Izquierdo, 27 years old, was playing for Nacional, a Uruguayan club, in the Copa Libertadores, a top South American tournament, when he suffered cardiac arrhythmia, or an irregular heartbeat, and cardiac arrest on Aug. 22. It was reported that they were playing against the Brazilian team São Paulo. Players from both teams appeared shocked and […]
Award-winning cinematography and music producer, ThankGod Omori popularly known as TG Omori, has revealed that he had a failed kidney transplant after his brother donated to him to improve his kidney-related ailment. Omori revealed this shortly after disclosing that he was going through hell and that Nigerians should pray for him. The cinematographer also noted […]
Mpox disease has been declared a matter of global health concern by the World Health Organisation ,WHO, with countries in the East African region accounting for most of the casualties. Also, as part of the efforts of the present administration to expand the healthcare value chain in the country, the federal government has given the […]
No fewer than 16 people were burnt to death while three sustained injuries in a fatal road accident which occurred on the Ondo-Ore Expressway at Ajure community in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the crash involved an 18-passenger Totota Hiace bus and a truck. The two vehicles were said […]
The Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency, Usman Hayatu-Mazadu, addressing newsmen last night, stated that the state government had taken measures to mitigate the impact of the flood, including desilting drainage systems and conducting sensitisation campaigns. Mazadu noted that despite predictions and warnings, some residents refused to relocate, leading to the destruction […]
The yet-to-be-named auditor will assist the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation in determining the real amount owed by the government. This development comes five months after the plan was proposed at the monthly Federation Allocation Accounts Committee meeting in April 2024. NNPC claimed an outstanding of N6tn but was reduced to N2.7tn after […]
Officials said at least two people were killed in an attack on a hotel in the central city of Kryvyi Rih and two more died in a wave of drone strikes on the Zaporizhzhia region in the south east. Ukrainian monitors had earlier detected Russian aircraft launching hypersonic missiles and the air force said it […]
The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, announced in a television programme that the Federal Government had instituted a new age policy for secondary school leaving examinations, setting the minimum age at 18. This means underage candidates will no longer be allowed to sit for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination and the Senior School […]
In its Q2 2024 GDP Report, the Bureau said Nigeria’s GDP rose year-on-year in real terms in the second quarter of 2024. The NBS stated that the growth rate is higher than the 2.51% recorded in the second quarter of 2023 and higher than the first quarter of 2024 growth of 2.98%. The NBS said […]