As part of plans to address the public health challenge of open defecation, the Oyo State Government has inaugurated a 20-member State Task Group on Sanitation (STGS), with a clear target, to make the state open defecation-free by 2028. The...
– Olamide Awoyinfa writes The Ijero Township Stadium in Ijero Ekiti is poised for a thrilling climax as the Bet9ja Foundation Under-20 Women’s Football Competition concludes on Friday, April 25, 2025. Football fans are invited to witness the...
If you’re serious about improving your blood pressure and lowering your risk of serious health issues, cutting down on alcohol could be a game-changer especially for heavy drinkers. Research shows that even moderate reductions in alcohol...
In a region projected to take some of the hardest hits from climate change and economic instability, fresh interventions in Nigeria’s agace are providing renewed hope for the battle against food insecurity. Two major developments: one driven...
Pope Francis’s body is headed to St Peter’s Basilica today as preparations for his funeral continue. The day will begin with a prayer led by Cardinal Kevin Farrell before the late pontiff’s body is transferred from Casa Santa Marta to the basilica...
The United Kingdom’s Home Office says a total of 22,619 asylum applications from Nigerian nationals between 2010 and 2024. Nigerians made up one in every 30 UK asylum claims during this period, placing Nigeria 11th on the Home Office’s newly...
Some nihilists mock climate change conversations as “epic nonsense,” preferring a call to arms or a night of reckless abandon over the steady stream of climate warnings. To them, climate change feels like a pep talk that’s always too late, too...
Jorge Mario Bergoglio will be remembered for many things before, during, and long after his papacy: His broad smile. His humility. His compassion. Above all, his tireless efforts to unite a world constantly on the edge of chaos will not go unnoticed...
Santorini, the postcard-perfect Greek island carved by a massive ancient eruption, is once again drawing global attention, not for its sunsets or cliffside villas, but for the growing questions beneath its surface. Just weeks ago, nearly half of the...
“Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen.” Angelic messengers had said these words to the women who visited Jesus’ empty tomb. The words remain among the most profound ever uttered. Found in the Gospel of Luke, they have...
