Undiagnosed, untreated hepatitis kills 124,000 Africans annually, says WHO
The World Health Organisation says more than 124,000 Africans die each year as a result of undiagnosed and untreated hepatitis. WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, said this in her...
View ArticleTwo dead, 1,500 houses damaged as heavy rains pound three Katsina LGs
The Katsina State Emergency Management Agency says over 1,500 houses were affected by the downpour experienced on Monday in three local government areas of the state, according to the Public Relations...
View ArticleNigeria’s capital importation fell to $875.62m in Q2
The total value of capital importation into Nigeria declined to $875.62m in the second quarter of 2021 from $1.91bn in the first quarter of 2021. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this in its...
View ArticlePICTORIAL: Flood destroys over 150 hectares of rice farms, bridges in Bauchi...
Several farmlands, including 150 hectares of rice farm, bridges and culverts have been destroyed by flood in some villages in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The PUNCH learnt that the...
View ArticleN30bn maize lost to insecurity in 2020, farmers claim
To mitigate attacks while cultivating crops on their farmlands, farmers have resolved to work in groups of 100, 200 or 300 persons, it was learnt on Tuesday. It was also gathered that operators in the...
View ArticleJAMB withdraws 14 results, withholds 93, releases 14,620
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has cleared and released the UTME results of 14,620 candidates that were hitherto under investigation, while withholding the results of 93 others. The...
View ArticleSlipknot co-founder Joey Jordison dead at 46
Joey Jordison, the co-founder of Slipknot and one of the most influential metal drummers of his generation, has died at the age of 46, his family announced. “We are heartbroken to share the news that...
View ArticleBDC operators greedy, make abnormal profit from forex sales —Emefiele
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday, said Bureau de Change Operators in the country are greedy and make abnormal profit from forex sales. Emefiele also announced...
View ArticleSimone Biles’ Tokyo struggles could inspire wider change around mental health
First it was Naomi Osaka, now weeks later a tearful Simone Biles. Two of the biggest names in sport have publicly revealed that they are struggling with their mental health — and they could be the...
View ArticleSunday Igboho severely injured after DSS raided his house —Lawyer
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, suffered “severe injuries” during a raid conducted on his Soka, Ibadan, Oyo State house on Thursday, July 1, 2021, by the Department of State Services. His Benin...
View ArticleOlympics: Nigeria’s D’Tigers blow 11-point lead to lose against Germany
Nigeria’s D’Tigers lost against Germany in their basketball second group game at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Nigerians blew an 11-point lead from the third quarter to lose in the game...
View ArticleBaseball returns to Olympics after 13-year absence
Baseball has returned to the Olympic Games after a 13-year absence, with the first pitch thrown at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach delivered the...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Nigeria records 404 new cases, highest in four months
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that 404 additional COVID-19 infections and zero COVID-19 related deaths were registered in Nigeria on July 27, 2021. The NCDC disclosed this on its...
View ArticleWikileaks founder Assange loses Ecuadorian citizenship
A court has revoked Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s Ecuadorian citizenship. Administrative errors were made when citizenship was granted to Australian-born Assange in 2017, newspaper El Comercio...
View ArticleBBNaija S6: Clashes as housemates prepare for task
The Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemates experienced clashes as they prepared for their first task. On Tuesday, Day 3 of the show, Big Brother revealed the first task of the season to the...
View Article‘Uber’ helicopter delivers special rice dish to super customer, sparks online...
With Malaysians stuck at home due to a coronavirus outbreak, food delivery services are increasingly popular — but one customer has sparked an outcry by sending a helicopter across the country to...
View ArticleBayelsa nursing school gets college status
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has approved a college status for the Bayelsa State School of Nursing and Midwifery. The NMCN Secretary General/Registrar, Dr. Farouk Abubakar, who led the...
View ArticleGroup slams Akwa Ibom gov over high debt profile
Policy Alert, a civil society organisation working on fiscal justice has raised the alarm over the rising debt profile and high rates of borrowing by the Akwa Ibom State Government. The PUNCH had...
View ArticleMurray, Salisbury defeated in Olympics doubles quarter-finals
Andy Murray’s bid for a third Olympic gold medal ended Wednesday as the former world number one and partner Joe Salisbury lost to Croatia’s Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig in the quarter-finals of the men’s...
View ArticleMy reinstatement confirms I was wrongly sacked -FUOYE registrar
Mr. Olatunbosun Odusanya, whose appointment as Registrar, Federal University, Oye Ekiti, was terminated by the institution’s council on April 25, said on Tuesday that the Senate order reinstating him...
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