Sweden opens an emergency centre for male rape victims. A hospital in Stockholm captured global attention on Thursday with an unprecedented health-care announcement: A new emergency department just opened specifically for male victims of sexual... Read More
LagosPhoto 2015 Festival: Designing Futures
LagosPhoto Foundation is pleased to present the sixth edition of the annual LagosPhoto Festival in Lagos, Nigeria, October 24 – November 27, 2015 entitled Designing Futures. Currently in its sixth edition, LagosPhoto is the first and only... Read More
Buying preregistered SIM cards can land you in jail, beware!
I know few Nigerians who would rather buy preregistered SIM cards than going through the few hours of registering a new SIM card and waiting for it to be activated. This act must stop though, or you risk being imprisoned. The Nigerian Communications... Read More
Full Transcript of President Buhari 2015 Independence Day Speech
Full Transcript of President Buhari 2015 Independence Day Speech. Read below: October 1st is a day for joy and celebrations for us Nigerians, whatever the circumstances we find ourselves in because it is the day, 55 years ago; we liberated ourselves... Read More
WHO issues new guideline; Treat all people living with HIV
WHO issues new guideline; Treat all people living with HIV. Anyone infected with HIV should begin antiretroviral treatment as soon after diagnosis as possible, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced yesterday, as it issued new... Read More
Project PINK BLUE will be hosting a PINK OCTOBER WALK against Cancer this Saturday
Project PINK BLUE will be hosting a PINK OCTOBER WALK against Cancer this Saturday. Project PINK BLUE, a cancer non-profit organization engaged in breast and cervical cancer awareness, will be hosting a PINK OCTOBER WALK, RACE & CYCLING... Read More
Malaria in pregnancy leads to cognitive defects in offspring – Study
Over half of all pregnant women world-wide are at risk for malaria, but little was known about the effect maternal malaria may have on the neurodevelopment of the unborn child. A study published on September 24th in PLOS Pathogens reports a causal link... Read More
Apple could be banned in Russia for its same-sex emojis
Police officials in a region of Russia are investigating Apple on charges that the company is promoting “homosexual propaganda” with its emojis depicting same-sex couples and parents on iOS. Local police in Russia’s Kirov region opened their... Read More
Nigeria removed from list of polio endemic countries
Nigeria removed from list of polio endemic countries Nigeria has been removed from the list of polio endemic countries in what is being regarded as a “milestone” on the quest to eradicate the disease. The World Health Organisation (WHO)... Read More