Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has again called on expectant mothers in the state, to patronise primary health centres and skilled birth attendants to reduce the incidence of maternal and infant mortality. She gave the charge today, at a town hall meeting on reduction of maternal and child mortality, in Epe Local Government, organized by …

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A Non-Governmental Organisation, BalmGilead Life Support recently concluded a two-day health awareness and free medical services at Ilutitun, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. Speaking with the media on the first day of the outreach, the initiator of the outreach, Dr. Adegboyega Akenroye, said the outreach was in honour of his late mother, Madam Victoria Aderemilekun Akenroye. “My mother …

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The Lamgbasa community in Eti Osa East Local Government Area of Lagos State has got its first traditional ruler. Oba Hafeez Olakunle Badiru, the Elejigbo of Langbasa, Kajerojaiye 1 was installed in an historic event to oversee the affairs of the community and ensure peace and development. Meanwhile, the community is hopeful, expecting rapid development in social amenities and education …

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The Biblical injunction, which instructs Christians to go into the world and preach the gospel, is one instruction so timely, as humanity faces the reality of the end time. Nigerian missionaries have, however, located mission fields in the neighbouring Republic of Benin where some unreached groups of people must hear the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. DAYO EMMANUEL encountered …

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West Africa has been at the heart of the continent’s growth and economic transformation in recent years. Notwithstanding the sharp slowdown experienced in 2016 and 2017, the region’s economy is expected to rebound in 2017 onwards. Commodity-based economies, like Nigeria, are slowly recovering from the fall in oil prices and oil production, while countries like Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal …

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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Federal Government to halt its reported efforts to shut down online newspapers, blogs and websites perceived to constitute a “threat to national security”.   Describing the move as a brazen violation of the Constitution and Nigeria’s international human rights obligations, MRA threatened to lodge a complaint against Nigeria before regional and international …

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A Nigeria-Centric Restaurant, Labule, has opened a new outlet in Lekki Lagos, yesterday. Labule, Nigeria-centric restaurant, operated by an indigenous company, Roots Foods Limited, offering real Nigerian local delicacies in a unique environment that combines the setting of a modern quick service restaurant with that of an African setting of a local ‘buka’, has opened a new outlet on Admiralty Road …

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What problem can be found in every country in the world and affects one in three people globally? What problem is so rife that the World Health Organization (WHO) terms it “the new normal.”? The surprising answer is malnutrition. It is not an issue that grabs many headlines or attracts much funding, yet malnutrition in its various forms, from hunger …

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With about 7 billion people living in the world, natural resources have come under tremendous strain globally. Rising temperatures, water scarcity, double burden of nutrition and increasing gaps between the poor and the rich are some of the challenges facing the world. Some corporate organisations have come to understand that companies must be a part of the solution to these …

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The traditional ruler of Langbasa town in Eti Osa East Local Government Area of Lagos State, His Royal Majesty Oba Hafeez Olakunle Badiru has enjoined children and parents in Lagos State to know their rights as stipulated by the State Government laws. Addressing journalists in Langbasa in an event organised to mark his coronation, the traditional ruler who had handled …

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