A Kano diphtheria outbreak has raised fresh concerns about childhood vaccination and access to early treatment after lawmakers said more than 50 children had died in parts of Rano Local Government Area. The outbreak is particularly troubling because diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease. Health officials are now asking for more vaccines and urging families to…
Nigeria’s worsening kidnapping crisis has taken another turn, with President Bola Tinubu ordering a coordinated rescue operation for victims of the Niger State mass abduction, while troops in Zamfara have separately rescued 14 people from kidnappers. The two developments show both sides of Nigeria’s current security challenge. In Niger State, authorities are facing one of…
The Federal Government has launched the Ijebu-Ode Ibadan road reconstruction and dualisation while also moving to address the worsening condition of the Benin-Agbor-Asaba road. The two developments highlight a wider push by the government to deal with some of Nigeria’s most important road corridors, but they also raise a familiar question: can the Federal Government…
Paul Scholes has taken aim at Bruno Fernandes following Manchester United’s disappointing 2-0 defeat to Hull City, but his bigger concern may be the club’s decision-making in midfield. The former United midfielder questioned Fernandes for speaking about the team’s poor pressing and familiar mistakes after the match, while also asking why Kobbie Mainoo was left…
Some Nigerian celebrity fathers are clearly not playing when it comes to birthdays. From a new car and designer gifts to huge stacks of cash, Femi Adebayo and King Ochacho have both been making headlines for how they celebrated their children. While Femi Adebayo’s surprise for his daughter Niniola was filled with emotion, King Ochacho’s…
The Dangote Refinery petrol supply to Nigeria’s domestic market fell sharply in July, while petrol imports increased, highlighting the delicate balance between local refining and foreign fuel supplies. New data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) showed that domestic petrol receipts dropped from 32.5 million litres per day in June to…
Australia has taken a major step in the growing debate over AI-generated music in Australia, with the country’s official music charts moving to exclude songs that are wholly or primarily created by artificial intelligence. The Australian Recording Industry Association, ARIA, has updated its chart rules so that fully AI-generated recordings will no longer qualify for…
Police officers rescued two pregnant women and four children from an Ogun baby factory in Mowe, while discovering that a newborn delivered days earlier could not be accounted for. The Ogun State Police Command said six suspects were arrested during the August 24 operation, which followed intelligence about suspected human trafficking and illegal adoption activities…
The latest Liverpool transfer news suggests the club could be heading for a dramatic final week of the summer window, with Bradley Barcola moving closer to Anfield while Stefan Bajcetic prepares for an emotional return to Celta Vigo. Liverpool are reportedly making progress in negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain over Bradley Barcola talks, while Bajcetic’s permanent…
Tiwa Savage and female artists collaborations have become a fresh talking point after the Afrobeats star explained why working with other women does not always produce the commercial results people expect. Savage argued that putting two female artists on the same song is not enough. According to her, some collaborations struggle because the artists do…
