Christopher Uche News Today

The killing of Christian student Deborah Samuel by a mob who accused her of blasphemy against the Prophet Mohammed in Nigeria’s mostly Muslim northern Sokoto state led to fractious debate online – and a number of false and misleading posts that risked enflaming religious tensions in a country already troubled by violence.

Senate President Lawan Dr Olarewanju Falodun, the Chief Consultant Dermatologist, National Hospital, Abuja (NHA), has cautioned Nigerians against skin bleaching, saying it may result to health disorders associated with cancer, diabetes and other complications. Falodun gave the warning in an interview with the Newsmen in Abuja on Sunday, noting that the composition of some skin-lightening products may have dire consequences on the entire body. Recall  that the Senate, on Feb. 18, directed the ...