CLO urges Tinubu, Kingibe to halt demolition of Asokoro Estate
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and Sen. Ireti Kingibe, representing the FCT, to intervene in the demolition of 214-hectare Asokoro Estate, belonging to a former member of the House of Representatives, Nicholas Ukachukwu. The demolition of the property has created lots of controversies and thrown occupants in disarray. Some […]
NiMet predicts three-day sunshine, thunderstorms from Thursday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and thunderstorm from Thursday to Saturday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Wednesday in Abuja, forecasts sunny skies on Thursday with few patches of clouds over the northern region with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba during the afternoon and evening hours. According to […]
Misunderstanding Africa in the Global World of Health
By Toyin Falola The initiative for this idea came from the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos, where Professor Wellington Oyibo and his colleagues decided to move from intellectual conversations to practice. A Medical Parasitologist and activist, Professor Oyibo is opposed to statements coming out of the World Health Organization regarding […]
Navy probes civilian staff’s death
The Nigerian Navy (NN) says it has begun investigation into how one of its civilian staff members, Mr Ifeanyi Onumaegbu, died. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, announced this in Lagos on Thursday. He explained that Onumaegbu died at the Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital (NNRH) Ojo, Lagos, where he worked. He explained further […]
Hawan Daushe: Police arrest 54 suspects in Kano
The Police Command in Kano State, said it had arrested 54 suspects who are planning to disrupt the Hauwan Daushe in different parts of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Usaini Gumel, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Thursday. “We have arrested […]
Win gold at Paris Olympics, First Lady charges Super Falcons
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has charged the Super Falcons to win the gold medal for Nigeria at the 2024 Olympic games in Paris. The first lady made this known in a statement by her Spokesperson, Olubusola Kukoyi, in Abuja on Wednesday. She also commended the Super Falcons for qualifying for the games for […]
Scores of Kogi rainstorm victims miss Eid-el-Fitr activities
Scores of Iyara people, who were hit by rainstorm in Iyara community, headquarters of Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi, on Wednesday failed to celebrate the Eid-el-Fitr events as the natural disaster rendered them homeless. Already, the National President of Iyara Development Association (IDA) Alhaji Aliyu Badaki, has cried out to the federal and state […]
EFCC names four Lagos firms in charge against Emefiele
Five firms have been named in connection with former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele in the latest 26-count charge of alleged fraud and corruption filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). No fewer than four of the firms have Lagos addresses, The Nigerian Current can reveal. The four […]
Around the medical school with Anya
By Olayinka Oyegbile Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get [fed up with] one, I spend the night with the other – Anton Chekov The symbiotic relationship between writing and medicine has been a subject of study from time immemorial. This is because the men and women with the […]
Sports minister hails Super Falcons qualification for Paris Olympics
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has praised the Super Falcons of Nigeria for qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris after edging South Africa over two legs. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Falcons booked their ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics after a tensed goalless […]
