Written by Rate this post By Sola Ogundipe People who naturally stay up late may be putting their hearts under added strain as they age. A large study tracking more than 300,000 adults found that middle-aged and older night owls had poorer overall heart health and a higher risk of heart attack and stroke than those who … Continue reading “Study links late bedtimes to higher heart disease risk”
Rate this post By Sola Ogundipe Heart disease risk begins to climb for men in their mid-30s, years before it rises for women, a decades-long study tracking people from young adulthood has uncovered. From the study titled “Sex Differences in Age of Onset of Premature Cardiovascular Disease and Subtypes: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in … Continue reading “Men reach critical heart disease risk level years before women – Study”
Rate this post By Steve Oko Despite the building opposition to Gov. Alex Otti’s second term bid by a coalition of former governors and their loyalists, political observers believe the task may prove difficult if not impossible considering the Governor’s record of performance in less than three years. While no administration is without shortcomings, Otti’s … Continue reading “Why Otti’s re-election bid may be difficult to stop”
Rate this post By Benjamin Njoku Showmax is set to bring the heat this February as it unveils an amazing lineup of new releases.The streaming giant is featuring a refreshed slate of new and returning local and international titles for both weekly viewers and long-form bingersThe second season of the epic series ‘Shaka iLembe”, which … Continue reading “Showmax unveils sizzling February lineup”
Rate this post By OTEGA OGRA On the surface, the 2026 World Customs Organisations Technology Conference in Abu Dhabi in the last week of January 2026, followed a familiar script. Flags, formal sessions, carefully worded speeches. But beneath the choreography, something more consequential was unfolding. As Customs chiefs and trade officials compared notes on the future … Continue reading “How Nigeria’s reforms are rewriting and moderninsing trade facilitation “
Rate this post Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger – three rogue states that have formed an Alliance of Sahelian States, AES, to resist external pressure from ECOWAS on military rule – have just won the biggest diplomatic jackpot beyond their wildest imagination. Not even a sorcerer would have guessed that, as a reward for their delinquency, … Continue reading “Can we quench the fire that might start in Mali? By Azu Ishiekwene”
Rate this post By ABDULMALIK ADAMS Imagine a man who rises from the bustling streets of Ibadan, Akure and Abuja armed with nothing but unyielding determination and a passion for justice, to become a beacon of hope for the oppressed across Nigeria. This is the electrifying story of Olukayode Abraham Ajulo, OON, SAN—better known as Kayode … Continue reading “The inspiring saga of Kayode Ajulo “
Rate this post When President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja a month ago after a prolonged holiday in Paris and brief stopover at a summit in Abu Dhabi, a newspaper headline sardonically announced that the “Nigerian Ambassador to France pays his first official visit to Nigeria in 2026”. Tinubu, frequently criticised for his frequent sojourns in … Continue reading “Rivers crisis update, by Donu Kogbara”
Rate this post Prominent businessman and socialite, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, has received appointment letter as the South-East Coordinator of the City Boy Movement from Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu. Iyiegbu disclosed this in a post made on Tuesday via his official Instagram page, revealing that Seyi Tinubu visited him … Continue reading “Seyi Tinubu visits, presents Obi Cubana with City Boy Movement appointment letter”
Rate this post The post-humous conferment of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award on Fela Anikulapo Kuti, nearly three decades after his death, is a long-overdue acknowledgement of a life spent insisting that art must tell the truth, even when truth is dangerous. That Fela became the first African to receive this honour underscores both the … Continue reading “Fela: A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award well deserved”