Korede Abdullah in Lagos Africa faces a severe shortfall in mpox vaccines as only half of the 6.4 million doses needed are funded, leaving countries like Sierra Leone and Uganda struggling, according to Dr. Ngashi Ngongo of the Africa CDC. “Sierra Leone requested 280,000 doses but has received just 50,000,” Ngongo said at a media…
The resignation of a third special aide to President Bola Tinubu last week has caused deafening silence in the atmosphere. Many observers are left mouth agape and some are wagging tongues over the development, speculating about a crack in president’s team. Hussaini Kafi, in Kano untangles the perplexing situation. Resignation and Public Anxiety For…
…’Traffic saved me’ Bhoomi Chauhan remembers being angry and frustrated. Bumper-to-bumper traffic had delayed her car journey to Ahmedabad airport – so much so that she missed her Air India flight to London Gatwick by just 10 minutes. Ms Chauhan, a business administration student who lives in Bristol with her husband, had been visiting western…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called for urgent action to promote the rights, dignity, and health of persons with albinism, aligning her voice with this year’s global campaign theme: “Demanding our Rights: Protect our Skin, Preserve our Lives.” To mark the 2025 International Albinism Awareness Day, on Friday, the First Lady expressed solidarity…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Over 2,000 indigent residents of Sagamu and surrounding communities benefitted from a large-scale Malaria Prevention and Treatment Medical Outreach organized by the Rotary Club of Sagamu Royale, District 9112, in partnership with Rotarians Against Malaria – Global Rotary Action Group (RAM-Global). The event, held on June 12, Democracy Day, at AUD…
As Nigeria marks 26 years of democratic rule, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has raised alarm over what it calls a steady decline in democratic governance under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a statement, Executive Director of the CISLAC, Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, on Thursday, warns that Nigeria’s democracy is dangerously backsliding, citing…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The recently concluded 2025 editions of WHX Lagos and WHX Labs Lagos have delivered a major boost to West Africa’s healthcare sector, cementing the event’s role as a catalyst for innovation, investment, and policy dialogue. Held at the Landmark Centre in Lagos, the three-day gathering attracted over 8,000 professionals and nearly…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government has set a target to vaccinate 3.9 million children under the age of five during the June 2025 Outbreak Response campaign following a resurgence of the type 2 poliovirus in parts of the state. The Director-General of the State Primary Healthcare Management Board, Dr Nasir Mahmoud, disclosed…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Amid growing discontent over economic hardship and insecurity, members of the Take-It-Back Movement staged a peaceful nationwide protest at Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota, Lagos, on June 12 Democracy Day. The rally, which took place under heavy police surveillance, followed an earlier agreement between the Lagos State Police Command and 15 civil…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Ogoni Youth Federation has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in the “illegal detention” of its President-General, Engr. Dr. Legborsi Yamaabana, by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). In an open letter to the President on Democracy Day, signed by the Vice-President, Ogoni Youth federation Worldwide,…
