Today is Breast Cancer Awareness Day, and following a tradition that began a few years ago, #NoBraDay has been trending. Basically, people post photos of themselves without bras and, well, you know how people love boobs. We have curated some of our favorite No Bra Day photos, and so you do not forget the purpose […]
In 2015, breast cancer became the most common cancer worldwide, accounting for 60.4% of all cancers in women. According to the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP- Nigeria), 30 Nigerian women die every day of breast cancer (a cancer that can be cured if detected early). The statistics are depressing, but to reduce it, we need to […]
As most political parties prepared to select their candidates for the 2019 general elections, we curated the activities of some of the Progressive governors of Nigeria, with links to news sources. Enjoy, and share. HEALTH ADAMAWA GOVT APPLAUDS SELF OVER MALARIA REDUCTION CLAIMS https://www.concisenews.global/2018/09/06/adamawa-govt-applauds-self-over-significant-reduction-of-malaria/ UNICEF COLLABORATES NASARAWA GOVT TO FIGHT HIV/AIDS PREVALENCE https://www.tribuneonlineng.com/162768/ NIGER SPENDS […]
The Lagos APC primaries are currently ongoing and if you have been watching, you’d know that it is not looking good for the incumbent governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode. Wait, ‘not looking good’ is an understatement. What is happening is completely terrible, and we have just the right pictures to describe them. Tag team trashing […]
The FIFA football awards – the ‘biggest’ football award event has just ended and we are certain it will be talked about for a very long time. Amongst other events, this is the first time Messi was not nominated in years, and this is the first time neither him nor Cristiano Ronaldo took the prize […]
My name is Chidi Okereke, and about 9 years ago, I almost killed two kids; siblings. One was 4 and the other was 7. It was in 2009, and I was a 2nd year student of the University of Port Harcourt. I had gone to my uncle’s house to spend the weekend, as was customary […]
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Superstar act, Wizkid Ayo Balogun has been trending all day, and it is not for a good reason. The mother of his very first child went on her Instagram page and called him out for being a deadbeat dad. The long message included screenshots from conversations they’ve had over the last 5 years, and it […]
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Sometime in August 2018, the National Assembly was invaded by men of the DSS – Department of State Security. Following the outcry from Nigerians, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo sacked Lawan Daura, the Director and replaced him with the highest ranking official – Matthew Seiyefa. Today, the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari in turn replaced the […]
It all started with a thread by someone who said he sued Covenant University after he was falsely set up and expelled by the school. Soon after, old students of the institution started posting pathetic stories about their undergraduate days and the unfortunate things that happen in the Ota located college. Some are hilarious, some […]
As we enter the Ember months, we have compiled the sectors the Progressive Governors impacted, and included links for references. Enjoy, share. EMPOWEREMENT https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/prisons-command-trains-82-inmates-in-oyo/ https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/kaduna-youths-empowered-as-financial-service-hubs-265004.html http://thenationonlineng.net/100-lagos-youths-get-cash-prizes-at-sme-competition/ https://newtelegraphonline.com/2018/08/lagos-ngo-empower-5000-out-of-school-girls/ http://thenationonlineng.net/5000-osun-youths-trained-in-ict-graduate-from-oyestech-ii/ https://independent.ng/osun-recruits-another-20000-unemployed-graduates-into-state-youth-empowerment-scheme-oyes/ https://www.pulse.ng/gist/metro/lsetf-coca-cola-nbc-sign-mou-to-empower-1000-women-in-lagos-id8735687.html https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/ogun-govt-unido-to-partner-on-vocational-training/ https://leadership.ng/2018/08/20/niger-signs-mou-to-empower-youths/ https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/kano-state-empowers-8-800-youths-with-n275m-266414.html https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/08/05/world-bank-kaduna-rockefeller-foundation-partner-train-900-in-it/?nonamp=1 https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/edojobs-atc-target-1296-edo-youths-for-digital-skills-training/ HEALTH https://www.businessdayonline.com/companies/health/article/hivaids-oyo-state-plans-rapid-response-mechanism-patients/ https://www.today.ng/news/nigeria/oyo-government-targets-15000-women-free-cancer-screening-programme-138486 http://sunnewsonline.com/zamfara-govt-to-recruit-more-health-workers-for-phcs/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/08/15/pewash-fg-kano-govt-partern-achieve-sdgs-target/ https://reliefweb.int/report/nigeria/who-supports-government-protect-over-150000-population-risk-yellow-fever-katsina https://tvcnews.tv/2018/08/katsina-govt-recruits-more-than-1000-medical-personnel/ https://tvcnews.tv/2018/08/more-than-2000-katsina-residents-to-benefit-from-free-medical-outreach/ https://leadership.ng/2018/08/15/kogi-to-domesticate-hiv-stigma-law/ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/lagos-moots-compulsory-health-insurance-scheme/ http://sunnewsonline.com/hiv-aids-unicef-partners-nasarawa-govt-on-preventing-transmission/ https://politicsngr.com/nasarawa-govt-trains-52-health-workers-tackle-maternal-mortality/ https://guardian.ng/features/health/niger-government-to-scale-up-campaign-on-exclusive-breastfeeding-says-commissioner/ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/plateau-virology-research-lab-accredited-by-iso/ https://theeagleonline.com.ng/usaid-hfg-supports-osun-health-insurance-scheme/ https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/ondo-state-govt-approves-5-mother-child-hospitals-265715.html https://www.tribuneonlineng.com/158929/ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/unicef-csos-strategic-to-health-development-nasarawa-govt/ https://www.blueprint.ng/kebbi-trains-57-medical-personnel/ https://leadership.ng/2018/08/02/bagudu-signs-contributory-healthcare-management-agency-bill/ […]
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