Ghana has become the first country in the world to approve a new malaria vaccine from Oxford University. The vaccine called R21 appears to be hugely effective in stark contrast to previous ventures in the same field. Trial data from preliminary studies in Burkina Faso showed the R21 vaccine was up to 80 per cent…
Lagos State Government has expressed displeasure with the promoters of the “Gangs of Lagos” film/series over what it described as “total abomination” adding that the movie portrayed the culture of the State in negative limelight. Reacting, the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf said the Ministry, being the regulatory body and custodian…
Suspected armed robbers have invaded the popular phones and accessories market, otherwise known as Computer Village in Abeokuta, Ogun State and murdered a trader. The gun-wielding hoodlums numbering about eight invaded the market located at Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta, in broad daylight, on Wednesday, to carry out the operation. Witnesses said they fired gunshots, causing traders and…
Olalekan Jacob Ponle, a known accomplice and ally of Nigerian internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas fondly known as Hushpuppi, has pleaded guilty to fraud charges levelled against him in a US court. Popularly known as Mr Woodberry, he agreed to forfeit $8 million in proceeds of the fraudulent scheme known as business email compromise (BEC). It…
A United States man, Moses Gibson, has undergone surgery to add some inches to his height in an attempt to boost his self-confidence. Gibson, according to a report in the Daily Mail, had suffered from an insecurity about his stature since he was 15 years old and struggled with talking to women due to self-doubt…
A report by the International Organisation for Migration says no fewer than 400 migrants died between January and March 2023 while attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean. The Central Mediterranean route – stretching overseas from North Africa to Italy and, to a lesser degree, Malta – is the world’s most dangerous maritime crossing. IOM, in…
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani bandits have abducted a 30-year-old Mohammed Jubril, a resident of Ago Igbira, a settlement under Ila, Osun State. Speaking on the incident, a resident who pleaded anonymity said, 30-year-old Jubril was abducted and whisked away to an unknown location by 8 fully armed men in the early hours of Wednesday….
••• warns public, students to desist from act of jungle justice Two persons has been arrested by Osun State Police Command in connection with the death of a 500l Civil engineering student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Okoli Ahize Chizoputam, who died on Tuesday. Okoli was beaten to death by mob on campus after he…
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. has announced a phased corporate name change of its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and Sub-Saharan Africa. Mrs Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, FirstBank, said this in a statement in Lagos. The statement said that the name change was implemented to align the subsidiaries with the parent…
The students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife on Wednesday protested the death of a 500-level Civil Engineering student of the institution who was lynched late on Monday. A report said “Vehicular Movement Restricted as Students Protest Colleague’s Death. The protesting students who made their way to the Students’ Union building on Wednesday morning as gathered…
