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According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 85 deaths from Lassa fever occurred in Nigeria in the first six weeks of 2023 across 20 states and 79 Local Government Areas, or LGAs (NCDC).The agency revealed this in the Lassa Fever Situation Report Epi We ....
Authorities reported on Sunday that three suspects had been detained in connection with the killing of a Filipino province governor and eight other persons, and that a fourth suspect had been killed in a shootout.In the brazen assault that took place on Saturday in the Philippines' center ....
According to data from the Stanbic IBTC Bank's February Purchasing Managers' Index, the private sector may have suffered midway through the first quarter of the year as a result of the nationwide cash shortage in February.You may remember that Nigerians experienced a fuel and naira shortag ....
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, Lagos, is where the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) apprehended businessman Kingsley Celestino with about 9.40 kilograms of heroin allegedly hidden in false bottoms of his two travel bags.This was said in a statement ....
With his team's 4-2 victory over Nantes at home, Kylian Mbappe has passed Zinedine Zidane to become Paris St. Germain's all-time leading scorer.The 24-year-old Mbappe improved the record he shared with Edinson Cavani on Saturday by scoring his 201st goal in all competitions w ....
About half of the $12 billion that the World Bank gave out to help the recipient countries deal with food shortages went to Africa.In a recent report titled "Food Security Update | World Bank Response to Increasing Food Insecurity," the bank stated that domestic food costs re ....
General Sani Abacha's son, Abdullahi Sani Abacha, was confirmed dead. He was Nigeria's late former military head of state.He was reportedly healthy the night before, according to a family member in Kano who expressed shock at the man's passing.He said that he passed away peacefully ....
In a case that took unexpected turns and garnered international attention, famed South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was given a life sentence on Friday for the murders of his wife and son on their hunting property.Murdaugh, a member of a distinguished dynasty of judges and lawyer ....
Since the start of the year, 104 people have died as a result of the Lassa virus outbreak in Nigeria, local health officials reported on Friday.According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (NCDC) most recent report on the outbreak, which has affected 88 local gover ....
The World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted that by 2050, there may be over 338 million individuals in Africa who are impacted by ear and hearing disorders, as the world observes this year's World Hearing Day.WHO regional director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, disclosed thi ....