WHO Warns of Rising Global Dengue Cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) has voiced concerns about the rising number of dengue cases worldwide. Over the past five years, the number...
WHO Advocates For Complete Ban On Public Smoking, Calls For Higher Taxes On Tobacco
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, has called for a complete ban on public smoking and the...
Zambia’s Former First Lady Arrested For Money Laundering
Zambia’s former first lady, Esther Lungu, has been arrested on money laundering charges, according to her lawyer, Makebi Zulu, on Friday. This comes...
U.S To Fund A Deal With Moderna To Produce mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine
According to a Financial Times report, the U.S. government is about to finalise a deal to fund a late-stage trial for Moderna’s mRNA...
Mayoral Candidate Shot Dead At Mexican Campaign Rally
A mayoral candidate was fatally shot on Wednesday during a campaign rally in Guerrero, Mexico. Alfredo Cabrera was killed in Coyuca de Benitez...
Hong Kong Sentences 14 Pro-democracy Activists For Subversion
A Hong Kong court has sentenced 14 pro-democracy activists to prison for subversion. They were convicted for their involvement in organising an unofficial...
Papua New Guinea: More Landslide Survivors Unlikely, UN Warns of Disease Risks
Papua New Guinea has announced that finding more survivors from last week’s landslide is unlikely, as a UN agency warns of a risk...
Miyetti Allah Leader Discharged As AGF Withdraws Charges
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged Bello Bodejo, the leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Kore, from an...
‘I Will Never Sing The Old Anthem’ – Former Minister Of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, Vows
Obiageli Ezekwesili, former Minister of Education under President Olusegun Obasanjo, has criticised the decision to revert to Nigeria’s old National Anthem. Ezekwesili condemned...
North Korea Sends Balloons Carrying Trash, Faeces To South Korea As ‘Gift’
North Korea sent hundreds of balloons carrying trash and animal excrement across the border to South Korea on Wednesday, calling them “gifts of...
Lassa Fever Outbreak: NCDC Records 14 New Cases, 1 Death In Ondo, Edo, And Bauchi
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 14 new confirmed cases and one death due to a Lassa fever...
US, Europe Consider Vaccinating Workers Exposed To H5N1 Bird Flu Amid Pandemic Fears
The United States (US) and Europe are working to obtain or produce H5N1 bird flu vaccines to vaccinate at-risk poultry and dairy workers,...