The Lagos State Government has directed statewide schools to obey the decision of the supreme Court which mandates them to allow Muslim students putting on hijab to attend classes. Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, the Head of Service, mentioned this in a circular released on Monday. The HoS directed the information contained in the circular to heads…
The presidential candidat of the All Progressives Congress, APC has said he was ready for the dirty of the country. Tinubu said he has disappointed the efforts of those who have been questioning his academic records. The APC chieftain has revealed that he’s set to “wrestle with the pig” as Nigerian politics requires that he…
At least 3.5 billion people suffer from oral diseases with three out of four affected living in low and middle-income countries, a new report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, in a statement on Friday, said that oral health had long been neglected in global health, but many…
Nigerian singer, Stephanie Otobo has made a vow that she would get justice against Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries. The singer said she would not relent until she causes the downfall of Suleman over what she lost and suffered for revealing the clergyman’s alleged immoral acts. The Canadian-based Nigerian singer narrated how she…
A Nigerian mum has sat with her son to write the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME organised by the Joint Admission Matriculation Board, JAMB. The mother identified as Michelle Buchi said she intended to motivate her son to do well in the examination. The son reportedly scored 243 to beat her mother who got 230….
Nearly half of all pregnancies in the world, totaling 121 million each year, are unintended, the United Nations Population Funds said. This is according to the State of World Population 2022 report, an annual flagship publication released by UNFPA on Tuesday. The report also stated that for the women and girls affected, the most life-altering…
A dentist, Dr Folashade Adeleye, has said that high intake of soft drinks is detrimental to children’s oral health and general wellbeing. Adeleye stated this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ibadan. According to her, soft drinks, also known as aerated drinks, contain high sugar which become addictive for…
A marriage counselor, Mrs Tolulope Ajayi, says communication problem is the leading cause of divorce in the society. Ajayi made the assertion an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday. She said that many couples lacked proper communication when it came to decision making, which often led to…
A general physician, Dr Tolu Oladapo, on Monday in Ibadan warned against smoking near children, saying it exposes them to serious health hazards. Oladapo, of Hopeville Hospital and Maternity, Ibadan said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). “Public smoking is not just a public health menace but it also exposes children…
A professor in the Faculty of Law, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Yusuf Dankofa, on Saturday, said that poor in family values was responsible for Social and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in the country. Dankofa said this at a webinar organised by the National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity, Panama Deck, as part of activities for…
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Mr Douglas Ogbankwa, a former publicity secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has warned that ladies who extort men risked 20 years’ imprisonment. Ogbankwa in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), warned women against false representation aimed at extorting men during the celebration. He noted that, “experiences by some male folk…
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), says it is working to enhance compliance and enforcement of environmental laws in the state and across the Northeast states. Mr Charles Sharah, the North-East Zonal Director of NESREA said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Gombe. Sharah…
The Kwara Government has advised residents of the state to imbibe the habit of good hygiene in order to guard against health hazards. The state Commissioner for Environment and Forestry, Mr Olaitan Buraimoh, gave the advice in a statement issued by the Spokesperson of the Ministry, Mrs Taiwo Okanlawon, on Wednesday in Ilorin. Buraimoh reminded…
An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr Taiwo Idris, has urged stakeholders and health-related NGOs to extend their anti-drug campaigns to rural areas of the country. Making the appeal in Ilorin on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Idris said most campaigns against drug abuse had been targeted towards youths in urban…
