Author: David Great

Health officials say they are now investigating unexplained cases of hepatitis in children in four European countries and the US. Cases of hepatitis, or liver inflammation, have been reported in Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain and the US, health officials say. Last week UK health authorities said they had detected higher than usual cases of the infection among children. The cause of the infections is not yet known. The European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) did not specify how many cases have been found in the four European countries in total. But the World Health Organization (WHO) said less than…

The Federal Government says the National Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, which is under renovation, will be known as Lagos Creative and Entertainment Center, upon completion. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Tuesday in Madrid, Spain while signing an agreement on Nigeria’s hosting of first Global Conference on Cultural Tourism and Creative Industry. The News Agency of Nigeria reports the bilateral agreement was signed between Nigeria and United Nation World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) at the organisation’s headquarters. Mohammed disclosed that the global conference ,which would hold from Nov. 14 to Nov. 17,would be the first…

An Igando Customary Court on Tuesday dissolved the union between Mr Taofeek Muritala and Mrs Jelilat Muritala on grounds of frequent fighting, lack of love and sexual starvation. The petitioner, Mr Muritala, a resident of No.11, Muritala Taofeek St., White Sand area of Isheri in Lagos State, had approached the court on Dec. 2, 2021 seeking the dissolution of his 10-year-old marriage to his wife. He alleged that his wife was very troublesome, being too heady and not taking care of their children. “Our problem started in 2002 when I was a motorcycle operator and my wife just delivered a…

A man, Mr George Igbafen, on Tuesday dragged his former girlfriend, Miss Queen Adagba and her parents before a Makurdi Upper Area Court over permanent custody of their daughter. In his petition, Igbafen told the court that he first met Adagba in 2017. ”She got pregnant and gave birth to our daughter, who is now three years. ”Her parents also accepted me as their daughter’s baby-daddy. We also agreed that I will not marry their daughter,” he said. He alleged that Adagba’s parents tasked him to perform some traditional rites so that he can take his daughter. ”I performed the…

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba has confirmed the appointment of CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi as the 25th indigenous Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO). Mr Anjuguri Manzah, the Administrative Officer in the Force Public Relations Department, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Adejobi was appointed in acting capacity on February 16 by the IGP Baba. His appointment followed the nomination of his predecessor, Mr Frank Mba, a Commissioner of Police (CP) for Senior Executive Course at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos. According to Manzah, Adejobi studied Archeology and Geography (Combined…

If Ali Baba is the king of comedy, then Mandy Uzonitsha is without a doubt the Queen mother because long before Helen Paul or Princess or even Taomaa ever staked a claim as comediennes, Mandy was making Nigerians roll on the floor with laughter and was a staple at Opa William’s comedy fest, Nite of a Thousand Laughs. The quiet and enterprising comedienne turned 50 last week on Saturday April 9, 2022 and to mark her new age, Mandy unveiled her new mansion located in the upscale Lekki area of Lagos. The Delta-born laughter merchant described her new acquisition as…

The Osinbajo for President Media Council has uncovered yet another fraudulent plan to malign the reputation of Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria and a presidential aspirant on the platform of the APC. The plot has been traced to a cell of smear campaigners, led by a US based Nigerian who was formerly a Students Union President at the University of Lagos. The same individual is currently a lecturer at the University of Ohio in the USA. The plan is to use fake audio of faceless individuals with fictitious names to cast the Vice President, who is a Christian,…

Chrisland Schools has denied that a 10-year old pupil was raped during a sporting event in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The reaction of the school comes barely 24 hours after school was shut down indefinitely by the Lagos State Government pending the conclusion of its investigation. Chrisland Schools denied conducting a pregnancy test for the student in question, stressing that, only COVID-19 tests were carried out. In a statement signed by Akin Fadeyi, a member of Chrisland advisory board, the school said, “We cannot help but express how scandalised and distressed we feel as mothers, fathers, and instructors with a…

Fidelity Bank has cleared the air over a video that is circulating on social media after a customer and a music band was filmed performing outside one of its branches. In an official statement, the bank said, “Our attention has been drawn to a video circulating online about a man singing at one of our branches. “Contrary to media reports claiming that the man was wrongfully debited by the bank, the video is actually a picketing exercise organized by the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Employees over a dispute they have with the Anambra State…

By Dr Khalid Sunusi Kani The essence of this write up is to enlighten Nigerians, on the unbecoming and unpatriotic allegations against the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo by Farooq Kperogi, a so-called “Professor of Journalism.” For a long time, this man has been abusing the title of “Professorship” to blackmail the image of well-known personalities in our dear nation. Moreover, Kperogi symbolises himself by using persuasive English language and big grammar to intimidate myopic thinkers and those with an insatiable thirst for learning the language. Yes, I call them myopic simply because they could not do simple critical thinking…