Health 20 million Nigerians live with mental health problem – WHO May 28, 2025 Helen Okechukwu 20 million Nigerians, representing 20 per cent of the country’s population, live with mental health conditions. A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) indicates. According to the WHO, mental…
Health 172 dead, over 2,500 infected as Sudan battles cholera outbreak May 28, 2025 Helen Okechukwu A fast-spreading cholera outbreak in Sudan has left at least 172 people dead and over 2,500 infected within just one week, according to the country’s health authorities. The epicentre of…
World News 2-year-old British boy becomes youngest ever member of Mensa May 28, 2025 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso A British toddler has made history by becoming the youngest person ever accepted into Mensa, the high-IQ society, according to Guinness World Records. Joseph Harris-Birtill, born on November 23, 2021,…
Nigeria News Strategic partnerships, investment key to solving Nigeria’s housing crisis – Minister May 28, 2025 Friday Omosola The Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Ata, has reaffirmed that strategic partnerships and investment remained central to resolving Nigeria’s housing challenges. Ata made this known in…
Nigeria News Bagudu: FG to boost transport sector through innovative PPP models May 28, 2025 Friday Omosola The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu, has revealed the federal government plans to adopt innovative public-private partnership (PPP) strategies to improve Nigeria’s transport infrastructure, particularly in the…
World News 17 bodies found in Mexican house plagued by cartel violence May 28, 2025 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso Authorities in Mexico have uncovered a mass grave containing 17 bodies in an abandoned house in Irapuato, Guanajuato, a central Mexican state gripped by an unrelenting wave of cartel violence.…
World News Gaza’s youngest influencer killed in Israeli airstrike May 28, 2025 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso Yaqeen Hammad, an 11-year-old girl who became Gaza’s youngest influencer and a beloved figure of hope, was killed on Friday night when Israeli airstrikes targeted her family’s home in Al-Baraka,…
World News French surgeon bags 20 years jail for raping hundreds of child patients May 28, 2025 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso A 74 year old former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec has bagged 20 years in prison on Wednesday for the rape and sexual abuse of hundreds of patients, most of them…
Health NDLEA boss, Justice minister push for stronger drug laws to curb abuse May 28, 2025 Helen Okechukwu The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Fagbemi, SAN, and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Chairman, Brig Gen Mohamed Marwa (Rtd), have expressed confidence that…
World News Israel committing war crimes in Gaza, says ex-Israeli PM Olmert May 28, 2025 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has issued a blistering condemnation of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, declaring in a Haaretz opinion piece that the state is committing war crimes…
