Year: 2025

  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued an advisory following the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. NCDC Director General, Jide Idris, on Saturday said the Central African nation reported that 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including four health workers, had been recorded as of September … Continue reading “NCDC Issues Advisory As Ebola Outbreak In DR Congo Claims 15 Lives”

  Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has identified poverty, unemployment, lack of schools, hospitals, and commerce in rural areas as root causes of crime, insisting that leaders must take responsibility. The governor gave the caution at the public presentation of ‘’Where I Stand, a book written by the late Sheikh Abubakar Mahmud Gumi, which … Continue reading “Poverty, Unemployment Fueling North’s Insecurity — Gov Sani”

  The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In reality, Africa is more than seven times bigger. It is a distortion that has prompted a new African initiative, “Correct the Map”, calling for depictions that show Africa’s true scale. “For centuries, this … Continue reading “‘Correcting The Map’: Reshaping Perceptions Of Africa”

  Russian strikes across Ukraine overnight killed at least two people and wounded dozens more, authorities said, as a nationwide air alert was declared. The State Emergency Service said an attack on the capital Kyiv had damaged several high-rise buildings, and shared photos of firefighters battling a blaze on an elevated floor. “One person died … Continue reading “Russian Strikes Across Ukraine Kill At Least Two”

  Five soldiers and 58 civilians have been killed in a fresh attack on Daral-Jamal, a community along the Bama-Banki road in the Sambisa Forest. Suspected Boko Haram terrorists struck the community on Friday night, burning down over 20 houses, vehicles, foodstuffs and other valuables belonging to the resettled Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The community … Continue reading “Five Soldiers, 58 Civilians Killed In Fresh Borno Attack”

  Russia fired its biggest-ever aerial barrage at Ukraine early Sunday, killing at least two people and setting the seat of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv ablaze, authorities said. An AFP reporter saw the roof of Ukraine’s cabinet of ministers in flames and smoke billowing over the capital. Drone strikes also damaged several high-rise buildings … Continue reading “Russia Hits Seat Of Ukraine Government In War’s Biggest Air Attack”

  Tens of thousands of pilgrims are expected at the Vatican Sunday for the canonisation of an Italian teenager dubbed “God’s Influencer” for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online. Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia in 2006 aged 15, will be made the first millennial saint by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn … Continue reading “Catholic Teen Set To Become First Millennial Saint”