Adeyemi Okediran

2 days ago | bonewssng.com | Adeyemi Okediran

As the global community marks World Environment Day 2025 under the theme “Beat Plastic Pollution,” the Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO) has urged governments, businesses, civil society, and citizens in Nigeria to take bold and coordinated action to address the growing plastic pollution crisis threatening the country’s environment and public health.

3 days ago | bonewssng.com | Adeyemi Okediran

A new report by the Community Development Advocacy Foundation (CODAF) has unveiled disturbing levels of human rights violations and environmental degradation allegedly perpetrated by Chinese and indigenous mining companies in Ezillo and Ikwo communities of Ebonyi State.

5 days ago | bonewssng.com | Adeyemi Okediran

The deplorable state of healthcare facilities in many developing nations is a grim reminder of the neglect that has plagued the healthcare sector for far too long. In the heart of many communities, dilapidated hospitals struggle to provide basic healthcare services, painting a painful picture of a system in dire need of reform.

5 days ago | bonewssng.com | Adeyemi Okediran

As the world marks World No Tobacco Day 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm over the increasing use of tobacco and nicotine products among children and adolescents across the African continent. This year’s theme, “Unmasking the Appeal,” highlights how tobacco companies are deploying manipulative tactics — including flavoured products, stylish packaging, and digital marketing — to attract young users, often masking the health dangers associated with tobacco.

1 week ago | bonewssng.com | Adeyemi Okediran

At exactly 1:30 a.m. in the remote community of Ekwotsor, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, 27-year-old Aisosa Igbinovia frantically knocked on the entrance of the the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in the community, hoping to get help for her mother who had collapsed after hours of vomiting and weakness. There was no answer. The centre, like many others in rural Edo, was closed. “I called the nurse who works here, and she said she was in Agenebode (a 30-minute drive away).