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According to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) 2018 World Malaria Report, which was released this November, there was a global increase in cases of malaria, from 217 million in 2016 to 219 million in 2017, with Nigeria, Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of Congo reporting an extra half a million cases each. The senior adviser for WHO’s Global Malaria Programme, Dr Alistair Robb, said, “We’re no longer seeing a decrease in malaria as we were over the past few years…

Kevin Durant knew the Warriors would have to earn it and play well in every way to end a frustrating funk that lasted more than a week. Durant scored 32 points, Klay Thompson had 31 and Golden State snapped its worst losing streak since early 2013 at four games, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 125-97 on Friday night. “I don’t believe in like, it’s just going to be over when it’s over. In the NBA, I don’t believe in fairytales…

A Nigerian soldier has narrated how over 70 soldiers of the Nigerian Army were killed by Boko Haram terrorists during an attack at Metele village in Guzamala local government area of Borno State, an attack he survived. According to a report by Premium Times, terrorists had overrun the 157 Task Force Battalion in Metele during an attack on Monday, November 19, 2018, carting away large cache of arms, ammunition, and military equipment after leaving the base strewn with the corpses…

Africa is a continent enriched with diverse culture and tradition. Music has traditionally played an important role in African culture. It is essential in representing the strong African heritage and its importance can be seen in many aspects of the culture. Unlike many cultures today, ancient African cultures encompassed music into their everyday lives. Dance, story-telling and religious practices are all grounded on the music of the culture. Music is especially vital in African dance, so much so that in…

It is Official! Justin Bieber aged 24 and Hailey Baldwin aged 22 are married! After speculations of their nuptials have taken place in September this year, Justin Bieber confirms their status just last Friday , with a caption for a photo “Happy Late Thanksgiving to everyone, first Thanksgiving as a married man, first time hosting Thanksgiving. First time both sides of the family have come together”. Meanwhile, Hailey changed her name to Hailey Rhode Bieber, and Bieber captioned a photo…

On-air personality, Oluwatosin ‘Tosyn’ Bucknor popularly known as ‘Area Mama’ is dead. She was reportedly found dead by husband, Aurelien Boyer, when he arrived home from work on Monday night. She was born on the 15th of August, 1981 with sickle cell anaemia, and her sister, Funke Bucknor Obruthe said through her instagram account that Tosyn died due to sickle cell complications. The news of her death was shared by her former colleague at Top Radio, Wale Adigun, via his…

Words are meant to be spoken Not hidden Feelings are meant to be expressed Why shy? You’ve got the heart of a lion So don’t be afraid You’ve got the truth on your lips So, don’t be afraid to speak Put on your veracious armour Shake-off all the lies and clamour If the truth has been forbidden The world sees it as treason Stand up and speak up It’s in you To break every chain of falsehood You’ve got the…

The Forbes list for the highest paid female musician is out and guess who tops the list. Katy Perry, the Roar coroner, comes in and swoops the paper for this year, beating Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, raking in a whooping sum of $83 million pretax just this year alone. She is no stranger to the top of the money bag list as back in 2015, as she clenched this same spot by making a total of $ 135 million with…

The first plenary session for the 21st of November, 2018, the Day 4 of the FAMSA General Assembly, started at about 9.28am. The topic for the Plenary session was “Mental Health: Breaking the Silence”. Among the panelists for that plenary session were Dr Owoeye and Dr Waniki Kivwanga. The topic was one that particularly got the interest of most of the delegates and observers, as a lot of questions were raised and some of them were answered. The first plenary…

Some weeks ago, I came across a photo captioned “A lost nation is one that its people celebrate the leaders who put them in their misery”. These words came off as a harsh reality. It was as though I was hit by a ton of bricks. As a result, I lost hope in my country. I felt my beloved country had entered the fourth stage of its malignant existence. No sermon about a bright Nigeria would make sense to me.…