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Fitness Coach Maje Ayida has shared how his highly publicised divorce from media personality, Toke Makinwa, plunged him into a year-long battle with depression, nearly destroying his life and career. Speaking during a recent testimony at a United Kingdom church pastored by…
Leading policymakers, investors, clinicians, and innovators, have called for deeper public-private integration and urgent health system reform. They made the call at WHX Lagos 2025, the largest healthcare event in West Africa. The 12th edition of the event, formerly known as…
The West African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (WASPEN) has called on the federal government to establish a multi-sectoral national task force to combat hospital-related malnutrition and strengthen nutrition care across Nigeria. The president and founder of…
A Bauchi-based non-governmental organisation, Ubuntu Sisters for All Foundation (USAD), has embarked on an advocacy visit to some communities to identify vulnerable women who will be selected for the next phase of its skills acquisition scheme in the Bauchi local government…
Flooding, like most natural disasters, cannot be totally prevented. But when disaster warnings are given, and the areas at risk are known before hand, responsible State agencies are expected to take proactive measures to protect lives and mitigate the destruction of property.…
Argentina have learned to cope with Lionel Messi’s absences and no longer need to rejig the lineup when the Inter Miami forward is not available, manager Lionel Scaloni said ahead of Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier against Colombia. Since making his senior debut in 2005,…
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has increased the matching grant allocation for quality assurance from 2 to 5 per cent to states to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation of basic education across Nigeria. UBEC Executive Secretar, Dr. Aisha Garba disclosed…
The minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari has said that the federal government is vigorously implementing President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda, with a resolute commitment to ensuring food availability, affordability, and accessibility for…
An early morning auto crash has claimed the lives of five young men in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. The accident which occured at Idi Ori, along the ever-busy Ibadan-Oyo Expressway, cast a pall of grief and anger across the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. An…
Governor of Katsina State Dikko Umaru Radda has expressed profound grief over the death of the chairman of Bakori local government area, Hon. Aminu Dan Hamidu, who passed away on Monday, June 9, 2025. In an official statement issued from the Government House in Katsina signed…
What inspired Afreximbank to conceptualise AMCE, and what role did you personally play in its early stages? Afreximbank’s commitment to Africa’s development has always included a strong focus on healthcare, recognising its critical role in the continent’s emancipation and…
The organisers of the Victor Ikpeba Football Challenge have confirmed that the final match for the ongoing 2025 edition will be played on the original stated date of Thursday, June 12. There was a brief plan to move the game to Saturday, the 14th, but the idea has been…
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, has declared that the Federation is delighted to have achieved its objectives for making the Super Eagles prosecute the Four-Nation Unity Cup Tournament in London and the friendly match with the…
Eunisell, West Africa’s leading specialty chemicals and oil field solutions company, is set to honour Nasarawa United’s Anas Yusuf, who scored 18 goals to finish as the top scorer in the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season. The prestigious Eunisell Boot…
The Okpekpe International 10km Road Race, one of Nigeria’s premier road-running events, is poised to make a grand comeback in May 2026 after unforeseen circumstances prevented its 2025 edition from taking place. Mike Itemuagbor, CEO of Pamodzi Sports International, the…
The Federal Government has cancelled the military parade in commemoration of the 26th Democracy Day holding on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Details of the celebration released by the Inter- Ministerial Committee on Democracy Day celebration, stated that President Bola Tinubu will…
The Permanent Secretary of Abuja Liaison Office of Taraba State Government, Mr. Dauda Maikomo has died in an hospital in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The late permanent secretary reportedly died after a brief illness. Maikomo’s passage was announced in Taraba…
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is set to make its marks on the African continent with its inaugural event scheduled for 19th July 2025, in Cape Town, South Africa. In anticipation of this milestone, the PFL has revealed the details for its second event in Africa.…
