The late Dame Dr. Uju Uchendu Ozoka, was a woman I was privileged to have a few conversations with, while she lived. “Ebuka my son”, she would normally call me and then, I respond, “momsy.” Just before the 2023 General Elections, we had a handful of conversations about possible outcome of the election. Sometimes, she interrogated my permutations, but being a very detailed person who is attentive to facts, she would admit that I was...
…Holds workshop for school teachers, counselors, CBOs A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Women’s Rights And Health Project (WRAHP) has held a workshop yesterday for school teachers, counsellors and Community Based Organisations (CBOs) to tackle issues of technology-facilitated Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in Ikeja Lagos. In a bid to address the issue, WRAHP, in collaboration with the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) proposed a pilot project aimed at building the capacity of 40 teachers...
Nearly a year after losing their three-year-old son Ifeanyi, Davido and his wife Chioma welcomed twins – a boy and a girl – last week. The Nigerian singer confirmed the news in a televised interview in New York last Saturday, days after social media was awash with the news. “And it was in the same month – my son passed last year October, my wife gave birth this year October – it’s crazy,” he said....
Flood occasioned by heavy rainfall has swept away a 13-year-old girl in Awka, Anambra State capital. The girl, whose guardian operates a food stall along Ziks Avenue, Awka, was trying to rescue their wheelbarrow, which was being carried away by flood when she mistakenly missed her step and fell into a drainage. A source who witnessed the incident said the girl was immediately swept away by the fast-moving tide of the flood, and her body...
The Africa Illustrious Award on Friday conferred various categories of awards to deserving recipients in all works of life, across Africa. The award conferment, which was held at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, was attended by award recipients or their representatives and their well-wishers, many outstanding professionals, tech entrepreneurs, entertainment gurus, businessmen, and women, as well as many other exceptionally distinguished individuals. Convened only about five years ago with the sole aim of searching...
The Kano State Government on Friday conducted a mass wedding of 3,600 men and women across the 44 local government areas of the state at the palace of the Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero. The beneficiaries were mainly young girls and boys, widows, divorcees, and spinsters. Gov. Abba Yusuf explained that the mass wedding initiative would not only strengthen the bonds between couples but also underscore the commitment of the state government to support its citizens...
AIDS Health Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has promised to work with Akwa Ibom State government to set up a sanitary pad bank in Aka Community Secondary School, Uyo. The decision was taken in line with efforts to improve the menstrual health of school children in the state. Advocacy and Marketing Manager, AHF, Mr Steve Aborisade made the disclosure while speaking at an event to mark the 2023 International Day of the Girl Child in Uyo. According...
Nigerian Afro-fusion singer Damini Ogulu, known by his stage name Burna Boy, did not win any award at the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards. Burna Boy was among the top nominees for the Awards with seven nods out of the 17 award categories, but he lost all seven nominations. He lost the “Hip-Hop Artiste of the Year”, “Lyricist of the Year” and the “Best Live Performer of the Year” awards to U.S. rapper Kendrick Lamar. 50...
…82,000 Deaths Annually Nigeria has the highest number of maternal deaths in the world with 82,000 deaths per year, making up 13% of the world’s total. Associate Professor of Public Health at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Dr Mobolanle Balogun who lamented over the situation, called for collective action to reverse the trend. Balogun, spoke in Lagos during the inauguration of the #weMenforHer campaign by the Maternal and Reproductive Health Research Collective (MRHRC)....
Four persons died in a fatal crash on the Lagos–Ibadan highway in the early hours of Monday. Three other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the crash. The public education officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Ogun State, Florence Okpe said 21 persons, 13 men and eight women, were involved in the devastating accident. All four of the unfortunate fatalities were adult males. One male and two females suffered injuries. Okpe...
