
Toheeb Babalola
Journalist at Freelance
|| Freelance Journalist || #SDGs 10 & 4 Advocate ||Ft: @thecontinent_ @globalvoices @intpolicydigest @AfricaDemocracy @PremiumTimesng || Best AFYMP'23 Fellow
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2 days ago |
dubawa.org | Toheeb Babalola
Claim: A WhatsApp post claims that toilet paper can cause a urinary tract infection. Verdict: Misleading! Experts and studies suggest women should wipe from the front backwards. Early this year, a post was shared on WhatsApp, a meta-messaging platform, claiming that toilet paper causes “urinary tract infections” in women. The post was circulated as a precautionary message, urging women to “stay healthy.”“Take note that toilet paper causes UTIs for women.
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1 month ago |
ripplesnigeria.com | Toheeb Babalola
Funkẹ Alimi, 58, and her family were living at Yemẹtu – an infamous neighbourhood in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria. A dirty river clogged with plastic bottles, used styrofoam, and human faeces encircled the community, causing stagnant water. Majority of the houses around the river lack toilets, and residents rely on it for both solid and liquid waste. One morning in August last year, Alimi had an unusual attitude throughout her body, making it difficult for her to eat her breakfast.
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2 months ago |
htsyndication.com | Toheeb Babalola
Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- On Monday, the Oyo State Government inaugurated a 14-person committee to oversee the coronation ceremony of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Abimbola Owoade, as the new Alaafin of Oyo. The committee includes the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Musibau Babatunde; the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Wasiu Olatunbosun; the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Ademola Ojo; and the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade.
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2 months ago |
premiumtimesng.com | Toheeb Babalola
On Monday, the Oyo State Government inaugurated a 14-person committee to oversee the coronation ceremony of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Abimbola Owoade, as the new Alaafin of Oyo. The committee includes the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Musibau Babatunde; the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Wasiu Olatunbosun; the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Ademola Ojo; and the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade.
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Jan 13, 2025 |
premiumtimesng.com | Toheeb Babalola
On Monday, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde presented the Staff of Office and certificate of appointment to the Alaafin-elect, Abímbola Owoade. Mr Makinde made the presentation during a special event held at the governor’s office, Secretariat Agodi Ibadan. The new Alaafin, alongside high chiefs and religious leaders from Oyo town, graced the event.
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Yemetu, located in Ibadan Southwest Nigeria, is an infamous neighborhood surrounded by a long dirty river clogged with plastic bottles. Minors came together to reduce malaria spread by recycling to eco-friendly stools. https://t.co/c1b0xqLqym

In this piece, I reported how minors reduce malaria transmission by recycling waste materials (plastic bottles, fabrics, foams, and wood) into eco-friendly stools. This demonstrates that no one should be excluded from environmental sustainability efforts. https://t.co/D75wjJ0k0G

In this 8-m documentary, I narrated how I went undercover inside Ibadan Rehabilitation Center for PwDs, to expose the suffering of the occupants & state of the infrastructure I featured audio recordings and clips from my trips @FeedbackOYSG @oyostategovt https://t.co/sFZfmkEROe