The World Health Organisation (WHO) has officially certified Egypt as malaria-free. The achievement marks the culmination of a century-long effort to eradicate a disease that has plagued the nation since ancient times. “Malaria is as old as Egyptian civilisation itself, but the disease that plagued pharaohs now belongs to its history and not its future,”…
For many Arab American voters, the war in Gaza, and now Lebanon, has been a turning point in the US elections. Some voters, who usually support the Democrats, are having second thoughts about Kamala Harris. For them, she’s part of the current Biden administration that failed to end the war in the Middle East. There…
The United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) says immunisation is an essential right of every Nigerian child in preventing life threatening diseases and infection. Celine Lafoucriere, Chief UNICEF Field Officer, South-West, Nigeria, said this at a two-day media dialogue on routine immunisation on Wednesday in Lagos. Lafoucriere said that 2.3 million children had yet to receive…
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday criticised the leaders of rich countries for skipping the climate talks under way in Azerbaijan’s capital and said the climate crisis is being exacerbated by conflicts around the world. “The people who are responsible for this are absent,” admonished the strongman leader and close ally of Russian President Vladimir…
Officials preparing for elections in Russia’s Kursk region bordering Ukraine are to be issued body armour and helmets, the head of the regional electoral commission, Tatyana Malakhova said, according to Russian news agencies. Additional polling booths will also be set up for people displaced from parts of the region where Ukrainian forces have conducted a…
Manchester City suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday that ended their 32-game unbeaten run in the Premier League. Antoine Semenyo and Evanilson scored for the Cherries who claimed their first ever win over the visitors. The result dropped City — who had not lost in the league since a 1-0 defeat by…
The Nigerian Federal Government has committed to providing intervention funds to boost the development of methanol fuel technology in the country. Minister of Science Technology and Innovation, Adeleke Mamora, made the announcement at a roundtable interactive session with the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) on the feasibility studies for the adoption of methanol…
European governments need to show strong political commitment to eliminate Mpox, while standing in solidarity with Africa, a top official of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. Briefing journalists in Geneva, Dr Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, insisted Mpox is which “not the ‘new COVID’” and that the risk from…
By: Luka Binniyat. James Mangai, my egregious childhood buddy, now aging with a widening bald head, and an amusing grey mustache, just left my house. Friendship and the Barracks It’s been a while since we met, though we both live in Kaduna, with our wives and kids, some of them now…
Elon Musk himself has expressed his disappointment regarding Meta’s alleged misconduct, firmly stating that cheating is absolutely unacceptable. The Republican Interest recently reported on Musk’s emphasis on the value of fair competition within the digital landscape, and his belief that any intentional misappropriation of trade secrets undermines the integrity of the industry. Continued Legal Action:…
