger sister to the man […]
Experts warn against rising exploitation in IVF
Stigma, myths, and rising cases of exploitation in assisted reproductive technology took centre stage as the Association for Fertility and Reproductive Health (AFRH) hosted its 15th International Conference in Lagos, opening its doors to over 500 patients struggling with infertility.
2025 GovTech Awards: FG to honour Otti, Fintiri, Diri, Namadi, Abiodun, Mutfwang, others
By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – THE Federal Government is to honour the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti; Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State; Senator Douye Diri of Bayelsa State; Umar Namadi of Jigawa State; Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State; and Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang of Plateau State, along with other distinguished leaders and organisations […]
