Dr. Oladipupo Fasan, Head of Cardiology at the National Hospital, Abuja, has called for the strengthening of Nigeria’s Primary Health Care (PHC) system to effectively tackle cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Fasan made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on World Heart Day, observed annually on September 29. This year’s theme…
The Israeli army has intensified its ground offensive in southern Lebanon, deploying a fourth division in its fight against the Islamist Hezbollah militia. A division is a large military unit composed of several brigades and typically includes thousands of soldiers. The army said the 146th Reserve Division has been operating in the western sector of…
A fire broke out in an industrial facility in western Ukraine due to an overnight Russian airstrike, regional authorities reported on Tuesday. The flames engulfed a fuel tank, Viktor Masley, head of the civil defence authority in the Ternopil region, told journalists. “No one was injured. The fire has been contained, but extinguishing efforts were…
The Sea Empowerment and Research Centre (SEREC) has urged the Federal Government to engage international insurance providers to reassess the risk profile of Nigerian waters and renegotiate premiums. Mr Eugene Nweke, SEREC Head Researcher stated this in a communiqué issued on Wednesday in Abuja. The communiqué is themed “three years zero piracy attacks on Nigeria-bound…
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democrat candidate Kamala Harris are running neck and neck ahead of the presidential election, a fresh Leger poll released by the New York Post showed. Both candidates have 49 per cent support ahead of the Tuesday vote, while the other 2 per cent of respondents said they would…
In a decisive move against drug smuggling and pharmaceutical abuse, Nigerian authorities have destroyed 491,000 high-strength Tramadol tablets seized at the northern border. The operation, conducted by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Kano on Wednesday, targeted Tramadol 225mg—a powerful opioid frequently misused across West Africa. Dr Martins Iluyomade,…
A senior naval officer undergoing a course at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Kaduna State (name withheld), was gruesomely murdered on Saturday, 7 June 2025, near the Kawo flyover bridge while attempting to fix a flat tyre on his vehicle. Military sources said the officer, a senior course student at AFCSC…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), has taken out key Boko Haram hideouts at Tumbumma Baba and Chiralia in Borno, killing scores of terrorists. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, on Saturday in Abuja. Mr…
Mogadishu – The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has initiated its drawdown process in accordance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) 2628(22) and 2670(22). These resolutions mandate the reduction of 2,000 soldiers by the end of June 2023. ATMIS, with support from the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), has…
Emergency services were searching for two people who went missing amid flooding and landslides in the southern Italian region of Campania, the fire brigade said late on Tuesday. The fire brigade said that a woman in her 70s and her son in his 40s went missing from the area of San Felice a Cancello, near…
