Extraordinary Humans – The Hospitals For Humanity Team Visits Abuja
Reading Nigerian newspapers, or browsing the plethora of social media platforms, it is easy to think that the country is doomed. On some days, this feels especially so in the health sector. There seems to be no end to the list of things that are not working for Nigerians when it comes to their health. […]
Mother, Brother Burn Pakistani Woman To Death, Police say
She was just 15. Her name was Ambreen. Her alleged crime: Helping a neighbor and her boyfriend elope. For that, she was dragged from her home, injected with sedatives, strangled, tied up in a van and then burned, Pakistani officials said. More than a dozen people have been arrested in the brutal and barbaric killing, […]
Inside The Massive Extrajudicial Killings In Nigeria’s South-East
It happened in quick successions. The day was December 17, 2015. News had just come over the radio of a court ruling in favour of the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Jubilant crowds poured out into the streets of Onitsha, the commercial capital of Anambra State. […]
World Bank Slashes Nigeria’s Growth Forecast
The World Bank has cut Nigeria’s economic growth forecast for this year, citing weakness from oil-output disruptions and low prices. The bank, in its semi-annual Global Economic Prospects report, expects Nigeria to grow by 0.8 per cent, down from an estimate of 4.6 per cent in January. Growth could pick up to 3.5 per cent […]
Nike Stands By Maria Sharapova Despite Two-Year Drug Ban
The sportswear giant, which had previously put its relationship with the athlete on hold, highlighted that an investigation by the International Tennis Federation found that she “did not intentionally break its rules.” “Maria has always made her position clear, has apologized for her mistake and is now appealing the length of the ban,” Nike (NKE) […]
First Test For French Security On Eve Of Euro 2016
France has mobilised 90,000 police and private guards in a huge security operation for the Euro 2016 tournament. France on Thursday faces its first major security challenge of the Euro 2016 football championships with a giant open-air concert at the 90,000-capacity fan zone in Paris. Superstar French DJ David Guetta will play for the crowd […]
Can This Massive Refinery Solve Nigeria’s Energy Crisis?
Nigeria has a problem: The country is one of the world’s top oil producers, but it doesn’t have enough gasoline to fuel its struggling economy. On the outskirts of Lagos, Africa’s richest man is building what he says is a solution to the country’s fuel crisis: A massive, 650,000 barrel-per-day refinery that is designed to […]
Okorocha, El-Rufai, Abubakar, Oyegun Meet Ohanaeze Leaders Over Kano Killing, Herdsmen
Senate condemns act, charges FG to prosecute culprits Worried about the recent events happening in the country with particular concern on the relationship between the Igbo and Hausa, Governor Rochas Okorocha, his Kaduna and Bauchi States’ counterparts, Mallam Nasir El Rufai and Alhaji Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, and the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), […]
Angola: Lawyers Plot to Block New Post of Angola Leader’s Daughter
Twelve Angolan lawyers have decided to block the appointment of the President’s daughter as a non-executive administrator of the state-owned oil firm Sonangol. President José Eduardo dos Santos, 73, who has ruled the country since 1979 on Thursday appointed Ms Isabel dos Santos to the high position. The lawyers will hand a petition to the […]
Buhari Writes Senate: Osinbajo Is Acting President
ABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, told the Senate that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will act on his behalf as President for the 11 days he would be on medical vacation to the United Kingdom, UK. In a letter to the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, President Buhari said he was writing in line with Section 145 […]
Muhammad Ali Planned Details Of Funeral Himself, Spokesman says
Muhammad Ali began crafting details of his own funeral years ago, insisting on an open and inclusive service, a family spokesman said Tuesday. “This began with ‘The Champ’ a decade ago,” spokesman Bob Gunnell told reporters at a news conference. “As he convened the meeting, he said, ‘This is what I would like to see, […]
Top UN Whistleblower Resigns, Citing Impunity and Lack of Accountability
Anders Kompass quits after exposing sexual abuse by peacekeepers in Central African Republic UN whistleblower Anders Kompass, who exposed the sexual abuse of children by French and African peacekeepers in Central African Republic, is to resign in protest over what he sees as the organisation’s failure to hold its senior officials to account. “The complete […]
Thailand Eliminates Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission
The World Health Organization has congratulated Thailand as the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis. It is also the first with a “large HIV epidemic” to eradicate mother-to-child transmission of the diseases. In 2014, an estimated 450,000 people were living with HIV in Thailand. The disease is […]
Former Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, Dies At 54
Nigerian football icon Stephen Okechukwu Chinedu Keshi has died. Daily Sun gathered that the former Coach of the Super Eagles died suddenly in the early hours of Wednesday in Benin City, Edo state. He was scheduled to return to the United States on Wednesday evening before he suffered cardiac arrest. The former international football player […]
10 Things Mums Should Teach Their Daughters
Parenting daughters is very challenging. I should know, I have been doing it constantly for the past 17 years! One thing I have discovered, is a relationship built on trust and honesty is one of the most important things you can ever establish with your daughter. Accomplish this and you will have a fantastic, reliable, […]