Famed Ekiti Entrepreneur, Yinka Agbebi, Dies 24 Days after Husband’s Demise
Ololade Adeyanju/ Chief (Mrs) Yinka Agbebi, who was arguably the most notable female entrepreneur in the old Ondo State, has…
Why Covid-19 Shots Don’t Last
WSJ/ Why don’t Covid-19 vaccinations last longer?Measles shots are good for life, chickenpox immunizations protect for 10 to 20 years,…
107-year-old Japanese Sisters Certified as World’s Oldest Twins
Matilda Omonaiye/ Guinness World Records has certified two Japanese sisters as the world’s oldest living identical twins at 107. The…
King Sunny Ade Loses Lawmaker Wife a Day to his 75th Birthday
Femi Ashekun/ Juju music legend, Sunday Adegeye, popularly known as King Sunny Ade, has lost one of his wives and…
Eji Owuro Crooner, Sola Allyson, Eulogises Dudu Heritage Boss, Ola Ibironke
Sola Allyson/ Mr Ola Ibironke. Dudu Heritage. And the Man transitioned… I called you Uncle Ola. Looking back now, it’s…
Nigeria Risks Becoming a Failed Nation, Christian Leaders Warn
Pat Stevens/ The Methodist Roman Catholic Dialogue Commission, which brings together leaders of Methodist and Catholic churches in Nigeria annually,…
FDA Rejects Covid-19 Booster Shot for Americans, Cites Rare Cases of Heart Problems
Ololade Adeyanju/ Scientific advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have voted overwhelmingly against Pfizer’s application to offer…
Pete Edochie’s Son, Uche, Down with Covid-19, Lungs 80% Damaged
Femi Ashekun/ Uche Edochie, one of the sons of Nigeria’s veteran actor, Pete Edochie, has narrated his near death COVID-19…
What Africa’s Top Fact-checkers are Doing to Combat False Beliefs about Covid-19
Sarah Scire (NiemanLab)/ Is there something WEIRD about fact-checking? Much of the research about combating misinformation with fact-checking comes from…