Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new meningitis vaccine (called Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) in a historic move. According to WHO, this is especially important for countries like Nigeria where multiple serogroups are prevalent. The new vaccine uses the same technology as the meningitis…
President Bola Tinubu has called for unity of purpose and more collaboration between the federal government, state governors, and members of the National Assembly to achieve national development goals. The President made the appeal while receiving state governors and the leadership of the National Assembly in Lagos on Friday, according to a statement by…
In response to the academic certificate forgery allegation levelled against him recently, the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has told the All Progressives Congress screening committee for the upcoming governorship election in the state that his credentials are genuine. The governor said this on Friday when he became the first aspirant to be cleared…
Yoruba Nollywood actress and mother of two Omowunmi Ajiboye has spilled some secrets about her ex as she calls netizens to attention against bullying her. The actress went on live on Instagram to address the rage directed towards her since her separation from husband, issuing strict warning to those who has constantly being…
Kingmakers in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have appointed the current Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Owolabi Akinloye Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland. The kingmakers are also the members of the Olubadan-in-Council. Olakulehin’s appointment was ratified at a meeting held at Mapo Hall on Friday. The meeting started around 11:00 am and…
A high court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has granted bail to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in the sum of N50 million. In his ruling on the bail application on Friday, April 12, the judge, Rahmon Oshodi, admitted Emefiele on bail with two sureties in like sum….
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has confirmed that Lassa fever led to the death of 150 persons between January and March 2024, in 125 local government areas in 27 states of the federation. Cumulatively from week one to week 13, 2024, NCDC said the deaths were reported with a…
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to six months in jail with no option of a fine. The judgment was handed on Friday morning, April 12. Recall that on April 5th, EFCC arraigned Bobrisky in court on a six-count charge ranging…
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government is still paying subsidy on electricity despite the recent hike in tariff paid by Band A customers said to be about 1.5 million of the total 12 million consumers in the sector. The minister, who was a guest on a Television programme on Thursday,…
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has banned the shooting of movies in riverine areas and also suspended filmmaker Adanma Luke following the death of actor Junior Pope Odonwodo. Junior Pope was among the persons who drowned while returning from a shoot for a movie called “Another Side of Life” which was being produced…