Etim Esin
16 Nov
Retired Nigerian international, Etim Esin has urged whoever starts in place of Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen to prove his worth in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe. Osimhen will not feature in the two World Cup qualification encounters due to the hamstring injury he picked up in Nigeria's international friendly game against…
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The President of the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), Prince Adeaga Oluyemisi Adetayo, on Tuesday, in Lagos, raised the alarm that there is a spike in the ongoing diphtheria outbreak with over 15,000 suspected cases, 9,772 confirmed cases, and 530 fatalities reported in 32 states
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Federal government has said that it has concluded plans to set up a task force that will shut down all public buildings found in breach of the Person's with Disabilities, (PWDs), Act's provision that all public buildings should provide accessibility to persons with disabilities
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Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Yusuf Ali, has stressed the need to decolonise Africa's education system to empower the next generation. Delivering the first Distinguished Public Lecture at Thomas Adewunmi University, Oko, Kwara State, yesterday, he stated that the nation's education was greatly impacted by British domination. Ali charged African leaders to promote local languages…
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In as much as this is still largely the prerogative of the government, as a progressive collaborative association, we have Ideas on ways to improve the health care system, reverse the brain drain and medical tourism through strategic improvement of our healthcare facilities, improved health care financing, improved welfare for healthcare workers, improved and diversified medical training and collaborative efforts with the p
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Sightsaver, an international development charity, has disclosed that it worked with the governments and other partners to screen 1.3 million children for visual impairment and treated 590 million people for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Northwest Nigeria, over a period of 70 years. The group, which is working in countries across Africa and Asia to…
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Coalition of over 10,000 indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and civil society groups, yesterday, held a protest in Abuja, calling for the resignation of Nyesom Wike as Minister of FCT. The protesters, who stormed the National Assembly complex, under the aegis of Network of Civil Societies for Economic Sustainability, said “Wike is incompetent…
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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two persons accused of reckless driving.
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Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a medical doctor, Happiness Enyinnaya Iheukeumere (also known as Hagi) for allegedly killing a 20-year-old lady, Rachael Sampson, and selling her baby.
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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Abdulhamid Isah before a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, over alleged $63,599 fraud
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The old perception that Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State, is one of the dirtiest in Nigeria (if not the dirtiest), is again coming to the fore, considering how heaps of refuse dot major streets and highways.