Experts to tackle neonatal, paediatric malnutrition at WASPEN conference
By Esther Onyegbula The Founder and President of the West African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, WASPEN, Dr. Teresa Isichei Pounds, has raised concern over the growing burden of hospital malnutrition in Nigeria, revealing that between 30 and 45 per cent of patients admitted into tertiary hospitals are malnourished at admission. Speaking during a […]
KOH and the Lagos challenge?
By Louis Odion First, we need to “set forth at dawn” (apologies Wole Soyinka, GCON) onto any of the arterial road abutting the main Lekki highway; or be at a typical crossroads in any of the derelict suburbs between closing hour and sunset to feel the tidal current — that sheer apocalyptic wave — of an […]
Re: Northern lessons from the fall of Nuhu Ribadu
Right of reply By Suleiman A. Suleiman Re: Northern lessons from the fall of Nuhu Ribadu “I am still laughing,” so said former President Obasanjo. El-Rufa’i did not mastermind Ribadu’s fall from power. But it is a lesson. Captain Sadauki (rtd) 0802 858 7750 Re: Northern lessons from the fall of Nuhu Ribadu Nuhu Ribadu has not […]
Subversive chronicles in the Age of Treason, by Owei Lakemfa
There were celebration chants on May 29, 2026, as President Bola Tinubu marked his third year in office. One of the highlights was that he had stabilized the Naira. Even the opposition could not fault this incredible achievement, with our currency hovering around $1,400. I was going to send a congratulatory message when my Socratic mindset sprouted […]
World No Tobacco Day: Ending the tobacco industry’s youth manipulation game
By Pavel Ursu Each year on 31 May, World No Tobacco Day highlights the health, social, economic, and environmental consequences of tobacco use. This year’s theme, “Unmasking the appeal: Countering nicotine and tobacco addiction,” emphasizes the growing and troubling trend of the tobacco and nicotine industry targeting children and adolescents. Tobacco use remains a leading risk […]
The $498.8m fund to fight Ebola
The world has mobilised nearly half a billion dollars to fight the Ebola outbreak gripping Central Africa, yet this “victory” comes with the bitter taste of African inadequacy. Africa secured $498.8 million in pledges, barely $20 million short of the $519 million needed, but the cruel irony is that most of this money came from […]
