January 2021

COVID-19: ENT expert cautions against use of school bus

Prof. Titus Ibekwe, Faculty Secretary, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, has advised parents and school authorities against use of school bus to convey children, so as to prevent further spread of Covid-19. Ibekwe, also a public health professional, in…

Singer Alariwo loses mother

Mrs. Josephine Nmabuese, the mother of Nigerian singer Alariwo, is dead. Alariwo confirmed the sad news via his Instagram account. Sharing a photo of his mother, he wrote: MY BELOVED MUM LEFT WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE! I was home watching a…

Melanoma

By Ola W. Halim  (for all albinos battling skin cancer)  i. my skin eats itself daily until all left of it is mincemeat ii. my skin is a sketch work of shiny reds, charred browns, pulpy whites, and fruity pinks…

Niger Delta activist urges attitudinal change toward NDDC

Ms Ankio Briggs, an environmental and human rights activist operating in the Niger Delta region has called for attitudinal change toward the running of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Briggs made the call while fielding questions from journalists after receiving…

FedEx staff docked for alleged N2.2m theft

The Police on Friday arraigned a 33-year-old FedEx Red Star Express staff, Wisdom Jackson, before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing N2. 2 million from his office account. Jackson, a resident of Shogunle in Oshodi, Lagos, is being tried…