Ifunanya and father An American returnee named Peter Mokwuah will still be wondering what he did wrong to have made his relations to hold him hostage for months. Mokwuah was reportedly held captive in his own mansion by his siblings for nearly a year in Anambra state. His daughter, Ifunanya Mokwuah, who lives in the…
A fertility specialist, Dr Jaiyeoba Adeyemi, has dismissed the notion that children born through In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) are abnormal. Speaking at the Welcome Forum of the BridgeClinic, themed, “Optimising Your Fertility Health,” held in Lagos, Adeyemi stressed that IVF-conceived children were just as normal as those born through natural conception. He said, “Some people…
As the nation mourns the victims of Mokwa flood tragedy, former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd) has asked Nigerians to accept it as the will of God. No fewer than 200 people were swept away by flood in Mokwa, Niger State last week in a three-day rain fall. Many are reportedly still missing….
Barely six days after the devastating auto crash that took the lives of 22 Kano athletes, the wife of one of the victims has delivered a baby boy. It was gathered that the newborn was delivered on Friday during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Recall that Abubakar Isma’il, the father of the baby died alongside 21 other…
Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, who served as Nigeria’s Chief Justice from 1995 to 2006, has passed on at the age of 88, according to family sources. He died on Friday, June 6. Born on June 12, 1936, in Zaria, Kaduna State, Justice Uwais was called to the Bar at Middle Temple, London, in 1963. He…
Mrs Gbesoye Debo-Olujimi “Doing and Being-Living Intentionally Each Day” written by an Executive Director at Emadeb Energy Services Limited, Mrs Gbesoye Debo-Olujimi, has been slated for public presentation on June 14, 2025, in Lagos. The 10-chapter book explores the leitmotif of transiting from simply “doing” life to truly “being” present in it. The book serves…
Former Minister of Defence, Lt. General Theophilus Danjuma (rtd), has expressed concern over his deteriorating health, describing himself as “a sick old man” while making a passionate appeal for national unity and loyalty to leaders as the key to economic growth and democratic stability in Nigeria, reports the The Guardian. Danjuma made the disclosure in…
Kiema Ogunlana explaining a point By Prosper Okoye Sam Empowerment Foundation (SEF) has raised concerns over the growing mental health challenges faced by adolescents, especially those in secondary schools. The foundation made this call during a one-day sensitisation programme held at Government Secondary School, Tudun Wada, Abuja, to mark Children’s Day and International Menstrual Hygiene…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and other Nigerian agencies have launched a coordinated crackdown on a child pornography syndicate exposed by The PUNCH newspaper’s recent investigation. The two-part report uncovered how underage boys were lured and exploited online for profit, prompting swift action from government agencies. NAPTIP confirmed it,…
Accident scene for illustration No fewer than 20 athletes from Kano Contingent have been confirmed dead following a ghastly motor accident at Dakatsalle Bridge in the Kura Local Government area of Kano State. The athletes were said to be returning from from the just concluded National Sports Festival held in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The Chairman…
