•Grey hair Grey hair may be more than a sign of ageing. A new study suggests it could indicate that the body is defending itself against melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. As reported by Women’s Health yesterday, researchers found that when the pigment-making cells in hair follicles—melanocyte stem cells—are damaged, they exit the [&...
The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the recovery of the body of photojournalist Ayobami Aiyepeku, allegedly killed by his neighbour, Oluwapelumi Adebayo. Command spokesperson, SP Williams Aya, told journalists yesterday in Lokoja that Aiyepeku’s decomposing body was discovered Sunday evening near the WAEC office in the Crusher Zone 8 a...
•Woli Arole Nigerian comedian and actor, Woli Arole, has sparked debate on social media after strongly criticising women who opt for surrogacy despite being physically capable of carrying a pregnancy. In a post shared on his Instagram page yesterday, Arole described such choices as misguided and influenced by “wokeness” and modern ideologies t...
•The defendants when they were first arrested by the police Alhaji Salam, the Uncle of a 27-year-old boy, Kareem Malik, who was allegedly murdered by Adekunle Mohammed, has narrated how the deceased went missing before his body stump, with some parts already severed, was discovered in a well dug by Mohammed. The defendant is standing […...
•Sickle cell Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN) has launched its 2025 World Sickle Cell Day campaign. It noted the gap between new treatments and access for Africans and warned that these therapies may remain out of reach for those who need them most, reports The Nation. Under the theme: “Access to New Therapies, Hope or […]
Anambra State Police Command has recovered a dead body found hanging on a tree in a bush at Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the Command, Tochukwu Ikenga, said the discovery was made following a call through the deceased phone by an unidentified person, reports The Nation. He said the […]
•Late Yusfat Ayinde The Lagos State chapter of the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria has mourned the death of a 42-year-old e-hailing driver, Yusfat Ayinde, who was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants on Friday. The chairman, Jaiyesinmi Azeez, who confirmed the incident, told our correspondent yesterday that the de...
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) yesterday said the fourth body of the Port Harcourt crash victim has been recovered. NSIB spokesperson Bimbo Oladeji, in a statement yesterday, said, “A floating body was retrieved from the water and was escorted by the Cameroonian Navy to NUIMS Antan, for safe transit through their territorial w...
September 7, 2024 was a black Saturday for the family of Mr David Achinya in Taraku, a community in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State. It was particularly so for Mrs Doosuur Achinya, a 20-year-old widow whose husband, Terhile Timothy Achinya, was cut down in his prime, reports The Nation. On that day, […]
•Late Joseph Wayas Two years and nine months after his passing, the remains of late Senate President, Dr. Joseph Wayas, have arrived Nigeria for burial. Recall that Wayas, who was Nigeria’s Senate President between October 1, 1979 and December 31,1983, died in a London hospital on November 30, 2021, aged 80, reports Vanguard. The ex-Senate [&h...

