A Nigerian woman, Mewolaka Omololami Fashakin, has queried men who don’t share the responsibility for family planning only to tell their wives to have abortions when they get pregnant. “Some men refuse to use CD, tell their wives not to do family planning, and ask them to ab*rt when they get pregnant? Aaah, why?”…
Former Super Eagles captain Austin Okocha has fiercely denied claims that he criticized the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) or called for the removal of its board, calling the reports “completely false.” Speaking out on Lagos Talks FM, the former Paris Saint-Germain star rejected the rumors, expressing frustration over the spread of misleading information. The controversy…
The College of Medicine students of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, took to the streets early Wednesday morning to stage a peaceful protest over an 82-day power outage that has crippled their studies, disrupted hospital activities, and worsened living conditions. The protest, which began at 7 a.m., was supported by the Students’ Union of…
Operatives of Lagos State Command’s Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested a suspected army impersonator, Kingsley Wanogho, for abducting a young man in Ikeja and abandoning him on the Third Mainland bridge. The RRS in a statement on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, said the suspect made away with the victim’s iPhone 13 which…
A storm is brewing within the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) as workers on Wednesday issued a 14-day ultimatum to the agency’s management, demanding immediate action on long-standing welfare issues or face an all-out nationwide industrial action. In a strongly worded letter titled “Failure to Respond to Lawful and Reasonable Demands—14 Days Ultimatum”, unions representing NiMet…
