Polio Vaccination: FCTA Targets Over 1.2m Children

HealthNewsNigeriaPolio Vaccination: FCTA Targets Over 1.2m Children

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 29, 2023

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has targeted over 1.2 million children for vaccination against Fractional Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) and the novel oral polio Vaccine (nOPV2). Mr Malan Haruna, acting Secretary Health and Human Services Secretariat, FCTA who stated this during the flag-off of the Routine Immunization Intensification Campaign in Abuja, said the effort is part of the FCT Administration’s proactive measure to ensure that children under five years are administered with the vaccines...

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Bishara, Chibok girl who escaped Boko Haram abduction gets engaged to US lover

LifestyleNewsNigeriaBishara, Chibok girl who escaped Boko Haram abduction gets engaged to US lover

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 26, 2023

Joy Bishara, one of the Chibok schoolgirls who escaped abduction by Boko Haram in 2014, is set to be married to her American lover. Bishara announced her engagement to her lover simply identified as James on her Instagram page on Tuesday. “I said yes to love, laughter, and happily ever after with my best friend,” she captioned the photos she shared. “James exceeds everything I ever prayed for. God’s faithfulness amazes me daily. I am...

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Davido loses northern fans as angry youths burn his ad billboard in Maiduguri

EntertainmentNewsNigeriaDavido loses northern fans as angry youths burn his ad billboard in Maiduguri

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 26, 2023

For refusing to tender an apology to the Muslim community over the “disrespectful” snippet of a music video he shared on his Twitter page on Friday, a group of irate youths set an advert billboard of Davido on fire in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The video, a snippet of the visuals for “Jaye Lo”, the first single by his newly-signed artist, Logos Olori, shows a group of Muslims observing prayers outsde a building while...

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Nutritional Deficiency Accounts For 11 Million Deaths Globally- Expert

HealthNewsNigeriaNutritional Deficiency Accounts For 11 Million Deaths Globally- Expert

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 25, 2023

A food systems and nutrition specialist, Mrs Dolapo Enejoh has advocated for a policy that will tackle malnutrition in the country. Enejoh explained that “dietary risk factors are estimated to cause 11 million deaths and the loss of 255 million years due to ill-health, disability, or early death, annually”. She stated this at a virtual workshop organized by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) in collaboration with the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and...

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Davido succumbs to pressure from Muslims, deletes controversial video

EntertainmentNewsNigeriaDavido succumbs to pressure from Muslims, deletes controversial video

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 25, 2023

Nigerian singer Davido has deleted a video he shared on his Twitter page on Friday which brought him under heavy criticism from the Muslim community. The video was a snippet of the visuals for “Jaye Lo”, the first single by his newly-signed artist, Logos Olori. The extract shows Muslims observing prayers outside a mosque while Lagos Olori sits on the roof of the mosque singing. After Davido tweeted to promote the song, several Muslims condemned...

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Former housemates compete for N120m as BBNaija Season 8 begins

LifestyleNewsNigeriaFormer housemates compete for N120m as BBNaija Season 8 begins

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 25, 2023

Former housemates of the Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, reality TV show is back for an “All-Star” edition to battle for a cash prize of N120 million. The eighth edition of BBNaija began on Sunday night and 20 housemates were unveiled. The housemates are the fan favourites from the previous seasons of the reality TV show excluding the first edition. The housemates were drawn from Season 2 (See Gobe), Season 3 (Double Wahala), Season 4 (Pepper...

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Davido’s foundation donates N237 million to 424 orphanages

LifestyleNewsNigeriaDavido’s foundation donates N237 million to 424 orphanages

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 21, 2023

David Adeleke Foundation, DAF, has donated N237 million to various orphanages across Nigeria. The founder of the foundation, David Adeleke, the Nigerian singer better known as Davido, announced the donation on his various social media pages on Thursday. Adeleke said the DAF distributed the funds to 424 orphanages with 13,818 child beneficiaries. The singer said the donated sum was contributions from various individuals and corporations which the foundation reached out to support. “In October 2022,...

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Victory Gbakara wins Nigerian Idol Season 8        

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaVictory Gbakara wins Nigerian Idol Season 8        

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 18, 2023

Victory Gbakara has emerged as the winner of season eight of the Nigerian Idol. Gbakara was crowned winner of this year’s edition of the talent hunt reality television show on Sunday night. He defeated another contestant, Precious Mac to clinch the N100 million grand prize, part of which is N35 million in cash and a brand-new car. The prize also includes a music record deal, a video shoot and a Tecno-sponsored all-expense paid trip to...

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Asaba: Rolls Like A Coyote: Barks Like A Hound Dog

ColumnsDon OkoloFilmLifestyleNigeriaAsaba: Rolls Like A Coyote: Barks Like A Hound Dog

PilotnewsJuly 17, 2023

I came here June the third, toting a baggage filled with movie paraphernalia and a stream-rolling set of props, believing that these gadgets were not available in Nigeria, and couldn’t be available in a distant city four hundred miles removed from Lagos. Prop guns, stilettos and swords were carefully packaged. I was ready, I thought. Blood phials I bought from a store on Highway 99 in Richmond and a couple of make-up boxes were in...

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Afrobeats: Nigeria’s biggest export to the world

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsAfrobeats: Nigeria’s biggest export to the world

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 16, 2023

Over the past few years, Afrobeats has recorded tremendous international success – thanks to Nigeria’s talented artists who are breaking barriers and making their mark on the international music scene. The genre has grown to the extent that it now competes with foreign songs in clubs in the diaspora. Nigeria is the home of Afrobeats – the modern variant of Afrobeat popularised by Fela Anikulapo Kuti in the 1970s – producing most of the artists...

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