UNICEF SECURES $1.8M TO SUPPORT NIGERIA’S CHOLERA RESPONSE
UNICEF says it has raised $1.8 million out of the $25 million urgently required to…
TINUBU APPROVES ₦302BN CANCER CENTRE, OVERHAUL OF NATIONAL HOSPITAL
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a series of major projects in Nigeria’s health sector,…
FG TARGETS QUALITY, EQUITABLE HEALTHCARE AT 67TH NATIONAL COUNCIL ON HEALTH
The Federal Government has commenced preparations for the 67th Regular National Council on Health, with…
OVER 70% OF YOUNG NIGERIANS LACK CORRECT HIV PREVENTION INFORMATION — NACA DG
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) says more than 70 per cent…
VETERAN ACTOR TAIWO HASSAN OGOGO DIES AFTER PROLONGED BATTLE WITH CANCER
Veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has died after battling stage-four cancer.His…
ONDO WILL DELIVER MASSIVE VOTES FOR TINUBU — AIYEDATIWA
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has pledged the state’s support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s…
Health news
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UNICEF SECURES $1.8M TO SUPPORT NIGERIA’S CHOLERA RESPONSE
UNICEF says it has raised $1.8 million out of the $25 million urgently required to respond to Nigeria’s cholera outbreak,…
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TINUBU APPROVES ₦302BN CANCER CENTRE, OVERHAUL OF NATIONAL HOSPITAL
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a series of major projects in Nigeria’s health sector, including the overhaul of the…
Entertainment
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VETERAN ACTOR TAIWO HASSAN OGOGO DIES AFTER PROLONGED BATTLE WITH CANCER
Veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has died after battling stage-four cancer. His death was announced by one of his daughters, Kaira, during a Facebook Live session. The actor’s health challenge became public last week after his daughters, Kaira and Lima, appealed for assistance to support their father’s treatment. The family had…
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JOURNALIST DRAGS DSS TO COURT, DEMANDS ₦4BN OVER ALLEGED UNLAWFUL DETENTION
An investigative journalist, Zainab Sodiq, has filed a ₦4bn fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Department of State Services before the Federal High Court in Abuja, alleging unlawful arrest, detention and continued seizure of her work tools. Also joined in the suit are the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Director-General of the DSS, the DSS…
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ODE AYE STREET SHOW SHOWCASES IKALE CULTURAL RICHNESS
Popular entertainer and cultural advocate, Yemi Adebayo, popularly known as Bàbá Melody, has organised the Ode Aye Omaja Biripo Talents Street Show as part of efforts to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of the Ikale people. The event featured young women aged between 20 and 30 representing different streets in Ode Aye, who competed…
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EID-EL-KABIR: TINUBU URGES NIGERIANS TO EMBRACE LOVE, PEACE
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday urged Nigerians to embrace tolerance, generosity, and peaceful coexistence, stressing that ethnic divisions and hatred have no place in the country’s quest for unity and progress. The President made the call after observing Eid-el-Kabir congregational prayers at Dodan Barracks, Lagos, where he encouraged citizens to use the sacred celebration…
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NYSC ISSUES FRESH ADVISORY AHEAD OF ORIENTATION CAMP
The National Youth Service Corps has urged prospective female corps members to refrain from applying henna on their fingers before reporting to orientation camps. In a notice shared on its verified X account on Friday, the NYSC explained that henna designs can interfere with the biometric fingerprint registration process, which is a mandatory part of…
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FIVE DEAD, 10 RESCUED AS THREE-STOREY BUILDING COLLAPSES IN ABUJA
…WIKE ORDERS FREE MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR VICTIMS At least five persons have been confirmed dead, while 10 others were rescued alive following the collapse of a three-storey building under construction in the Durumi 3 area, near Gudu Market in Abuja, on Saturday morning. The incident, which occurred at a construction site around the Gaduwa Estate…