African wars killed 5 million sick children in 20 years —Study
Five million children in Africa have died from preventable diseases over the last 20 years because armed conflict deprived them…
When food challenge brought US ambassador to Ibadan
Food crisis is a major crisis that the globe currently battles. For countries that have sufficiency of food supplies, they…
At training, journalists told to rethink media content
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn,…
Another scramble for Africa?
For some time now, there seems to be a renewed interest in the African economy by the world powers. This…
Why people prefer Omisore to be Osun governor
THE governorship aspiration of Senator Iyiola Omisore, candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the September 22 election, appears…
Agbowo: Ibadan community that is given life by students
KINGSLEY ALUMONA writes that Agbowo community, populated by off campus students of the university of Ibadan only becomes a beehive…
Mining gold from agriculture: The story of ex-okada rider, others
EBENEZER ADUROKIYA takes a look at the equitable economic developmental activities of the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger…
Ijora-Badia: ‘Why we can’t continue to raise our kids here’
How did Nigeria’s mega city end up with sordid dwelling places? TUNDE ALAO attempts an answer. The community is like…
Air pollution may harm cognitive intelligence, study says
Chronic exposure to air pollution could be linked to cognitive performance, a new study in China suggests. Researchers believe that…
World Water Week: Poor water management, cause of poverty, conflicts
As the World Water Week 2018 ends today, the issue of humans increasing vulnerability to water shortages and its overall…
Twinkling Globacom, 15 years on!
THE Latinate expression “tempus fugit” captures the fleeting nature of time. As days roll into weeks and weeks snowball into…
Breakthrough treatment cures prostate condition without surgery
A radical new steam treatment could offer hope to millions of middle-aged men who suffer from an enlarged prostate. The five-minute…
Africa in the 21st century: Challenges and opportunities
AMBASSADOR (Hamzat) Ahmudu, Your Royal Majesty/Highness, distinguished friends. I am honoured to be with you today to help mark the…
Leather Industry gets boost, as BOI embraces made in Aba
NIGERIA’S leading development finance institution, the Bank of Industry (BoI), is on the threshold of becoming a veritable game-changer and…
Behold! Church, mosque co-exist in Jos for 100 yrs
In Jos, Plateau State, a church and a mosque have been existing side by side for more than a century.…
Argungu: Agony over an almost forgotten festival
In this report, AYODELE AJOGE writes on the very popular Argungu fishing and cultural festival which is gradually going into…
When the blind had their sight restored in Delta
ALPHONSUS AGBORH reports that an initiative by the wife of Delta State governor, Dame Edith Okowa restored sight to more…
Family agonises over killing of son, demands justice
Ila Orangun, a sleepy ancient community in Osun State, was recently thrown into shock when some hoodlums overpowered and killed…
Radiologists told her she was carrying four babies in her womb but doctors brought out five
LOOKING at the quintuplets, so full of life and fingering their mobile phones, one will hardly believe that they were…
No stopping the beat, Mbang, others tell Emmanuel
For a technocrat turned ‘professional politician,’ it appears that there is no stopping the beat from all indications as all…
