Nigeria’s emergency medical landscape has, in recent years, begun to experience incremental but significant reforms aimed at addressing long-standing gaps in timely access to critical care.Across federal and subnational levels, policymakers are increasingly prioritising emergency medical services (EMS) as a core pillar of healthcare reform, particularly in response to preventable deaths linked to delays in
The World Kidney Day 2026 was commemorated on Thursday, March 12. But we still need to remind ourselves the importance of the kidney in our bodies and why shouldn’t judge it based on its size. Although the kidney is only the size a fist, it is vital organ that, just like the heart, keeps you
The APRIL 2026 Global Terrorism Index, published by the Institute for Economics and Peace, paints a grim picture of Nigeria’s security outlook. The country has climbed to fourth place among the nations most impacted by terrorism, rising from its previous position of sixth.In 2025 alone, Nigeria recorded 171 terrorist incidents and 750 deaths, marking a
Floyd Mayweather has confirmed he is coming out of retirement to resume professional boxing following his upcoming exhibition bout with Mike Tyson this spring, the 48-year-old boxing legend announced last month.Mayweather, who retired unbeaten in 2017 with a perfect 50-0 record, has remained active in exhibition fights since then. In a statement to AFP, he
The Head Coach of Nigeria’s senior national team, the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, has formally submitted a 19-point list of conditions to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) as part of negotiations to continue in his role.Chelle, who signed a two-year contract with the NFF in January 2025, with an optional one-year extension in favour of
Nigerian songwriter and music composer Segun Akinlolu, popularly known as Beautiful Nubia, has accused gospel singers Yinka Ayefele and Bakare Boluwatife Oluwatobi, popularly identified as BBO, of copying the melody of his song, “Seven Lifes.”Beautiful Nubia made the claim on X, formerly known as Twitter, where he alleged that Ayefele’s 2012 track, “My Faith in
Afrobeats stars Tems and Burna Boy have made history as the African artistes with the highest number of entries on the Billboard Hot 100, following new chart appearances tied to American rapper J. Cole’s latest project.The milestone came after both artistes featured on songs from J. Cole’s album The Fall-Off. The track Bounce Road Blues,