IN northern Nigeria, a mother cradles her toddler, his face and legs scarred by burns. She is haunted by guilt and regret. Under pressure from her family, she applied skin-lightening creams to all six of her children—decisions she now deeply…
AT just 16, Fatou Esther Jusu feared her life would fall apart after discovering she was pregnant. Abortion was—and remains—illegal in Sierra Leone. Desperate and terrified of her family’s judgment, she took misoprostol, a drug sold in local pharmacies that…
Says: “Nigerians Must Demand Perpetually For The Uncompromising Review Of The Electoral Act” PATRIOTIC Nigerians have been called upon to pick one issue which they must use to stop President Bola Tinubu’s ongoing reckless dictatorship, which has resulted in the…
OPERATIVES of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have begun investigation of the sum of CFA 7m intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, along the Idiroko Border in Ogun State. …
An Abuja resident Salimon Abdulhakeem Abiodun has sued the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) and its chairman over the arrest and confiscation of his vehicle. He is seeking an interpretation of the bye-laws of the Abuja Municipal Area council.…
ETHIOPIA Minister of Education Berhanu Nega said over 7.2 million children are out of school in Ethiopia due to conflict and insecurity, highlighting a severe crisis in the education sector. Nega said this while addressing an education-themed meeting, calling…
THE National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has trained 191 unemployed youths in different skills in Nasarawa. The beneficiaries were given loans and starter packs to establish their businesses and be self-reliant. NDE Director-General (D-G) said at the resettlement of…
DELEGATES from across Africa and beyond have gathered to discuss strategies for enhancing collaboration between academic institutions, healthcare facilities and harnessing technology to build effective, responsive healthcare workforce. The inaugural Advancing Medical Education in Africa Conference was held on…
RUSSIA’s Tsentr (Centre) group of forces has eliminated up to 430 Ukrainian soldiers over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. “The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to up to 430 military personnel, five…
FORMER Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has condoled with Gov. Dikko Radda over the death of his mother, Hajiya Safara’u Umaru-Bare-bari, a respected nonagenarian who lived for 93 years. During the visit on Tuesday in Katsina, Atiku in his message said: “On…
