A report issued by 11 international organisations working closely with the European Union on food emergency has said that 11 million more persons could go hungry in West Africa in the next three mont… [+2018 chars]
Peter Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State and a presidential aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stated that the Nigerians now spend 100 per cent of their salary to feed themselves.… [+2026 chars]
Scientists now know that things go bump on Mars on a fairly regular basis, adding to mounting evidence that the Red Planet is far from dead. New research has revealed previously undetected quakes b… [+6976 chars]
A military court in Burkina Faso on Wednesday handed down a life term to former president Blaise Compaore over the 1987 assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara. Applause erupted in the … [+3823 chars]
The bears resurfaced in the equities sector of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) yesterday, occasioned by losses in many blue-chip stocks, especially Nigerian Exchange Group (NGXGroup) and Nigerian… [+2776 chars]
On Monday 14 March 2022, the Constitutional Court in its judgment in Municipal Employees Pension Fund and another v Dineo Mongwaketse and another[1], held that pension contributions of a person who w… [+5587 chars]
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has clarified claims in the media space that the PDP threw open its presidential ticket for all and sundry. On Wednesday, Ortom said the Peoples Democratic Party… [+774 chars]
Heart disease Heart diseases account for almost one-third of deaths globally. This condition is very often caused by several factors, which include diet. Since diet plays a vital role in the total… [+2463 chars]
Global digital payments giant Visa has opened up an innovation studio in Kenya, its first in Africa and sixth globally, after posts in Dubai, London, Miami, San Francisco and Singapore. The studio w… [+1977 chars]
An expert said that even if fully vaccinated as a child, adults may be at risk for other diseases due to age, job, lifestyle, travel, or a health condition. Following the emergence and rapid spread … [+5275 chars]
The 2021 United Nations Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Ending Inequalities and Getting on Track to End AIDS by 2030 reaffirmed the importance of leadership by young people in the HIV response… [+3357 chars]
A pair of researchers, one with Manly Astrophysics, the other with Universidad de Murcia, has proposed the existence of a new type of neutron star. In their paper published in the journal Physical Re… [+2490 chars]
