‘Opportunistic, inconsistent politician’ — Onanuga fires Obi over hint about ADC exit
Onanuga’s comment came after Obi hinted in a television interview that he could leave the African Democratic Congress if the party’s internal processes were compromised.
60 years of waiting ends as Bayelsa communities celebrate road inauguration
By Samuel Oyadongha OPOROMA—For six decades, the people of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State’s largest council and one of Nigeria’s biggest waited in vain. Last Friday, their patience finally paid off. President Bola Tinubu personally inaugurated the long-awaited Yenagoa-Oporoma road and also virtually, the Sagbama-Ekeremor road. The projects link remote communities in Southern […]
Crossing the red line by the Opposition and Government(4), by Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative on the Saturday, December 12, 1959 Federal elections with the results thus: In the Northern Region—3,258,520 (votes cast) and 89.4% (percentage poll); Eastern Region-1,929,754(votes cast) and 75.3% (percentage poll); Western Region-1,887, 209 and 71.2% (percentage poll); Lagos-110,072 (votes cast) and 76.2% (percentage poll). All prominent Nigerian political leaders were returned. […]
Olive Sulola Adejobi: A Life Lived in Faith, Forming Generations in Quiet Strength
By DAYO ADEJOBI The passing of our mother, Reverend Mother Superior Olive Sulola Adejobi, marks the close of a life both remarkable and deeply influential, lived with quiet dignity over 98 years. She belonged to a rare generation of women whose strength was neither loudly proclaimed nor easily shaken but steadily revealed through a life anchored […]
Justice for Okuama detainees
Two years have passed since the dark clouds of the Okuama tragedy gathered over the creeks of Delta State. The brutal ambush and killing of 17 Nigerian Army personnel in March 2024 was a national catastrophe that no civilised society should tolerate. It sparked a military reprisal that levelled Okuama, with many detained. In the […]
On Oborevwori’s bold move to refocus Delta
By ‘TONYE TIMI As Governor Sheriff Oborevwori prepares for re-election in 2027, his government will once again become the focus of critical discourse both as incumbent and as the most consequential player in a dramatically changed political environment in Delta State. Gone are the fist pumping slogans of PDP and welcome the chants of APC and the […]
Free eye care for Yaba residents as FNPH, Gift Health Plus partner
The Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Yaba, FNPH, in partnership with Gift Health Plus, has launched a two-day free eye care programme for staff, patients and residents of Yaba community, as part of efforts to improve access to basic healthcare services.
NIMR: Directors’ retirement in line with FG directive – Management
By Sola Ogundipe The management of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Lagos, has clarified the recent retirement of four of its directors, stating that the action was in compliance with a Federal Government directive and in line with the public service rules. Reacting to the ongoing strike and planned picketing by the Academic […]
Routine Immunisation: Fresh push to end zero-dose children in Lagos
Efforts to improve routine immunisation and reduce the number of zero-dose children in Lagos are gaining momentum, as stakeholders raise concerns over declining donor funding and call for stronger domestic financing.
Sustain health reforms or risk setback, retiring Gbagada Hospital MD warns stakeholders
Concerns over sustainability of reforms in public healthcare came to the fore Monday as the Medical Director/Chief Executive Officer of General Hospital Gbagada, Dr. Joseph Olusegun Babafemi, bowed out of service at 60, urging stakeholders to consolidate gains and address persistent system challenges.
At 23, Nordica Lagos reports 5,000 IVF births, pushes local fertility care
At the Nordica Fertility Clinic, Lagos, there is a popular phrase that patients never forget hearing. “It’s a boom!” For over two decades, this phrase has come in a burst of excitement, often followed by tears, laughter, and sometimes disbelief.
The National and Personal Currents of Voices: A collection of poems that tell stories
Some books of poems do not merely speak—they gather weather. They carry the dust of streets, the murmur of wounded rooms, the cry from the marketplace, and the quiet prayers whispered into pillows at night.
How vision to democratise property ownership gave rise to Stallion Cardinal Homes — Dr Adeoye
Dr Waliu Adedamola Adeoye, founder and chairman of Stallion Cardinal Homes, says his decision to reposition real estate as a tool for wealth creation for ordinary Nigerians inspired the birth of the company.
Ogun: MSSN opposes plan to return missionary schools
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Ogun State Area Unit, has strongly has called on Governor Dapo Abiodun to reconsider his plan to return public schools to missionary bodies, saying that the move is capable of triggering far-reaching educational and social consequences. The group, in a press statement said it […]
Non-invasive treatment relieves pain without risks of surgery — Slapinski
Access to specialised, non-surgical spine care in the country received a boost yesterday as the Spine & Nerve Centre expanded its operations to Lagos, unveiling a new facility in Victoria Island aimed at tackling chronic back and neck pain without surgery or drugs.
Ogun League of Imams, Alfas oppose planned return of schools to missionaries
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The League of Imams and Alfas in Ogun State, has rejected plans by the state government to return public schools to missionary bodies. The body described the decision as “ill-advised, provocative, and unjustifiable.” It would be recalled that on Friday, Governor Dapo Abiodun, while receiving the Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Most […]
