I was a girl sold for the price of a used motorcycle at 17
There is a particular kind of silence that settles over a village when the rains fail and the yams come up stunted and grey.
Patrick Seubo Koshoni: Exit of the Quintessential Admiral
By Olutunde Oladimeji “They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep” Psalm 107:23-24 KJV Great admirals are cherished forever by virtue of their ability to harness human, material, technical and logistical resources to navigate the […]
No ongoing recruitment at NAFDAC, says Adeyeye
•Worries over Nigeria’s drug insecurity as COVID-19 outbreak rages By Chioma Obinna The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has debunked a purported online recruitment exercise by the Agency, describing “it as fake news”. Meanwhile, the Agency has expressed worry over Nigeria’s drug self-sufficiency level following the outbreak of novel Coronavirus […]
ECOWAS countries unite against COVID-19 as Egypt confirms 1st case
•No suspected cases in Nigeria — NCDC •Impossible to predict direction outbreak will take — WHO By Sola Ogundipe Following confirmation in Egypt of the first known COVID-19 infection in Africa, the Ministers of Health of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS have resolved to strengthen cooperation amongst their countries to deal with […]
Victor Olaiya: Things you never knew about him
By Fred Iwenjora When news of the death of veteran highlife music don, Dr Victor Abimbola Olaiya OON flew around on Wednesday, 12th February 2020, most African music lovers both old and young who knew him or familiar with his songs cringed. The sad news was enough to elicit shock especially coming just a day […]
Fashola turns ‘Bus conductor’ on highways
Inspects federal projects in rural South-South, Southeast Milestone as 2nd Niger Bridge gets first deck, walks on it Sounds out artisans on impact of projects in their lives Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor Love or hate Babatunde Raji Fashola, former Lagos State Governor and current Minister of Works and Housing, you cannot take away […]
ICYMI: Ojukwu Interview (1): The first coup and his battle for one Nigeria
Back in Biafra, General Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu wore an image not different from that of a god. His reputation always preceded him and at some point, during the war, it looked as if Biafrans could not even breathe without the man. Everything, good or bad, but mostly good, was ascribed to him and he totally personified […]
2 in 3 women unhappy with their breast size ―Study
By Sola Ogundipe A new study by Anglia Ruskin University, in Cambridge, England has revealed that less than one-third of women worldwide are satisfied with the size of their breasts noting that what many women may not realise is their dissatisfaction could have implications for their health. Surveys of more than 18,500 women in 40 […]
Prepare, don’t panic over Coronavirus outbreak — WHO
LASG debunks rumour of suspected case in Alimosho LGA By Sola Ogundipe THE World Health Organisation, WHO has called for caution against the spread of panic over the coronavirus outbreak in China and other affected countries. The WHO, which is tackling misinformation over the coronavirus outbreak, had declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of […]
LASSA FEVER: Ondo NMA committed to treament of patients
Kogi confirms 4 deaths, 9 infections By Dayo Johnson The Kogi State Ministry of Health has confirmed nine cases of Lassa fever with four deaths recorded since the outbreak of the deadly disease in the State in January. Dr Austin Ojotule, the State Epidemiologist, who disclosed this in statement in Lokoja said as, at Feb. […]
CORONAVIRUS: WHO convenes forum Feb 11-12
THE World Health Organisation, WHO, is convening a global research and innovation forum to mobilise international action in response to the new coronavirus. The forum, to be held 11-12 February in Geneva, is organised in collaboration with the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness. The forum will bring together key players including leading […]
Ras Kimono’s bassist Umar Baba Ahmed relieves good, bad times with him
By Fred Iwenjora Umar Baba Ahmed was the man on the bass guitar who created the infectious dubs that made late ace reggae musician Ras Kimono the Rub a Dub master. Ahmed who now lives in Ghana in this encounter with FRED IWENJORA relieves the good and bad times with Kimono. He also talks about […]
African leaders grapple with failure to ‘silence the guns’
Seven years ago, amid extravagant celebrations marking the African Union’s 50th anniversary, the continent’s heads of state declared they would “end all wars in Africa by 2020.” But as leaders travel to Addis Ababa this weekend for the latest summit of the 55-member bloc — organised under the theme “Silencing the Guns” — there is […]
Insecurity: Anarchy looms, clerics warn as protests hold nationwide
…Adeboye calls for overhaul of Nigeria’s security infrastructure …leads thousands on 2-km prayer walk … Delta CAN asks for Amotekun in N/Delta …Benue CAN — We have lost faith in the leadership of this country … Enough of the killings – Lagos CAN … We see nothing wrong in CAN’s prayer walk – NSCIA …adds […]
Weird world of money ritualists
By Esther Onyegbula In the last two years, ritual killings have been on the increase. Although ritual crimes cut across almost all regions in the country, they are more pronounced in western and eastern states of Nigeria. Every week, there are reports of one ritual killing or the other. Some suspects are arrested and prosecuted […]
WHO warns against stoking fear as FG raids another Chinese restaurant
By Victoria Ojeme The World Health Organisation, WHO, has cautioned against stirring-up unhealthy fear in the populace over the outbreak of coronavirus in China. The Director-General of the WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said China’s measures at containing the virus spread are not only protecting its people but also protecting the people of the world. […]
