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I write today about a personal experience regarding a general topic that should affect every Nigerian. I write this in forced surrender, but with deep pain in my heart. It’s an emotional personal story, but one filled with a collectively sad commentary about the low level of Nigeria’s health delivery. It is the story of my 12-year-old son, David Fasetire, whose dream of becoming a globally acclaimed football star is about to be truncated by the failure of our health workers to dislodge a tumour that keeps spreading on his neck. The tumour’s spread is not for lack of effort…

Inter Milan are weighing whether to trigger an €8.5m buy-back clause to bring Super Eagles midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro back to the club this summer, following the expiry of his season-long loan at relegated Pisa. Pisa have already moved to activate their own €7.5m option to sign the 21-year-old permanently after his impressive displays in Serie A, but the Italian champions hold the final say due to the buy-back clause inserted into his contract when he joined the Tuscan club last summer. Akinsanmiro joined Inter in 2023 but has spent much of his time in Italy out on loan, with intense…

The Universal Basic Education Commission is set to begin the verification of 518 schools across the country ahead of the implementation of its 2025 School-Based Management Committee-School Improvement Programme. The verification exercise, which will begin at the end of June and run into early July, is aimed at confirming the existence of nominated schools and assessing their infrastructure needs before the release of intervention funds. In April, UBEC unveiled the 2025 SBMC-School Improvement Programme, announcing a total allocation of N5.18bn for 518 schools across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, with each state expected to benefit from 14…

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has resolved its action against Celsius Network founder Alex Mashinsky, permanently banning him from trading in markets the commodities regulator oversees.The CFTC said Thursday that a court consent order also bars Mashinsky from ever registering with the regulator and ends the enforcement action it first filed in 2023.“Mashinsky and Celsius engaged in a scheme to defraud hundreds of thousands of customers by mispresenting the safety, profitability, and regulatory compliance of Celsius’ digital asset-based finance platform,” the regulator said.The latest order means Mashinsky will never be able to trade US commodities, futures and derivatives. Earlier…

Sophia Grace Brownlee has been honest about every obstacle she has faced on her personal journey ahead of announcing her third pregnancy at age 23. Brownlee, who previously rose to stardom for her viral rendition of Nicki Minaj’s “Super Bass” with cousin Rosie McClelland, confirmed in October 2022 that she was expecting her first child. “I am here to tell you guys that I am pregnant,” she shared in a YouTube video. “So, I am 21 weeks today and the reason why I left it so long is that I always want to make sure that everything’s completely fine and…

The police have said measures have been taken to curb voter inducement and vote-buying during the Ekiti Governorship Election on Saturday. The Coordinating Commissioner of Police for the election, Abayomi Shogunle, who spoke at an interactive session on Thursday in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, assured residents of adequate security arrangements to ensure the safe movement of election materials and the peaceful, free, and credible conduct of the election on Saturday. Mr Shogunle said in line with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, security personnel had already been deployed to escort both sensitive and non-sensitive materials from the Central…

Stakeholders from the public and private sectors will converge in Lagos next month to discuss strategies for embedding sustainability into business and governance practices at the 2026 Nigeria ESG Sustainability Summit. The summit, organised by ESG Impact Consulting Ltd, will be held on 3 July 2026, at the Lagos Oriental Hotel. Themed “Beyond Greening: Strategies for a Sustainable World,” the event seeks to deepen the integration of Environmental, Social and Governance principles across institutions and move discussions beyond symbolic environmental initiatives. According to the organisers, the summit comes as Nigeria grapples with climate, economic and governance challenges and will provide…

A 30-year-old woman, Chisom Chukwukere, who allegedly brutalised a 10-year-old boy in Awada, Obosi, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been arrested by the police. Her husband, Chukwudi, was also arrested over allegations that the couple used burning plastic to inflict severe burns on the child. The victim, whose video showing extensive injuries across his body recently went viral on social media, had sparked widespread outrage. Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command arrested the suspects. At the same time, the woman’s infant child was taken into protective custody by the state Ministry of Women’s Affairs…

If I walked into the ground floor of the superstore at the city centre to get my preschool child a gift, and I saw bicycles, balls, boots, dolls, push cars, rackets, etc. I wouldn’t pick a thing. Instead, I would move to the first floor of the store to see the possibility of getting that one impactful gift. And, if the first floor brimmed with kiddie gadgets in tablets, computers, telephones, headphones, etc, I would move on to the second floor to see if I could lay my hands on that enduring gift. Should I get on the second floor…

Ghana have become only the second African nation to record six wins at the FIFA World Cup after edging Panama 1-0 in their opening Group L match on Thursday, equalling Nigeria’s long-standing record, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Caleb Yirenkyi scored a dramatic 95th-minute winner at Toronto Stadium, Canada, to hand the Black Stars all three points and deny Panama their first-ever World Cup point. With six minutes added on at the end of a tightly contested game, Brandon Thomas-Asante surged down the left flank, beat his marker and squared the ball for Yirenkyi, who tapped home from close range. The…