UNICEF Educate 490,000 Mothers, Caregivers on Personal Hygiene

HealthNewsUNICEF Educate 490,000 Mothers, Caregivers on Personal Hygiene

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 4, 2022

UNICEF Chief of Maiduguri Field Office, Mr. Samuel Sesay said several lactating mothers were educated by the development partners on the importance of breastfeeding a child up to six months after birth. Sesay disclosed this yesterday in Maiduguri, the state capital, marking the annual World Breastfeeding Week, added that UNICEF would continue to support the Borno State government and the entire Northeast to ensure that children survive and thrive. He said the United Nations Children...

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Tinubu Is 86, Not 70 — Tee Mac

Arts & CultureEntertainmentMusicNewsTinubu Is 86, Not 70 — Tee Mac

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 29, 2022

Nigerian flutist, Tee Mac Iseli, has revealed that Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), is 86 years old. Tee Mac, ex-President of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), made the disclosure on Facebook while airing his opinion on why Tinubu is not qualified to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. The veteran flutist disclosed that though he and Tinubu were related by marriage, it was important...

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2022 Headies Awards: Portable Disqualified Over ‘Social Media Misdemeanors’

Arts & CultureEntertainmentMusicNews2022 Headies Awards: Portable Disqualified Over ‘Social Media Misdemeanors’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 26, 2022

The organisers of the Headies Awards have disqualified Portable as a nominee at the 15th edition of the Nigerian music awards. The West African Pilot reports that Portable, born Habeed Okikiola, who is a first-time nominee, snagged a spot in the Rookie of the Year and Best Street-Hop Artiste categories. For the Rookie of the Year award, his co-nominees were Av, Fave, Magixx, and Ugoccie, and he was pitted against Bella Shmurda, Rexxie, Mohbad, Naira Marley, Nektunez and Goya Menor for the Best Street-Hop...

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‘Don’t Be Distracted By BBNaija’, Baba-Ahmed Charges Obidients

EntertainmentNewsPolitics‘Don’t Be Distracted By BBNaija’, Baba-Ahmed Charges Obidients

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 25, 2022

Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has urged the party’s supporters not to be distracted by this year’s edition of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality TV show. Season 7 of the entertainment show, themed Level Up, kicked off on Saturday and was aired live on channels 198 on DStv and 29 on GOtv. There are speculations that the show will shift the attention of Nigerian youths away from...

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Medical Tourism By Nigerian Political and Business Elites Symbolizes System Failure

ColumnsHealthOpinionMedical Tourism By Nigerian Political and Business Elites Symbolizes System Failure

PilotnewsJuly 23, 2022

There are certain conclusions that do not require established punditry to make. In that case, a critical perusal by a keen watcher can suffice. Unequivocally linking the medical globetrotting by our leaders with the steady descent of our nation into the precipice of failure is one of such conclusions. One can actually make it without the fear of any contradiction because the nation is greeted with a new page of ominous handwriting every passing day...

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P-Square Drops Two Tracks After Five-Year Split

Arts & CultureEntertainmentMusicP-Square Drops Two Tracks After Five-Year Split

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 22, 2022

P-Square, the Nigerian music duo consisting of the twin brothers Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye, has made an explosive return to the music scene with two new hit tracks: Jaiye (Ihe Geme) and Find Somebody. The singles, with a music video for Jaiye, dropped across all music platforms on Friday, following weeks of anxiety by fans who were exposed to different teasers by the duo. Jaiye is a dance-pop track accompanied by an Amapiano sound. The music video was...

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Peter Obi, Buga, AFCON 2022 Emerge Top Google Searches In Nigeria

LifestyleNewsPeter Obi, Buga, AFCON 2022 Emerge Top Google Searches In Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 22, 2022

Google released its list of the top searches for the first half of 2022 on Thursday. The top searches highlighted personalities, music, musicians, movies, high-profile deaths, actors, moments, sports, as well as sportsmen. Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Communications and Public Relations Manager, Google West Africa, said in a statement that the first half of 2020 had been eventful with high-profile deaths, politics, and personalities among others. Kola-Ogunlade noted that such trends and searches were as a result...

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It’s Locs O’clock

LifestyleIt’s Locs O’clock

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 20, 2022

Growing up, I didn’t see a lot of people with dada, the Nigerian lingo for locs. As a matter of fact, it was considered an affront to society’s orderliness. Nowadays, locs are making incredible waves. As a kid, a ‘normal’ Igbo young man was expected to be on a low cut or even go bald. Deviating hairstyles were viewed suspiciously. Young men with knotted hair attracted much attention, and it was not always a positive one....

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The audacity of the Human Race ―The Ever-Reaching Nature

ColumnsFavour EbubechukwuFiction & PoetryLifestyleThe audacity of the Human Race ―The Ever-Reaching Nature

PilotnewsJuly 20, 2022

Everyone weighs with potential. Everyone is unraveled and unraveling. The unraveled, we know. The unraveling, we guess. No one is as blind as a forecaster. To pride in the confidence that pattern A-B and B-C apply to X-Y is bold blindness. Not humans. Accidents happen. In-between the lines are hiccups. Some, dissolved by a spittle-swallow Some, multiple oceans cannot subside. Bitcoin is not as volatile as humans. What do you seek to know? Knowledge at...

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Nollywood Mourns Ada Ameh, Sola Onayiga

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaNollywood Mourns Ada Ameh, Sola Onayiga

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 19, 2022

The Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood, has been thrown into a mourning mood following the announcement of the demise of veteran actresses, Ada Ameh and Sola Onayiga. Ada Ameh, who is known for her lead role in the multi-award-winning family drama, The Johnsons, died on Sunday, 17 July, 2022. Her death was confirmed by Emeka Rollas, president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN). Confirming the unfortunate incident to Premium Times on Monday, Rollas said he...

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