Why N100,000 bride price in Tivland may be difficult to implement —Stakeholders
Pegging the payment of bride price in Tiv land as announced by the Tiv Traditional Council at N100,000 may bring…
How Sokoto residents endure heat wave amid fuel scarcity
Residents of Sokoto and its environs have been experiencing very hot weather in recent times. OLAKUNLE MARUF writes on the…
Death by installments! Community where residents drink milk, palm oil as remedies for dust, air pollution
Year in, year out, residents of Ewekoro and its environs continue to groan over the effect of dust pollution from…
This sugar is no longer sweet
For decades, Papalanto flourished in large sugarcane production, but today, this historic and significant activity is fading away. In this…
Nigeria needs functioning local governments to develop, end insecurity —Ex-envoy, Isola
FORMER Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Ishola, has disclosed that the administration of local government…
Lured with offer of living in Canada, but ended up in Nigeria
A syndicate operated for about a year in the Obada area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, while promising foreign nationals of…
Money for blood allegation Why unwholesome practice pervades some Nigerian hospitals
In this report, VINCENT KURAUN investigates the fraud allegation made against LASUTH blood bank officials and other hospitals while exploring…
We will never again ask patients to source for blood —LASUTH
Adetokunbo Fabamwo, a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM) Ikeja, is the…
Special vaccines essential for children, but most parents can’t afford them
FUNMILAYO AREMU-OLAYEMI examines special vaccines, the diseases they prevent, the associated risks of not administering them to children, challenges parents…
With filth everywhere, is zero-waste achievable in Nigeria?
As Nigeria joins the world to celebrate International Day for Zero-waste, IFEDAYO OGUNYEMI examines the challenges facing the adoption of…
More beggars, fewer patrons: How economic hardship is forcing good Samaritans away from beggars
In this report, MICHAEL BABATUNDE and VINCENT KURAUN speak with beggars on why they have taken to the business of…
When act of kindness backfires
The intervention of two good Samaritans took an unexpected turn when they were arrested upon rushing an unconscious woman to…
Relief after a decade of agony
A couple of weeks ago, the Oyo State government ordered the reopening of over 20 schools that were closed down…
New verification policy controversy
In this report, VINCENT KURAUN x-rays the new verification guidelines by NMCN and why the Nigerian nurses are calling for…
Real problems in Real Estate sector
DAYO AYEYEMI examines the effect of rising cost of building materials on the real estate sector and how the country’s…
Suspension, dethronement of traditional rulers rock Ido town, Oyo
SOJI AJIBOLA writes on different cases of suspension and dethronement of traditional rulers in the last decade and a half…
Expensive foodstuffs: Patronage plummets nationwide, as food vendors’ lamentations grow louder
In this report, MICHAEL BABATUNDE examines how the rising food costs and cost of living have affected food vending business…
There are proven herbal solutions for most diseases orthodox medicine classified incurable —Adio
Lukman Adio is the founder and Managing Director of Olorunloniwosan Islamic and Herbal Medicine centre in Ibadan. In this interview…
Preeclampsia Silent enemy of pregnancy
FUNMILAYO AREMU-OLAYEMI reports on the causes, symptoms, complications and misconceptions surrounding preeclampsia and how the condition can be avoided and/or…
Cancer: Battling heavy cost of serious disease
VINCENT KURAUN re-examines the state of cancer care in Nigeria as nations celebrate World Cancer Day today. GLOBALLY, the burden…
