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Nigerian advocates push for tax increase on sugar-sweetened beverages

Nigerian advocates push for tax increase on sugar-sweetened beverages

Background For years the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other health experts have linked excessive consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) to an increase in non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In an attempt to address these concerns the…

FCID Lagos: Exploring contemporary policing, investigative practices

FCID Lagos: Exploring contemporary policing, investigative practices

  February 22 and 24 were strategic and stimulating days for police personnel at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Annex, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos State. These were the days when senior police officers of…

Nigerian advocates push for tax increase on sugar-sweetened beverages

Nigerian advocates push for tax increase on sugar-sweetened beverages

Background For years the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other health experts have linked excessive consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) to an increase in non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In an attempt to address these concerns the…

A monarch’s developmental strides in Kwara community

A monarch’s developmental strides in Kwara community

Rural-urban migration Intriguingly, rural-urban migration has remained a disturbing and worrisome phenomenon, particularly in Africa where Nigeria prides itself as a ‘big brother’ and the acclaimed largest economy in the continent ahead of South Africa…

Chikun: Community in the throes of banditry, kidnapping

Chikun: Community in the throes of banditry, kidnapping

On Thursday, March 7, 2023, teachers and students of LEA Kuriga Primary School and the Junior Session of the Kuriga Secondary School, Kaduna, came to school like any normal day to kick start their learning…

Delta Woman King: Cultural icon of global appeal

Delta Woman King: Cultural icon of global appeal

Preamble: The late Omu of Anioma, HRM Obi Martha Dunkwu, was a shining example of a virtuous woman. She lived for the service of humanity. Her uncommon favour positioned her for the traditional title. She…

Teaching journalists rudiments of reporting suicide, trauma

The Deputy Editor of the Eagle Online, Ms Juliana Francis, recently trained some Nigerian journalists on the basic and responsible ways of reporting issues relating to suicide and trauma. The one-day virtual training with the…

INEC stokes unending debate over 2023 general election

INEC stokes unending debate over 2023 general election

Background Nigeria’s electoral system has evolved over the years. According to Wikipedia, elective democracy was introduced in the country in May 1919, when the Townships Ordinance granted the right to vote for three members of…

Parents of two kidnapped children send SOS to Ebonyi gov, security agencies

Parents of two kidnapped children send SOS to Ebonyi gov, security agencies

Friday, December 22, 2023, will for ever remain an unpleasant day in the lives of Mr and Mrs Sunday Odeh, who live in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital. On this fateful day, kidnappers abducted two…

Ex-PDP Chairman, 22 Others Abducted As Gunmen Attack Abuja

Ex-PDP Chairman, 22 Others Abducted As Gunmen Attack Abuja

Forty gunmen reportedly raided the Kawu Community in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), kidnapping 23 people, including former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ward Chairman, Alhaji Alhassan Sidi Kawu. New Telegraph…