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Weight-loss drug may also slow ageing – Study
A drug already transforming the treatment of obesity and diabetes may have another, unexpected effect: slowing some aspects of ageing. Read Also: Diphtheria: Abuja barber’s ‘surgery’ made child bleed to
Heartbeat by sound: Scientists develop non-invasive pacemaker
By Sola Ogundipe What if a person who needs a pacemaker no longer had to undergo surgery to have one implanted? Imagine having no wires threaded into the heart, no
Lagos’ 5.1m-tonne waste burden: The search for way out
By Divinegrace Onosetale Five million, one hundred and ten thousand tonnes. That is the amount of solid waste Lagos could generate in one year if the state’s upper daily estimate
Alarm in Lagos markets, as fraudsters target 125 business owners
By Evelyn Usman No fewer than 125 businessmen operating in some of Lagos’ major markets have been pencilled down as potential victims by suspected fraud syndicates, in what the police
CAFCLQ: Rangers survive SOBEMAP scare as Rivers United await San Pedro test
Rangers showed greater composure when it mattered most, converting five of their penalties to edge the shootout 5-4 and book their place in the next round of Africa’s premier club
Who owns the road to Yelewata? by Stephanie Shaakaa
In 2025, the visit was stopped before it began. In 2026, it reached the gate and still could not get through. Peter Obi has now been turned back from Benue
Enters the new Balogun of Oyo Kingdom
By Femi Adesina It was the radiance of kings last Saturday at the palace of the Alaafin of Oyo as His Imperial Majesty, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, led a
Marriage that no longer has to survive, by Stephanie Shaakaa
There was a time when marriage was not something you left simply because it had become difficult. You entered it knowing that money would sometimes be scarce, affection would sometimes
Fr. Alia and the Seduction of Power
By Valentine Obienyem Seneca was a notable philosopher who lived under Emperor Nero. He preached ascetic virtues but was accused of accumulating enormous wealth. Being a man of letters capable
Ortom and the 23 cars
By Dickson Omobola The news that former Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State was given 23 cars on leaving office should be an issue of concern to every Nigerian who
