The Ministry of Health and Sports on Monday said the death toll of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) in the country over the period of 11 months has surged to 123. The Public Health Department under the ministry issued that 23, 203 mosquito-borne disease infection cases were recorded in Myanmar’s regions and states from Jan. 1, […]

Virgil van Dijk said that seeing four Liverpool players finish in the top 10 in the ranking for this year’s Ballon d’Or can be an extra source of motivation for the Anfield club in their quest for more on-field success this season. “Obviously the season we had was outstanding. We had even more players than […]

A renowned cardiologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Prof. Janet Ajuluchukwu has raised the alarm over increasing incidences of hypertension in Nigerians even as she called for attention on what she described as “epidemic of severe, chronic traffic lock-jams” that stretch for hours during intra-city trips.

Hundreds of people gathered in Paris on Monday to honour 13 soldiers killed while battling jihadist insurgents in Mali, ahead of a national ceremony to mourn a disaster that has prompted soul-searching over the costs of the six-year campaign in West Africa. Sporadic applause punctuated sombre silence as a motorcade bearing the coffins crossed the […]

The White House told Democratic lawmakers on Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump and his lawyers would not participate in a congressional impeachment hearing this week, citing a lack of “fundamental fairness.” White House counsel Pat Cipollone wrote to Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, according to a copy of a letter. Trump’s aides responded defiantly […]

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) would facilitate the funding of regional roads in West Africa, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said on Tuesday. He disclosed this at a meeting with the representatives of the Commission led by its Director-General, Mr. Chidi Izuwah, in Abuja. In a statement issued by the Senior […]

Lagos state government has reiterated its zero tolerance for land grabbing and other illegal activities being perpetrated by land owners in the state, saying land grabbers have no hiding place in the state any more as the government is fully prepared for them.

United States President Donald Trump ambushed Brazil and Argentina on Monday, announcing tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminium imports from the two countries in a measure that shocked South American officials and left them scrambling for answers. In an early-morning tweet, Trump said the tariffs, “effective immediately,” were necessary because “Brazil and Argentina have been […]

India on Monday welcomed its first female pilot in its armed forces history. Sub Lieutenant Shivangi will be given her wings and join naval operations in a ceremony on Monday. The female pilot, who goes by a single name Shivangi stated the role is “a big responsibility” and “a very big thing”. “It’s a very […]

The Executive Director, Kaduna State Rehabilitation Board, Alhaji Aliyu Yakassai, on Monday said that people with disabilities were worse affected by corruption because of their peculiarities.