. Nigeria’s election season witnessed surge in inflammatory language, hateful and divisive rhetoric By Kazeem Akolawole The United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, has warned that hate speech, especially if accompanied by policies and practices that discriminate against populations based on their identity often…
[ad_1] Profiles Rashid Khalani: Numbers guy’s rise to head Aga Khan University Hospital office Friday February 24 2023 Rashid Khalani, CEO, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | POOL The new sheriff at Aga Khan University Hospital is from Pakistan. His name is Rashid Khalani. He grew up in Karachi. It’s one of…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro Following the first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease in Equatorial Guinea, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said Nigeria is at moderate risk of importing the virus into the country. According to the NCDC, the extent of the outbreak in Equatorial Guinea has not yet been ascertained, and the…
[ad_1] “I started using nyaope unwittingly in 2012. My partner was smoking it, but he wasn’t honest with me. He would roll a joint, but before closing it he would open a plastic bag, and put the powder in the joint. “After maybe three or four months, I found out from his mother that he…
[ad_1] A 300-level female undergraduate at the Benue State University (BSU) who earlier went missing has been found dead. The deceased, Erekaa Dooshima Naomi, was reportedly missing for three days, before her body was discovered on Wednesday at a vicinity opposite the school. Eyewitnessesalleged that the late student’s phone, ID card, and blood-stained clothes were…
[ad_1] United States senators visiting South Africa to assess the impact of a major American-funded HIV/AIDS scheme on Thursday vowed to renew the programme despite Pretoria’s close ties with Russia. South Africa has forged ahead with highly controversial naval exercises jointly staged with Russia and China and coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the Kremlin’s…
[ad_1] A mechanised borehole to provide potable water to the people of Kalpohini Yapala in the Sagnarigu District of the Northern Region was last Sunday inaugurated. The project was funded by a German philanthropist Vjollca Xheladini on behalf of her husband Bujar Selmani, and executed by two non-governmental organisations Viomis Aid Denmark and Sadaqa Train…
[ad_1] From pandas to sea lions to tigers, hundreds of wildlife species across the globe are contaminated by potentially harmful “forever chemicals”, according to a review of hundreds of peer-reviewed studies. Over 300 wildlife species showed traces of the nearly indestructible synthetic chemicals, according to a report from the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) PFAS Project…
[ad_1] The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in partnership with the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) is to pilot the value-based care (VBC) system in 60 selected hospitals across the country. As part of the pilot, 120 healthcare providers including doctors, nurses and pharmacists will be trained in the VBC system of healthcare. VBC…
[ad_1] Not less than 15 persons including children were killed in an auto crash in Nabordo village, Toro LGA of Bauchi. According to NAN, the auto crash occurred at about 3:30 pm on Thursday. Confirming the incident, Yusuf Abdullahi, sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, said the accident involved…
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