The bird flu virus detected in a critically ill U.S. patient has shown mutations making it better adapted to human airways, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, authorities confirmed there is no evidence of the mutated virus spreading beyond the individual. The elderly patient, hospitalized in Louisiana with a…
The National Agency for Food and drug Administration and Control’s Investigation & Enforcement Directorate have raided a warehouse at Apongbon Oke Arin Market, following a tip-off about the sale of unregistered food products. Various unregistered items valued at N3,818,802,720 were seized during the operation and the facility has been placed on hold pending further…
The National Drug Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has shut down 150 shops at Eziukwu Market, Aba, Abia State, during a two-day operation on December 16 and 17, 2024. The team uncovered large-scale production and distribution of fake and expired goods, including beverages, carbonated drinks, wines, spirits, vegetable oils, and…
American footballer turned sports analyst, Randy Moss is opening up about his cancer diagnosis for the first time. On Friday, December 13, the Minnesota Vikings wide receiver, 47, shared in an Instagram Live filmed on his couch that he underwent surgery and had been hospitalized for nearly a week. He addressed his followers from…
Eddie Jordan, the 76-year-old former Formula 1 team owner and pundit, has opened up about his battle with prostate and bladder cancer, which has aggressively spread to his spine and pelvis over recent months. Speaking on his Formula For Success podcast, co-hosted with David Coulthard, Jordan shared his experience and urged listeners to prioritize regular…
Luigi Mangione, the man charged with the můrder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, has been pictured for the first time wearing an orange jumpsuit in a mugshot. Mangione, 26, was arrested Monday, December 9, at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, following an intense five-day nationwide manhunt after 50-year-old Brian Thompson was sh0t from behind on…
The Federal Government has clarified that the newly detected XEC COVID-19 variant, identified in Australia and some other countries in Europe, is not in Nigeria. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Kachollum Daju, stated that a recently leaked letter addressed to the Committee of Chief Medical Directors and Medical…
An unknown disease has k!lled 143 people in the Congo in an outbreak that has alarmed the World Health Organization. Patients suffered from flu-like symptoms, including a high fever and severe headache with women and children reported to be most seriously affected, local officials say,Deaths are being recorded in Kwango province, in the Southwest of…
Pa Tajudeen Lagbaja, the head of the family of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, has voiced deep regret over his decision to obtain a Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) form for his nephew, following the COAS’s recent passing. In a heartfelt statement, Pa Tajudeen expressed that he would not have…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kano State chapter, has declared an indefinite withdrawal of medical services at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, effective from 12:00pm on November 6, 2024. The decision followed the alleged failure of the Kano State government to heed their demand to suspend the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, Hajiya Amina Abdullahi, for…
