PATERNITY CRISIS: REPORT REVEALS 1 IN 4 NIGERIAN MEN RAISING CHILDREN THAT ARE NOT THEIRS
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA A recent study by Smart DNA Nigeria has disclosed that one in four paternity examinations performed in the nation continues to yield...
DOG MEAT TRADE SCARE IN KENYA AS RESIDENTS APPREHEND SUSPECTS
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA Residents of Embu may be unknowingly ingesting dog meat following the discovery of a canine carcass and two sharp knives in the...
POLICE ARREST IMPOSTOR DOCTOR TREATING EYE PATIENTS IN AKWA IBOM
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA Officers from the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have apprehended an impostor ophthalmologist, Gabriel Gideon, in the Nsit-Ubium Local Government Area for...
150 PEOPLE EVACUATED FROM LONDON HOSPITAL AMID REPORTED CHEMICAL INCIDENT
A major London hospital has been forced to evacuate 150 people following reports of a chemical incident. Firefighters were first called at 8:49 am (0749...
TWO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS KILLED IN BAYELSA ROAD ACCIDENT
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA A head-on collision involving a truck and a commercial tricycle on the Yenagoa/Amassoma Road in Bayelsa State has resulted in the fatalities...
NEWLY SWORN-IN LAGOS COUNCILLOR DIES TWO WEEKS AFTER TAKING OATH OF OFFICE
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA Just two weeks following her inauguration as Councillor for Ward C1 in the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, Oluwakemi Rufai...
NIMET PROJECTS 3-DAY THUNDERSTORM, RAIN FROM MONDAY
HOTJIST NEWS The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecasted thunderstorms and precipitation from Monday to Wednesday throughout the nation. NiMet’s meteorological forecast issued on Sunday...
RED CROSS LAUNCHES SECOND STAGE OF FOOD ASSISTANCE IN LAGOS COMMUNITY.
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA The Nigerian Red Cross Society, with assistance from the British Red Cross Disaster Management team in Lagos, has launched the second phase...
51.9 PERCENT OF CHILDREN IN KANO STUNTED BY MALNUTRITION- UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised concern over the nutritional status of children in Kano State, revealing that 51.9 per cent of children...
RWANDA LOWERS AGE FOR CONTRACEPTION ACCESS TO 15
Rwanda will allow teenagers as young as 15 years old to access contraception after approving a new law to tackle teen pregnancy, sparking divided opinions...