[ad_1] By Itoro Victoria Oladokun 28 April 2024   |   6:00 am In recent years, social media has become an integral part of Nigerian society, transforming the way people communicate, interact, engage and interrogate issues. With their widespread adoption, social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, Tiktok and Snapchat, among others, have […]

[ad_1] Non-communicable diseases, or NCDs, are a leading cause of death globally, with a disproportionate impact on low- and middle-income countries. NCDs are long-term conditions that are not transmitted from person to person. They can develop slowly over time or cause sudden death. According to WHO, the five main types are cardiovascular diseases (heart attacks […]

[ad_1] Agricultural innovation and technology remain key to poverty reduction, President William Ruto has said. The President pointed out that innovation has the potential to introduce economies to the possibilities of the digital economy and increase intra-Africa trade, thus accelerating regional integration. With innovation, he said, barriers become bridges, borders transform into portals and challenges […]

[ad_1] Record-breaking heat means ice cubes now cost more than bread and milk in parts of Mali. “I’ve come to buy ice because it’s very hot now,” says 15-year-old Fatouma Yattara as she visits her local vendor in the capital, Bamako. With no working fridge due to prolonged power cuts, she resorts to using ice […]

[ad_1] The call comes amid reports of an imminent offensive by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allied militia against the city, which could threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of displaced persons currently sheltering there. At least 43 people, among them women and children, have been killed in fighting between the Sudanese […]

[ad_1] South Africa is commemorating the 30th anniversary of its first democratic election. South Africa is marking Freedom Day –  the historic day that changed the course of the country. Hopes were high in 1994, as years of segregation and white-minority rule came to an end, and millions of Black South Africans cast their vote […]

[ad_1] Hamas said on Saturday that it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, a move that comes amid efforts to break a deadlock in the talks between the armed group and Israel. The statement came as anticipation was growing of an Israeli invasion of Rafah, a city in […]

[ad_1] In a video statement Keith’s wife Aviva said: “Keith, I love you, we will fight until you return.” Earlier this month, she told the BBC how the couple had at one point been left in a tunnel by their captors as they were moved from place to place. At the time of the interview, […]

[ad_1] Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, says the Nigeria Navy has recruited 1,486 personnel to boost the manpower needed for effective internal security operations in the Niger Delta. Mr Matawalle said this during the Passing Out Parade (POP) of Nigerian Navy’s Batch 35 Trainees at the Nigeria Navy Basic Training School in Onne, […]