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The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has recalled Benylin Paediatrics Syrup manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, following recent toxicity findings in the laboratory on the product NAFDAC said laboratory analysis conducted on the product showed that ...

The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has granted bail to a former Central Bank (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele Justice Rahman Oshodi granted him bail in the sum of N50m with two sureties in like sum. The court also held ...

Covenant University has been ranked above the University of Ibadan and the Federal University of Technology, Akure, as the best university in Nigeria for the second time, according to Times Higher Education‘s 2024 rating Analysis of the latest ranking on ...

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has apologised to Nigerians for saying that they keep freezers on for days due to low electricity tariff. “Anything we have said that are considered offensive, we are sorry about that,” Adelabu said with ...

Myanmar, once a beacon of hope in Southeast Asia with a growing middle class, now faces a dire situation as civil war drives millions into poverty, according to the United Nations. Nearly half of Myanmar’s 54 million people live below ...

Since the beginning of the year, over 100 measles cases have emerged in the United States, prompting concerns from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the country’s status in eliminating the disease.   Measles was eradicated in ...

The Delta State Police Command, on Thursday, paraded 12 suspects for various crimes, including a 17-year-old boy (name withheld) who faked his kidnap in the Agbor area of the state Parading the suspects at the police headquarters in Asaba, the ...

No fewer than 27 fishermen were slau-ghtered and four others abducted by the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād popularly known as Boko Haram terrorist group in the fringes of Lake Chad in the border between Cameroon and Nigeria It was ...

Dr. Jeffrey Dello Russo, an eye doctor in New Jersey, has seen a surge in patients complaining of eye problems since Monday’s solar eclipse. About 25 patients have sought help, with some admitting they didn’t use protective glasses. Dello Russo ...

A former Minister of Science and Technology Ogbonnaya Onu is d3ad He was 72 The Ebonyi State governor Francis Nwifuru; his Imo State counterpart Hope Uzodimma and the All Progressives Congress (APC) confirmed his death in separate statements on Thursday. ...

More than 30 officers have raided a bedding factory near Tipton, West Midlands, arresting a dozen people suspected of working illegally. The operation, part of ongoing efforts to crack down on illegal workers, saw workers attempting to flee upon seeing ...

Canada is bracing for another intense wildfire season, with the government training additional firefighters due to warmer-than-normal winter conditions and widespread drought Last year, 15 million hectares of forest were scorched, making it Canada’s worst wildfire season on record. Minister ...

A deadly drug known as ‘tranq’ or the ‘zombie drug’ is wreaking havoc in the UK after devastating US cities. Xylazine, originally used as an animal tranquillizer, has already claimed 11 lives in Britain and is spreading rapidly in the ...

Liverpool face a huge battle to stay in the Europa League after suffering a shock home defeat to Atalanta in the quarter-final first leg at Anfield. Former West Ham forward Gianluca Scamacca scored in each half, before ex-Chelsea player Mario ...

Meghan Markle & Prince Harry announce 2 new Netflix series Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s latest Netflix projects are in the works. On April 11, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Archewell Productions revealed two new nonfiction series are in ...

Tonto Dikeh has berated, the Labour party Presidential candidate during the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, saying his donations towards communities in the North appears poor. According to the actress, the quality of boreholes drilled and donated to the communities ...

Gunmen, on Thursday, attacked a police checkpoint along the Abakaliki-Enugu Highway and set a police patrol van belonging on fire Punch correspondent gathered that the incident happened at the Ishieke Junction on the outskirts of Abakaliki metropolis.   Sources in ...

Fake Botox injections have led to hospitalizations in Tennessee and Illinois. The CDC warns against receiving cosmetic injections from unlicensed providers or in non-medical settings. Investigations suggest the injected product was counterfeit. Botulism, a severe illness caused by toxins from ...

Popular rapper, Oladips insist he died and was revived, despite fake death allegations In an interview with Hip TV, Oladips discussed his “death saga” and stressed that, contrary to popular presumptions, he actually d!ed. Recall that last year, Oladips allegedly ...

Extreme temperatures have been linked to increased stroke deaths and are expected to rise with climate change. More than half a million stroke deaths were linked to extreme temperatures in 2019 alone, a recent study reveals. This number is predicted ...

The family of former Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX), late Abimbola Ogunbanjo who alongside five others, died in a crash in February, has sued a US charter company for negligence Ogunbanjo alongside his friend, former CEO of Access ...

Truong My Lan, a prominent property developer, was sentenced to death for siphoning $44 billion from Saigon Commercial Bank over 11 years. She faced a historic trial in Vietnam for orchestrating one of the world’s largest bank frauds. Authorities revealed ...

Five Australian women who underwent strip searches and invasive exams at Doha airport in 2020 have lost their case against Qatar Airways.   They sought damages for mental health impacts after being checked for childbirth following the discovery of an ...

The European Union’s parliament recently approved migration laws aimed at making it tougher for unauthorized migrants to enter. The changes, part of the Pact on Migration and Asylum, aim to distribute responsibility among EU countries. Following years of debate, the reforms ...

28-year-old man, Victor Namabebe, was k!lled in a rival cult clash at Amarata area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The victim reportedly stormed the Amarata/Ebis Mechanic area with some boys suspected to be members of the Greenlanders cult in search of ...