Nigeria is facing a severe meningitis outbreak that has claimed at least 151 lives, with health officials warning that the situation is worsening, particularly in northern states where access to medical care remains limited. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the outbreak has spread to 23 out of the country’s 36 states,…
The federal government has pledged that no certified Community Health Officer (CHO) will remain unemployed, reaffirming its commitment to addressing the health disparities between urban and rural Nigeria. The Coordinating Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, made the announcement on Tuesday during the 5th Induction and Oath-Taking Ceremony for new CHOs…
Al Barile, who played guitar in the influential Boston hardcore band SS Decontrol — a linchpin of the drink-and-drug-shunning straight-edge scene of the early 1980s that also encompassed Washington’s Minor Threat — died Sunday at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He was 63. His death was announced on Instagram by his wife, Nancy Barile, who didn’t specify…
The ongoing tariff war between the United States and China has escalated, sending global crude prices tumbling by six percent on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, confirmed the 104 per cent tariff on Chinese imports while in a tit-for-tat, China slammed 84 per cent on US goods…
Former Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic has launched a scathing attack on current goalkeeper Andre Onana, branding him “one of the worst goalkeepers” in the club’s history. Matic’s comments came in response to Onana’s recent assertion that United are “way better” than French side Lyon, ahead of their Europa League quarter-final clash. Manchester…
