Dr. Aisha Bello, a medical doctor originally from Kano, has just won the prestigious "Global Health Innovator Award 2026" in London, United Kingdom. The award recognizes doctors and health workers who are changing lives with new ideas and selfless service. Dr. Bello grew up in Kano State. Like many Nigerian students, she faced challenges with power cuts during night classes and limited resources in public hospitals during her NYSC. But instead of giving up, she used those struggles as fuel. After graduating from Ahmadu Bello University with First Class in Medicine, she moved to the UK for further studies. Today she works as a Consultant in Public Health at a major NHS hospital in London. What She Won The Award For. The Global Health Innovator Award was given to Dr. Bello for her project called "Mobile Clinics for Migrant Mothers". The problem she solved: Many African and Asian migrant women in the UK were scared to go to hospitals during pregnancy beca...

It happened in Lagos yesterday, Tuesday,30th of June,2026. Rain fell heavily from morning till afternoon. In less than two hours, everywhere was flooded. Roads turned to river. Cars stopped moving. Shops closed.  In one area of Lagos, the flood was worst. Water rose high and trapped some kids who were coming back from school. The current was strong. People were shouting. Parents were running up and down looking for their children. That was when some guys in the area stepped in.  They did not wait for fire service. They did not wait for LASEMA. They took action immediately.  About six to seven young men entered the flood. Some tied rope around their waist. Others used wood and buckets. They formed a line and started pulling the kids out one after the other.  The water was up to their chest in some parts. It was risky. If one person slipped, the current could carry everyone. But they kept going.  One of the guys said, “We saw the children c...

By Mbaegbusi Desmond | DESSY'S BLOG |  The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit, Taskforce, has stepped up enforcement against commercial motorcycle riders, Okada, operating on highways and expressways in 2026. 278 Okada Impounded in One Week – June 2026 The Taskforce impounded 278 illegal commercial motorcycles during a weeklong operation across Lagos.  Chairman CSP Adetayo Akerele said the exercise was carried out under the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018, which bans Okada on highways, bridges, and other designated expressways. Areas covered in June include Ikorodu, Agric Bus Stop, Festac First Gate, Mazamaza, Iyana-Iba, Idimu Road, Egbeda, Kola Bus Stop, Iyana Ipaja, Ikotun Roundabout, Berger Bus Stop, Ojodu, Akowonjo, Igando, LASU-Iba Road and Pipeline Road. 63 More Riders Nabbed in Single Sweep In a separate June operation, 63 Okada riders were arrested along Mile 2 Oke Bridge, Mile 2 Under Bridge, Berger Suya, Amuwo Odofin, and Ap...

By Sunny Desmond | DESSY'S BLOG | Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has concluded search, rescue and recovery operations at the site of the collapsed building on Old Ojo Road, Alakija Bus Stop, Satellite Town, with 27 persons rescued alive and 9 confirmed dead. How It Happened: Thursday’s Collapse. The two-storey residential building gave way at about 12:47 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2026, trapping occupants under concrete and debris. Some early reports cited a three-storey shopping complex in the same Alakija area of Ori-Ade LCDA. The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said it received a distress call at 11:37 a.m. and deployed responders from Ijegun-Egba Fire Station, who arrived at 11:49 a.m. Eyewitnesses said the structure collapsed without warning, forcing residents and traders to flee.   Final Casualty and Rescue Figures. LASEMA confirmed that 27 people were rescued alive with varying degrees of injuries. All survivors received emergency medical ca...

By Sunny Desmond | DESSY'S BLOG |  Panic gripped residents of Alakija, Satellite Town on Thursday morning after a two-storey residential building collapsed at Old Ojo Road, near Alakija Bus Stop along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, trapping multiple occupants under rubble. The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said it received a distress call at 11:37 a.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Emergency responders from the Ijegun-Egba Fire Station arrived at 11:49 a.m. and began search and rescue operations.  The structure was an occupied residential building housing multiple families. Eyewitnesses said it gave way without warning around 11:40 a.m., forcing occupants of nearby structures to flee for safety.    Casualties and Rescue Efforts At least 10 persons have been rescued alive with varying degrees of injuries, according to Lagos Fire Service Director Margaret Adeseye. All rescued victims were handed over to medical personnel for treatment.  ...

By Mbaegbusi Desmond  Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji has done what no Ekiti governor has done since 1999 — win re-election. INEC declared the APC candidate winner of Saturday’s governorship poll, taking all 16 local government areas in a landslide that cements APC’s grip on the Southwest. 1. The Final Numbers: Clean Sweep* Oyebanji polled 319,224 votes. His closest rival, Wole Oluyede of the PDP, scored 40,543 votes. ADC’s Dare Bejide managed 12,872. The margin of victory — 278,681 votes — is the widest in Ekiti’s electoral history. INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Ayobami Salami, announced Oyebanji “having satisfied the requirement of the law, is hereby declared winner and returned elected” at 2:45am Sunday. Total valid votes: 376,540. Turnout was 43.2%. President Bola Tinubu congratulated Oyebanji, calling the result “an endorsement of the APC’s progressive agenda and a rejection of politics of division.  How Oyebanji Broke the Jinx. Since 1999, no elected governor in Ek...

Nigeria will import 165,000 metric tonnes of LPG in 2026 to cover cooking gas deficit. Demand growth, FX, and local supply gaps keep prices under pressure. By Mbaegbusi Desmond. Nigeria is importing 165,000 metric tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas to close a supply deficit in 2026. The move highlights the gap between the country’s huge gas reserves and the cooking gas available in homes across Lagos, Abuja, Kano, and Port Harcourt. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority confirmed that marketers have received approvals to bring in multiple cargoes through Lagos and other coastal terminals. The 165,000MT volume is spread across the third and fourth quarters of 2026 and is meant to stabilize supply ahead of peak demand in December. Why Nigeria Has a 165,000MT LPG Deficit Nigeria holds over 200 trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas. Yet the country imports over 40 percent of the LPG it consumes. Three factors explain the 165,000MT gap. First, d...

By Sunday Desmond . France is baking under its second major heatwave of 2026, with conditions set to worsen this week as temperatures push toward historic highs and authorities scramble to prevent more deaths. Deaths and Red Alerts as Heat Intensifies Three elderly people aged 80 to 95 died over the weekend in the Bordeaux region from heat-related health issues. At least 13 people have drowned across France since Sunday while trying to escape the heat in unsupervised waters. Drowning deaths spiked 58% last year during similar conditions. Météo-France placed 49 of France’s 96 departments under a red heatwave warning Monday — the maximum alert level. That jumps to half the country under red alert Tuesday. Paris mayor Emmanuel Gregoire ordered city parks to stay open 24 hours a day. Météo-France warns this heatwave will be “widespread, prolonged, and intense,” with peaks of 40°C to 42°C expected Monday and Tuesday. Paris could hit 39°C Sunday, close to its all-time record of 4...