October 2021

Malaria Vaccine

Taking Advantage Of World’s First Malaria Vaccine

By Punch Editorial Board The world erupted in elation recently after the World Health Organisation approved the use of the world’s first malaria vaccine RTS, S/AS01 (RTS, S). The United Nations agency recommended the use…


Yvonne Nwosu

SQUOTES

I’m tired of being Miss Independent and spending my own money — Reality TV star, EbiteinyeeJulietI’m tired of being single. I desperately need a man — Fashion designer, Yvonne Nwosu, cries outIf you have less…



Online Paedophilia

The Rise Of Online Paedophilia

By Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata Jnr Few things in life are as heart-wrenching as much as reading or watching stories of how children have been exploited to feed the sick desires of adult predators. While many…


Dairo Antonio Usuga David, alias "Otoniel", top leader of the Gulf clan, is escorted by Colombian military after being captured, in Turbo

Colombia’s Most Wanted Drug Lord Otoniel Captured

BBC Colombia’s most wanted drug trafficker and the leader of the country’s largest criminal gang has been captured. Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known as Otoniel, was seized after a joint operation by the army, air…




Natasha Akpoti

Reno Omokri And Natasha Akpoti

The recent saga between Reno Omokri and Natasha Akpoti, the former gubernatorial candidate of Kogi State, reminded me of the story between the ex-stripper Stephanie and Apostle Suleman. When the accusations of sexual misconduct were…


Photo by Yasin Yusuf on Unsplash

The Pros and Cons of Social Media for Youth

By The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research More than 90 percent of teenagers in the U.S. have a smartphone. Access to this type of technology and social networking changes the playing field for young people…