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How British-Nigerian nursing student, Tami was stabbed to death in U.S.
A British-Nigerian nursing student and rising TikTok star was found brutally stabbed to death in her Houston apartment—just two weeks before achieving her lifelong dream of graduating.
World Malaria Day: Permanent Secretary Of Health District V Leads Awareness Walk
In commemoration of the 2025 World Malaria Day, observed annually on April 25th, the Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Health District V, Dr. Dapo Asiyanbi, led members of staff from the Agency on a health sensitisation and awareness walk to educate the public on malaria prevention and treatment.
Lagos First Lady tackles vaccine myths with Polio immunization drive
Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, First Lady of Lagos State, has vowed to address the spread of Polio vaccine misinformation and ensure comprehensive immunization coverage.
President Tinubu mourns Islamic preacher Sheikh Mainasara Liman Habibi
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed profound grief over the passing of a Zaria-based Islamic preacher, Sheikh Mainasara Liman Habibi.
Truck plunges down Lagos bridge, lands on 2 buses
A driver was critically injured as his fully-laden truck plunged down the Pen Cinema Bridge in Agege area of Lagos and landed on two commercial buses parked under the bridge early Saturday morning.
Y2025 World Malaria Day: Lagos Marches Towards Malaria Elimination
The Lagos State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with Society for Family Health and Goodknight Nigeria, marked the Y2025 World Malaria Day with a vibrant awareness walk and a strategic stakeholders and media engagement aimed at galvanising action towards malaria elimination. The commemorative events held in Alausa-Ikeja drew major public health stakeholders, development partners, and government officials under the theme: “Malaria Ends With Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite.”
Tinubu mourns renowned sociologist Prof. Beatrice Oloruntimehin
President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the family of Professor Beatrice Olufunmilayo Oloruntimehin, a distinguished sociologist and academic trailblazer, who passed away at the age of 82.
Abayomi shocks Lagos: State short by 33,000 doctors, same for nurses
The Lagos State Government has raised alarm over a critical shortage of medical professionals, revealing that the state currently has only 7,000 doctors, far short of the 40,000 it requires to adequately meet the healthcare needs of its over 30 million residents.
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway bridge repairs to disrupt traffic flow
Motorists plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have expressed anxiety over gridlock that may trail the planned repair of the damaged bridge at the Lotto area of the expressway.
Tinubu felicitates Emir of Ilorin, Sulu-Gambari, at 85
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, as the revered monarch marks his 85th birthday today, April 22.