Says Girl-Child Education Vital In National Development By Samson Yaki The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, has pleaded with parents in the Northern part of the country to allow their female children to at least conclude their secondary school education before considering giving them outContinue Reading
By Mary Abbah The Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre Keffi, Dr Yahaya Baba Adamu has recovered from corona virus infection after intensive medication and isolation. Dr Adamu was reported to have tested positive of the virus alongside other health workers of the hospital few weeks ago and consequently wentContinue Reading
As Unilorin Researchers Recommend Pineapple in COVID-19 Management By Muhammad M. Isa The long awaited breakthrough in Nigerian Medical Sciences, particularly on COVID-19, has finally been achieved, as a team of researchers at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has established the capacity of Bromelain derivable from pineapple fruits in theContinue Reading
Hon. Gaza Jonathan, Hon. David Maiyaki Hail Monarch His Royal Highness Pharm. Luka Panya Baba, the Esu Karu has turned 63 years of age, a celebration that attracted diverse prayers for long live and prosperity for the monarch as continues to provide leadership to his people. Describing the Monarch asContinue Reading
Mansa Musa I was born in Mali, West Africa in 1280, to Faga Laye (his father). In several different scripts, his name was documented as Kankou Musa, Kankan Musa, and Kanku Musa meaning “Musa whose mother was Kankou.” The wife of King Mansa Musa I was called Inari Kunate. MansaContinue Reading
Some consider it a legend, others contemplate it to be the truth, and now the debate can end after scientists have reportedly proved that it is certainly true that Moroccan Sultan Moulay Ismail was the biological father of over 1000 children. As per a Live Science report, scientists and anthropologistsContinue Reading
The team also discovered dozens of sarcophagi, wooden masks and ancient board games Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a cache of treasures—including more than 50 wooden sarcophagi, a funerary temple dedicated to an Old Kingdom queen and a 13-foot-long Book of the Dead scroll—at the Saqqara necropolis, a vast burialContinue Reading
Some traditional rulers and high chiefs in Ogun State have lauded the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, for averting a traditional crisis over the Alaketu stool. The monarchs also condemned an attempt by some individuals to subvert the history and tradition of the Ketu nation by orchestrating theContinue Reading
By Toba Ajayi Farmers in Ilorin have called on the Kwara State Government for urgent intervention over what they described as indiscriminate bush burning in parts of the state. The farmers, who expressed worry amidst consistent bush burning in the state, spoke in Ilorin, the state capital recently. Mr BabatundeContinue Reading