Nollywood actor, Bolanle Ninalowo and wife part ways after 16 years

LifestyleNewsNigeriaNollywood actor, Bolanle Ninalowo and wife part ways after 16 years

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 2, 2023

Nollywood actor Bolanle Ninalowo, on Friday, announced the end of his 16-year-old civil union to Bunmi. Nino B, as he is fondly called, described the crash of his marriage as a “sad reality”. “My wife and I have decided to go our separate ways and headed for an irreconcilable marriage dissolution,” the actor stated in a social media post. He said he is “heartbroken but not shattered” having finally accepted “the reality of the end...

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Designer Of Nigeria’s Flag, Taiwo Akinkunmi is dead

LifestyleNewsNigeriaDesigner Of Nigeria’s Flag, Taiwo Akinkunmi is dead

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 30, 2023

Pa. Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi (OFR), the designer of Nigeria’s flag is dead.  Pa Akinkunmi died in the early hours of Tuesday after a brief illness, at the age of 93. One of his sons, Samuel Akinkunmi announced his demise on Wednesday via his Facebook account. He wrote, “Life is indeed transient; I can say boldly that you live a life with a landmark. Continue to rest, my father! Pa Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi (O.F.R.): Great Man...

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Peter Obi visits Premium Kidney Hospital in Nnewi

HealthNewsNigeriaPeter Obi visits Premium Kidney Hospital in Nnewi

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 28, 2023

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, for the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, on Saturday, paid a courtesy visit to Premium Kidney Hospital in Nnewi, Anambra State. The visit was an on-the-spot assessment of the quality of work at the state-of-the-art hospital, which was commissioned in 2022. During the visit which lasted for about an hour, Obi took time and went around the building, inspecting different sections of the facility while Dr Okey...

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Suspected Diphtheria Cases Hit 180 In Bauchi, Claim Lives Of 26

HealthNewsNigeriaSuspected Diphtheria Cases Hit 180 In Bauchi, Claim Lives Of 26

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 26, 2023

The Bauchi State Ministry of Health has confirmed the diphtheria disease has claimed the lives of 26 persons with 180 suspected cases of the disease recorded across the state. Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, Executive Chairman of Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA) disclosed this Friday while giving an update on the diphtheria outbreak in Bauchi State during USAID-IHP Media Engagement on the 2023 Bauchi State budget performance held in Bauchi. “As at August 23, 2023,...

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Northern singers gradually embrace music activism amid rising insecurity

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaNorthern singers gradually embrace music activism amid rising insecurity

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 26, 2023

Singers and songwriters from northern Nigeria are gradually coming out of their shells to talk about the wanton destruction of lives, livelihood, and property in the region. The most prominent is Apostle Victor Micah Bulus, a.k.a Autan Zaki Ikon Allah, who stirs up the hornet’s nest with his music. Yet a decade ago, there was no such outcry from northern singers. Emmanuel Obiejemba, an independent music composer/producer based in Jos, Plateau State, told The West...

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UNICEF charges Bauchi govt, others  on conducive environment for breastfeeding mothers

HealthNewsNigeriaUNICEF charges Bauchi govt, others  on conducive environment for breastfeeding mothers

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 10, 2023

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), has called on the Bauchi State government and employers to create a conducive environment for working mothers to carry out six months exclusive breastfeeding of their newborn babies. Dr Tushar Rane, the UNICEF Chief of Field Office Bauchi State, made the call during the 2023 World Breastfeeding Week Media Dialogue with theme “Enabling Breastfeeding: Making a difference for working parents” which held at Jamil Hotel in  Azare, headquarters of...

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NCDC Confirms 1,534 Diphtheria Cases In Ten States

HealthNewsNigeriaNCDC Confirms 1,534 Diphtheria Cases In Ten States

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 10, 2023

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says 1,534 cases of diphtheria have been confirmed in the country, with 4,160 suspected cases reported in 139 local government areas in 27 states. “The confirmed cases were distributed across 56 LGAs in 10 states. The majority [1,018 (66.4 per cent)] of the confirmed cases occurred in children aged one to 14 years,” NCDC said. The NCDC which released the diphtheria situation report from May 2022 to...

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3,000 Kano Residents Get Free Checkups, Medication

HealthNewsNigeria3,000 Kano Residents Get Free Checkups, Medication

Andrew Nwonye (Staff Reporter)August 7, 2023

The Kano Independent Research Centre Trust, on Sunday, offered free medical services to no fewer than 3,000 people from the Dawakin Kudu rural community, all of whom are underprivileged members of the society. The Chief Medical Director of the centre, Dr Jameel  Ahmad, while briefing newsmen during the free medical outreach, said, “The centre organised the programme, to offer free medical services to patients within the community, who cannot afford the high cost of quality...

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BBNaija: Princess becomes the first housemate evicted from ‘All Stars’ edition

LifestyleNewsNigeriaBBNaija: Princess becomes the first housemate evicted from ‘All Stars’ edition

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 7, 2023

Sunday night was the end of the road for Princess in the competition to win the N120 million earmarked for the winner of the ongoing Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, ‘All Stars’ reality TV show. She was evicted during the live eviction show following the unanimous decision of the three-man jury: Bisola Aiyeola of the ‘See Gobe’ season, Dorothy Bachor of the ‘Lockdown’ season and Mike Edwards of the ‘Pepper Dem’ season. The housemates up for...

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Nwejike, unveiled as third president of rotary club Isheri North

LifestyleNewsNigeriaNwejike, unveiled as third president of rotary club Isheri North

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 3, 2023

….President promises to prioritise mental health issues Rotarian Afam Nwejike Daniel has been unveiled as third president of the Rotary Club of Isheri North The club used the opportunity of the investiture, yesterday to raise funds to support the many programmes the club has earmarked to executive in the rotary year which has as its theme, “Create Hope In the World” Nwejike in his remarks noted that he would prioritise issues of mental health, even...

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