Healthy Living

  Athletes representing hosts Ogun State at the 22nd National Sports Festival on Wednesday, left other athletes and officials stranded at the Games Village at Babcock University, as they protested the non-payment of their allowances with two days to the end of the Gateway Games 2024, PUNCH Online reports.   ...

  The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has donated three acres of land to the International Council for Ifa Religion for the construction of the World Ifa Temple.   This was aimed at promoting its activities and establishing the largest pilgrimage site for Yoruba traditional worshippers across ...

  A diphtheria outbreak in Mbutu Community, Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, has led to the deaths of several children, prompting an immediate closure of schools in the area.   The exact number of fatalities remains unconfirmed, Daily Trust reports on Wednesday.   The Chairman of Aboh ...

  The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has called on all stakeholders to join hands and work against all forms of abuse of children, most especially bullying in the society.   Aiyedatiwa, who described bullying as a form of aggressive behaviour where someone intentionally harms, intimidates or humiliates another person ...

  A professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Adeseye Akintunde, on Tuesday, advocated early diagnosis and comprehensive national policy reforms to address the rising burden of cardiovascular diseases across sub-Saharan Africa.   Akintunde made this call while delivering the 64th inaugural lecture of LAUTECH, ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has initiated fresh negotiations with the Dangote Petroleum Refinery over the renewal of the naira-for-crude agreement, as talks are underway in anticipation of the expiration of the initial deal, which ends on March 31, 2025.   The NNPCL disclosed this in a statement issued ...

Comedian and skit maker, Ganiyu Morufu, popularly known as Ijoba Lande, has claimed that he has eight videos of other men sleeping with his estranged wife, Dara, aside from Yoruba Nollywood actor, Baba Tee, who recently admitted sleeping with her. The comedian disclosed this during an interview with media personality, ...

Access Holdings Leads Action in Sickle Cell Awareness Month In a heartfelt demonstration of solidarity and compassion, employees of Access Holdings PLC came together to donate 159 pints of blood as part of an initiative to commemorate Sickle Cell Awareness Month.   The donation drive, which saw over 200 employees ...

  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the detection of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in Nigeria. According to a statement by Ifedayo Adetifa, the NCDC director-general, the variant was detected in two Nigerians who arrived in the country last week The Omicron variant, a new strain of ...

UBA Foundation Sensitises Staff, Customers on Mental Health Awareness, offers Therapies, Creative Opportunities, Giveaways In line with its commitment towards giving back and impacting lives, UBA Foundation – the corporate social responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc – has kicked-off a week-long series of activities aimed at promoting ...