World
Thomas Mann’s ‘Magic Mountain’ still resonates 100 years on
The rooms are comfortable, the view is magnificent, the food delicious. Wrapped in wool blankets, the well-heeled guests of a sanatorium spend their ...
World
Laughing gas: How dangerous is the “balloon drug”?
I was 17 years old the first (and only) time I used laughing gas — nitrous oxide — for fun. I was with some friends who ...
World
11 fun facts about kissing
1. A normal kiss burns 6.4 calories per minute. A passionate kiss can burn up to 20 calories per minute. That's even more ...
World
Type 2 diabetes: South Asians genetically at risk — study
New data published in The Lancet journal has found that 828 million adults around the world live with type 2 diabetes — an ...
World
Senegal’s optimism rises with Diomaye’s reform mandate
Senegal's ruling party, PASTEF, secured an overwhelming parliamentary majority following the country's legislative election held earlier this month. PASTEF won 130 of 165 seats, up from the 56 ...
International News
4 Nigerians apprehended in Libya over drug trafficking, infections
Two Nigerians whose names were not given have been detained in Sabha, Libya for drug trafficking while two others whose names were also ...
Politics
Tinubu writes Senate, seeks confirmation of Olufemi Oluyede as COAS
President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate to approve the appointment of Lieutenant-General Olufemi Oluyede as the Chief of Army Staff, COAS. This ...
Metro
Gunmen kidnap senior prison officer at Niger, demand N10m ransom
Innocent Ogbu, a senior officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in Niger State has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen at the Lokoja-Enugu ...
Metro
EFCC finally detains Yahaya Bello over N80.2bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has detained Yahaya Bello, the former Governor of Kogi State. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head of ...
Metro
NAFDAC seals warehouse containing 5,347 bags of illicit monosodium glutamatelutamate in Sokoto
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed a warehouse owned by DEE-LITE IMPEX Distribution Company Limited (Ltd.) ...
