Nigeria faces one of the largest burdens of micro-nutrient deficiencies, with anaemia the most common with a big impact on health of women and children, the Nutrition Society of Nigeria, NSN, have disclosed. Specifically, 49 per cent of women of reproductive age have anaemia, 24.3 per cent have low iron stores and 12.7 per cent of them are iron deficient. These figures indicate that majority of the adolescent girls and women did not meet the iron requirements of 20 milligrams per day as recommended by the Food and Agricultural Organisation and, the World Health Organisation. Iron deficiency anaemia is a…
Author: Wale Adebayo
It would seem like Dencia’s bleaching product, Whitenicious, is being hated on by most celebrities. American femcee, Azealia Banks has been warned against the color-changing skin product by famous author, Kola Boof. Banks tweeted on May 5 that she needed the product to help lighten her dark knees but Kola jumped on and responded, ”F**k Dencia. This is one gilr I will sock in her damn face.” Adding, ”And your knees will turn gray and be worse looking.” Confused, Banks replied, ”I saw it had good reviews… I’m usually lazy about this stuff. I’ve tried ambi, ultra glow and everything”.…
It’s quite clear now that Wizkid and Chris Brown are tight like that. The American superstar, Chris Brown turned 26 today and Wizkid called him up on Facetime as the both had a video call. Wizkid chatted with him through FaceTime to wish the singer a happy birthday and shared the screen shot with his fans. Screenshot below: –
Popular OAP, Funmi Iyanda has joined the very few with the prestigious title as a UN Ambassador. The former ‘New Dawn’ TV show host has been named as one of the UN Women Gender Equality champions to help promote and propel women empowerment and equality in Africa. Funmi Iyanda has always talked about the fair treatment of the female in the society and has multiple times encouraged the women folk to be able to stand up for themselves despite living in a ‘man’s world’. ‘Acknowledging one of Nigeria’s celebrated women, Late Prof. Dora Akunyili at the Lagos premier of ‘A Place…
Domestic violence is one thing most women face in silence these days; Nigerian comedian, Bovi has stated that he is a man of career and development over happiness in marriage. The comedian took to his Instagram page to reveal that if your marriage is hindering your career development, end it. See message below: –
Famous OAP, Olisa Adibua seems to be always surrounded by controversy. He’s now attacking Nollywood actress Susan Maxwell who claims 80% of Nigerian men prefer women with light skin. During his ‘Morning Rush’ radio show on Beat 99.9FM on May 6, the famous media personality spoke strongly against the idea of women changing their skin-color with no knowledge of its side effects. ”I think it is disgusting and horrible”, Olisa said. Adding, ”I don’t believe most Nigerian men love women with fair skin… In fact, being natural is most preferable.” Speaking on some of the the effects of bleaching, the fair-skin media…
President-elect Muhammadu Buhari has blamed politicians for the slow rate of development in the nation’s oil and gas sector. He said this when he received a delegation from Total Oil Exploration and Production Group who were on a congratulatory visit. Buhari said the slow progress recorded in the development of the country’s gas production and distribution infrastructure was due to sabotage by politicians and inefficiency by the officials. The Chief Executive Officer of Total Group, Mr. Patrick Pouyanne, however, assured that his company was doing its best to assuage the pains of Nigerians with the ongoing fuel scarcity. It has…
Although the world condemned the recent execution of eight persons convicted of drug related offences in Indonesia, including three Nigerians, former Secretary General of Commonwealth Chief Emeka Anyaoku believes they made their own fate. Speaking with reporters after a meeting with President-elect Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, Anyaoku saw no reason to blame the Indonesian government for executing the Nigerians. “The debacle in Indonesia is not a foreign policy issue, but an issue of the behavior of Nigerians. Nigerians will go to Indonesia and other countries like Malaysia, Thailand, they have a law that if u gets involved in drug promotion, the…
Nigerian workers of China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) at the ongoing N29 billion Ikorodu Road reconstruction project, yesterday, protested alleged anti-labour practices by the company and unwillingness of the company to pay disengaged employees their entitlements. The aggrieved workers, who carried placards, chanted protest songs in front of the CCECC office at Majidun area of Ikorodu, Lagos, as early as 10:00 am, yesterday. “CCECC stop cheating us, pay us our pay-offs,” “CCECC, we are not slaves, pay us,” and “We need our pay-off, it is our right,” read some of the placards. According to Vanguard, one of the affected…
A Lagos pastor has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu over drug trafficking. The suspect, Daniel Lanre Akintola, 43, was caught with 1.978kg of heroin concealed in the false bottom of his luggage. NDLEA commander at the Enugu Airport, Nsikak-Abasi Udoh, disclosed that the 43-year-old pastor attempted to abandon his luggage at the arrival hall for fear of arrest. “Mr. Daniel Lanre Akintola unlawfully possessed 1.978kg of heroin, while returning from Entebbe, a major town in Central Uganda. “He wanted to abandon the luggage, but we detected…
Kaduna State governor-elect, Malam Nasiru El-Rufai has warned the public against giving out money to people who use his name to solicit for funds but rather arrest them as has sent no one to do so. El-Rufai alerted Nigerians in a statement in Kaduna by his spokesperson, Samuel Aruwan, who noted that an impostor has created an e-mail address in the name of the governor-elect and is criminally soliciting money from the general public. “Some fraudster with email address: nelrufai@hotmail.com claiming to be Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, Kaduna State Governor-Elect, has sent scam messages asking people to remit N150,000 to…
Gunmen have kidnapped a paramount ruler in the ancient Nembe Kingdom, Chief Gogo Lambert, the Amayanabo of Biokponga community, Nembe Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. According to reports, the gunmen invaded the community at 11:30p.m. on Tuesday and abducted the traditional ruler after shooting sporadically into the air. The monarch, who was said to be fast asleep when the gunmen got to his residence was woken up by them before they whisked him away in a waiting speedboat. The abduction was confirmed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Asinim Butswat. He said the victim was taken away from his…
Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Prof. Rufai Ahmed Alkali has slammed the All Progressives Congress (APC) over its recent utterances. He urged the party to talk less and plan more as the nation moves towards the 29th May inauguration date. Alkali, in reaction to claims by the APC that the president was ruining the economy, said “the allegation is immature, reckless and out of tune with the President’s desire and patriotic commitment to a peaceful transfer of power”. “Nigerians will recall that shortly after the results of the Presidential elections were announced, President Goodluck Jonathan inaugurated a…
Seven additional terrorists camps were yesterday destroyed as more terrorists also died in the ongoing onslaught to flush them out of Sambisa Forest, according to the Defence Headquarters. An additional 25 women and children were rescued in the process. Troops captured camps in the area after scaling series of land mines in continuation of the assault on the forest bases of the terrorists. The captured camps include the four notorious Alafa camps as well as those in Rogo Fulani, Laraga and others used as training camps. 25 more Women & Children under ISWA bondage freed as our Troops continue Onslaught…
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Elders Council in Imo State, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has warned the leadership of the All Progressives Congress to beware of the influx of defectors from the PDP, describing them as “a bunch of impostors and false prophets in sheep’s clothing”. The PDP chief said this while briefing journalists after a crucial meeting of the council in Owerri, the state capital on Tuesday. He attributed the outcome of the governorship election in the state to lack of sincerity and betrayal of trust by some members of the PDP, who he alleged pretended to be working for the success of the party but were actually…
Senate President, David Mark has advised the gladiators in the ongoing fight within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to sheathe their swords and embrace peace. A war has been raging within the ranks of the party over who was responsible for the loss of the March 28 presidential election which Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won. According to Mark, when the Chairman of the PDP post election assessment committee led by its Chairman and Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu visited him, the party is already comatose. Further squabble by its leaders would therefore lead to its…
The Ogun State police command on Tuesday arraigned a 34-year-old farmer, Ariyo Fadipe, before an Abeokuta Magistrate’s Court over alleged theft of items valued at N500m, property of the former state Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel. Fadipe, whose farmland and the former governor’s hotel – Golf Resort Hotel at Oke Mosan – is demarcated by a single fence, was said to have committed the offence sometimes in April, 2014, at about 6pm. The police prosecutor, Inspector Famous Edigbue, said the accused person burgled a building belonging to Daniel and stole several items, all valued at N500m. He said, “The accused stole 300 pieces…
President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari has shown that he intends to lead by example as he, today, instructed police and military security personnel attached to him to respect traffic regulations during his movements. A statement by Buhari’s media team in Abuja, General Buhari said that obedience to the laws of the land would be the guiding philosophy of his administration, adding “without leadership by example, the ordinary citizens would become copycats of the lawlessness of their leaders.” The President-elect explained that the “arrogance of power, lawlessness and disregard for the rights and convenience of fellow citizens would have no place in his…
The Federal Government has downgraded the Asaba Airport over the failure of Delta State Government to put in place safety and security measures at the airport, an Assistant Director, Press and Public Affairs, Ministry of Aviation, James Odaudu, said Tuesday in Abuja. Mr. Odaudu said with the downgrading, the airport would now be allowed to accommodate the operation of only Dash 8-Q 400 aircraft or its equivalent until all the safety issues were addressed. He stated that the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has raised several safety concerns. The safety concerns according to the statement, were over undulations on the airport’s…
The Senator representing Kwara Central, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday said the recent mayhem unleashed on Ilorin residents was caused by “acrimony and animosity” of some miscreants. It would be recalled that three people died while property worth millions of naira were razed, destroyed or damaged during the mayhem penultimate Friday at Agbarere and Ita-Ajia areas of Ilorin, the state capital. The state police command has arrested no fewer than 140 suspects in connection with the fracas. Saraki, who is Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ecology and Environment, spoke when he donated N3m to some victims, whose houses were razed…