Weekend

ABOUT 16 years after the Federal Government placed a ban on the use of his controversial HIV vaccine, Dr. Jeremiah Abalaka, appears not ready to give up the fight. He is still insisting that efficacy of his vaccine is not in doubt. Buoyed by a November 14, 2014 judgement which voided the ban on his…

It promises to reduce the incidence of water borne diseases, improve personal hygiene, stop open defecation and empower rural communities in Yobe, Kano, Jigawa, Osun, Cross River and Anambra. But only about 20 per cent of the communities are benefitting leaving the remaining 80 per cent at the mercy of cholera, gastroenteritis, diarrhoea, typhoid fever…

BY the time he came to the throne of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in August 2005, he was already 80 years of age and many had serious doubt about his ability to situate the kingdom in a pride of place in the ever changing face of 21st  century world view.   But by Friday,…

WHEN the Lagos State Government came up with a law to curtail noise pollution in the state, some citizens were skeptical and therefore rose to challenge the state on the allegation of biases, particularly between the Christian and the Muslim faith. Some of the allegations, it was noted arose following the citizens’ suspicion of government’s…

ROLIAT Iyonuoluwapo, a Beninoise, is a regular face on the African Magic Yoruba channel on DSTV. She is a house help engaged somewhere in Lekki, a suburb of Lagos. According to her, she is saddled with the job of house cleaning, tendering the lawn, washing and ironing clothes and above all, ensuring the adequate care…