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Nigeria records 2445 preventable death daily
21 Feb 2023
At least 2,445 women and children die every day from preventable causes in Nigeria, according to data from the Federal Ministry of Health on the National Maternal and Child Health. The data obtained by our correspondent revealed that 70 per cent of the deaths are preventable. According to the data, “145 women die every day […]
Continue Reading18 Nigerian nurse charged to court in the US for obtaining educational credentials through fraudulent means
21 Feb 2023
No fewer than 18 nurses from Nigeria residents in Texas, the United States have been charged to court for obtaining educational credentials through fraudulent means. The Texas Board of Nursing has filed formal charges against 23 nurses practicing in the US over certificates forgery. In a statement on its website, the Board published names of […]
Continue ReadingSoyinka disowns statement endorsing Tinubu
21 Feb 2023
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has disowned a statement on social media linking him to the endorsement of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. The social media post also purportedly indicated that the elder statesman described the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, in uncharitable words. […]
Continue ReadingNigeria to host the secretariat of the Sahel Climate Fund
20 Feb 2023
The Government of the Sahel Region Climate Commission (SRCC) has chosen Nigeria to host the Sahel Climate Fund Secretariat. The selection is contained in a communique issued at the conclusion of the SRCC’s second conference of Heads of State and Government. The meeting, held on the sidelines of the 36th AU Summit, also confirmed Issifi […]
Continue ReadingBlogger arrested for defamation of character
20 Feb 2023
Young blogger, Isah Aliyu Omota has been arrested by the police following reports from Natasha Akpoti, a kogi Central senatorial aspirant, on alleged defamation of Character. This has however not gone well with Kogites who have accused Natasha of intimidation. The blogger who shared a referenced post on a kogi blog, “Ebira4real”, was arrested shortly […]
Continue ReadingItalian Police arrested Nigerian woman for forcing young women who arrive from Nigeria to prostitution
20 Feb 2023
Italian police has arrested a Nigerian woman for allegedly forcing young women and girls who arrive from Nigeria, into prostitution by using voodoo locally know as ‘juju,’ to threaten them Flying squad police in the Sicilian city of Siracusa, in collaboration with police in Foggia, have carried out an operation to arrest a Nigerian woman […]
Continue ReadingCBN yet to release funds for INEC and Security Agencies for logistics
20 Feb 2023
With less than a week to the conduct of the 2023 general elections, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is yet to release funds requested by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies for logistics. The Chief Press secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi had earlier confirmed that the electoral body […]
Continue ReadingPregnant woman dies in hospital after doctor refuses to attend to her over transfer alert delay
20 Feb 2023
A pregnant woman in Kano, Shema’u Sani Labaran, has died in the Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital over alleged negligence from doctors as a result of the new naira policy crisis. The late woman’s husband, Malam Bello Fancy, said her death was as a result of delay in transfer made to the bank and that the […]
Continue ReadingVictor Osimhen scores his 100th career goal, faster than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
20 Feb 2023
Victor Osimhen scored his 100th career goal on Friday night during Napoli’s 2-0 win against Sassulo, becoming one of the five fastest players to achieve the feat. Scoring in just his 197th game, the Nigerian has racked up his century faster than Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and in incredible style too, striking […]
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