Your expanding waistline is health warning sign
More than half of adult Nigerian women are believed to have excess abdominal fat, compared with about 13 percent of men
Abakaliki rice mill, where women, children defy health hazards in search of daily bread
•Hustle for survival from rice husk•Risk lungs, eyes, skin, other diseasesBy Jeff Agbodo ABAKILIKI rice mill industry, established in 1967, has been a source of livelihood to many families in Ebonyi State and beyond. It is located at the northern part of Abakiliki, the capital of the state. The mill is a historic and major […]
I can’t sell my house by force, Abia widow cries out
Sobbing intermittently, a 63-year-old Abia widow, Mrs. Nkechinyere Ndukwe, narrated her bitter story. It was the painful destruction of the house left behind for her and the children by her late husband.
Insecurity: Many terrorists, three soldiers killed in fierce Kwara gun battle
For two hours early yesterday, terrorists and soldiers were engaged in a fierce firefight at Kemanji community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State.
‘Fed garri, mangoes; beaten with cutlasses’ – JAMB candidate recounts Benue kidnap ordeal
“They gave us garri with salt and sometimes mangoes. On the third day, we had no food and were forced to drink unsafe water”
Killings: Protesting women destroy military checkpoint in Plateau community
The protesters accused security forces of failing to protect residents and alleged possible collaboration with attackers.
21-yr-old woman lured to Côte d’Ivoire with supermarket job, escapes prostitution ring
21-yr-old Akinwunmi Faith was trafficked to Côte d’Ivoire, where she was forced into sexual exploitation instead of supermarket job promised
Fake Colgate toothpaste floods market, NAFDAC warns
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned citizens about the spread of unapproved and potentially fake toothpaste products falsely linked to Colgate.
JAMB releases 1.26m more UTME results, total hits 1.89m
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board ,JAMB, has released the results of candidates who sat for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination ,UTME,on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18.
Pirates abduct 20 passengers including UTME candidates in Calabar
No fewer than 20 passengers, including candidates of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), were reportedly abducted by sea pirates along the Calabar waterways on Friday.
Terrorists abduct another Kwara monarch, demand N400m ransom
The traditional ruler of Olayinka community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Salman Olátúnjí Aweda, was abducted by terrorists in the early hours of Saturday.
