By Erasmus Ikhide The recent encounter between Remi Tinubu, Nigeria’s First Lady, and a group of nursing students has sparked intense debate and outrage. During her visit to the School of Midwifery in Asaba, Delta State, the students unexpectedly rejected her title as “our mother,” responding instead with “Na your mama be dis o” (meaning…
As you are reading this, the undertakers would either be lowering their bodies into the six feet under the ground or must have finished their job and be heading home to allow the grief-stricken families, friends and well-wishers to bewail their ugly fate and bear the indelible mark of such a telling loss. For what…
The cause of gas explosion that occurred on Karu Bridge in Abuja on Wednesday night has been revealed This as six people were reportedly killed while 25 are hospitalised for various degree of injuries. They are currently being treated at the National Hospital and Asokoro Hospital. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Public Education Officer,…
A scene of an accident I write this from a point of pain and gratitude. Pain because of the death of a hard working and honest man, Rotimi Olaleye, who is both a great father, as attested to by his children who he has been taking care of single handedly since his wife died about…
There was confusion after a 31-year-old man, identified as Ajayi Nicholas, allegedly slumped and died inside a sex worker’s room at New Kutunku community in Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT. A resident of New Kutunku, Josiah Gabriel, told our reporter that the incident happened on Saturday around 5pm when the deceased allegedly checked into…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched a new app to identify fake drugs. The agency thus urged Nigerians to key in the fight against the circulation of counterfeit and fake medical products. The agency stated that this could be achieved through the use of its latest verification app,…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned that 12 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, may experience severe heat waves in the coming days. The warning was handed down in a weather outlook released on Monday. The agency identified Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Oyo, Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue, Enugu, Anambra, Abia, Ebonyi,…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reiterated the looming urgency for Nigerians to keep an environment free of rats through personal hygiene, due to the devastating outbreak of Lassa Fever in the country. The agency’s Director General, Jide Idris, disclosed in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja,…
