DUCHESS OF CORNWALL BECOMES MIRABEL CENTRE FIRST INTERNATIONAL PATRON
Mirabel Centre, the first Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) in Nigeria, has welcomed her first international patron, the Duchess of Cornwall. Mirabel Centre was founded in July 2013 by Itoro Eze-Anaba to provide medical and psychosocial support to survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). Congratulations!
FABUSOLA GBENGA PATRICKS LEVERAGES SOCIAL MEDIA FOR A PH.D. SCHOLARSHIP ABROAD
Meet Fabusola Gbenga Patricks, a Nigerian who leveraged the power of social media to raise funds to process supplementary fees, lights, and accommodation for his schooling abroad. His story started on Twitter with a post that went viral: “TWITTER PEOPLE HELP ME O! I just received 3 FULLY FUNDED Ph.D. scholarships abroad. I have invested […]
MISSING BAG OF MONEY FOUND BY DRIVER IN THE AIRPORT RETURNED TO OWNER
Meet Emmanuel Eluu, a driver at the airside of Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos Terminal Two (MMA2), who found a bag containing $20,000, N500,000, jewelry, and other valuables worth millions of naira forgotten inside a bus used for conveying passengers. The bag has since been returned to the owner by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators […]
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) APPOINTS DR. CHIKWE IHEKWEAZU AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL
Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director-General of Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), has been appointed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), as the Assistant Director-General for Health Emergency Intelligence, effective November 1, 2021. “He will lead the work on strengthening pandemic and epidemic intelligence globally, including heading the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence […]
ARSENAL SIGNS 9-YEAR-OLD NIGERIAN
Congratulations to Munir Muhammad Sada, a 9-year-old Nigerian starkid who has been signed by Arsenal Football Club. Nigeria to the world! His parents are both Nigerians from Kaduna and Katsina states. Munir will be wearing the number 9 jersey and will play for the club’s Academy. We wish him success in his football career.
PARALYMPIANS WINS 10 MEDALS FOR NIGERIA IN TOKYO
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics which lasted from August 24 to September 5, 2021, ended with a colourful closing ceremony at the Olympic Stadium, with Nigeria clinching 10 medals. Team Nigeria won 3 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze medals in powerlifting; 1 gold and 2 bronze medals in athletics; and 1 bronze medal in table […]
A Nation Mourns: Death of Chike Akunyili
Death in any situation is painful, but when it is as brutal and senseless as murder, our hearts break twice. As a nation mourns a man known to many as the husband of late Professor Dora Akunyili, we as a family remember the man we call Daddy. He was a son — as a young […]
Your votes count!
In Anambra? Be on the lookout for the Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) collection which will commence tentatively from October 7, 2021. INEC will send all registrants messages via registered emails or mobile lines once PVCs are ready. This might be done in batches so stay tuned for updates regarding the exercise.
SITUATION ROOM AND EU-SDGN IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS EXPRESS EXPECTATIONS AHEAD OF ELECTORAL BILL HARMONISATION
Issued in Abuja at 11.00 am: Monday, 27th September 2021 As the National Assembly Harmonisation Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives sets for its conference on the Electoral Bill harmonisation, the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room and the EU-SDGN implementing partners call for a dispassionate, selfless decision-making process during the harmonisation. Nigerians have […]
Freedom of Expression is a Right not an Option!
Dear Active Citizens! Nigeria is one of a few countries that have banned Twitter/social media platforms. Other countries are Iran, China, Turkmenistan and North Korea, all of which are known to lean towards autocratic systems. In Nigeria, telecommunication companies were ordered to block access to Twitter on June 4, 2021. Monday, September 27 makes it 115 days since the directive. Is […]