Uba Sani condoles with family of veteran actor ”Samanja”
Gov. Uba Sani has condoled with the family of veteran actor, Usman Baba Pategi popularly known as ”Samanja Mazan Fama” who died at the age of 84. The condolence message is contained in a statement by Sani’s Chief Press Secretary, Muhammad Shehu, in Kaduna on Monday. The governor said that he received the sad […]
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Israel gives Gaza civilians four hours to escape south
Israel’s army has said that it is giving civilians in northern Gaza another window to flee to the southern region of the coastal strip. The army would open a four-hour window on a specific road to the south, a spokesman wrote on Monday on platform X, formerly Twitter, accompanied by a map. The spokesman […]
NMA confirms escape of kidnapped UNTH doctor from abductors’ den
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has confirmed the escape of an abducted resident doctor, Dr Orockarrah Orock attached to the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu State. It was learnt that Orock attached to the Anaesthesia Department of the UNTH was on Saturday night kidnapped within the hospital premises, while on call […]
Rising Prices, Falling Naira: Challenges to Affordable Living in Nigeria
By Toyin Falola At the time of writing this article, the naira has fallen from over 1,230 naira to a single dollar, the highest ever recorded in Nigeria’s history. A few years ago, saying that the naira would ever trade at over a thousand to a single dollar would have sounded like a dream. […]
Reflections on Values
By Toyin Falola It was a privilege to have been given spaces and large audiences to speak on various aspects of values, notably at three Convocation Lectures at the University of Ilorin, University of Mkar, and Chrisland University, back-to-back in October. I close this series of lectures with this brief reflection on why values […]
Soldiers rescue woman from committing suicide
The 81 Division, Nigerian Army (NA) soldiers have prevented a suicide attempt by one Mrs Francesca Spark who plunged into the Lagos Lagoon around 81 Division Officers’ Mess, Marina Lagos. This was contained in a statement signed by the Division’s spokesperson, Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni, on Monday. Ayeni said Spark attempted to take her […]
Oncologist seeks establishment of more cancer research centres
Dr Temitope Olatunji-Agunbiade, an Oncologist, has appealed to the Federal Government to intensify efforts toward providing more research centres and health facilities, to improve cancer care in the country. Olatunji-Agunbiade, also a consultant radiation and clinical oncologist at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of […]
Indian envoy declares open Afro-Asian restaurant in Lagos
Chandramouli Kern, Consul General of India in Lagos, says Indians have been recognised as the biggest investors in Nigeria with over $27 million cumulative investment and no fewer than 200 companies. Kern said this on Sunday while declaring open “Anchor Restaurant”, an Afro-Asian restaurant in Lagos. “This is of great pride to us […]
Why I dumped PDP, by Utazi
Senator Chukwuka Utazi, a former Senator representing Enugu-North Senatorial District of Enugu State, says he quit the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) because the “ideals that attracted him to the party have receded into oblivion”. The Senator, who represented the district between 2015 and 2023, submitted his resignation letter to the Chairman of PDP in […]
