Fury has erupted after a Lagos-based breast cancer patient, Mensah Omolola, popularly known as Auntie Esther on X, refused a medically advised blood transfusion, weeks after Nigerians raised over N30 million to support her treatment. The 38-year-old, a member of...
Surgeons have cautioned patients against eating solid or heavy meals soon after undergoing abdominal or gastrointestinal procedures, warning that doing so could lead to serious, potentially life-threatening complications. According to them, the digestive system becomes temporarily inactive after surgery, and...
Nigeria is facing a widespread shortage of HIV test kits following the halt of US government funding for PEPFAR, a development that has disrupted HIV testing and community outreach across the country despite federal assurances of increased domestic funding. Across...
The Federal Government has disbursed N3.7bn in zero-interest loans to 2,000 lecturers and non-academic staff across universities, polytechnics and colleges of education under its Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF). The Director of Press at the Ministry of Education, Folasade...
Afrobeats stars Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, and Ahmed Ololade, aka Asake, are elevating their creative partnership with a joint EP titled Real, set for release this December. The announcement, made during a recent Apple Music takeover, immediately ignited...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on former Anambra State governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to clarify his intentions regarding joining the party. While ADC described Obi as a key political figure for its coalition,...
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has denied filing any new charges against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, dismissing reports that he had “just filed” a N200 billion suit against her as misleading. In a statement released on Saturday by his Special Assistant on...
Security remains unusually tight at the Sokoto Correctional Centre, three weeks after the transfer of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu, who was convicted on November 20 on all seven terrorism charges brought against...
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has suspended the traditional priest of Unuamen Village, Sunday Enoma, in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. The monarch’s Chief Press Secretary, Osaigbovo Iguobaro, made this known via a statement issued...
No fewer than 23 people have died after a fire broke out at a nightclub in Goa, India. Most of the victims were believed to be employees of the nightclub, the Indian Express and other outlets reported. Authorities said on Sunday...