The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first comprehensive guideline on tobacco cessation, recommending a range of interventions including behavioural support by healthcare providers, digital cessation tools, and pharmacological treatments. The guideline, unveiled on Wednesday, aims to assist over 750 million tobacco users worldwide who are seeking to quit. The recommendations cater to all…
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, revealed on Wednesday that lawmakers’ monthly earnings can only sustain them for a maximum of three days. He called for greater transparency in legislative finances to dispel misconceptions about their salaries. Dogara made these remarks during the inaugural legislative open week of the House in Abuja….
Lagosians were barely awake when torrential rains began, disrupting daily activities and flooding roads across the city. Workers in the nation’s commercial capital struggled to reach their workplaces amid the heavy downpour. The Iyana-Oworo and Olopo Meji areas leading to the 3rd Mainland Bridge were completely flooded this morning, causing severe traffic that extended to…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted he was still “fighting hard” despite one of his closest allies conceding that the Tories were heading for an “extraordinary landslide” defeat on Thursday. The Conservatives suffered a further blow at the eleventh hour when The Sun tabloid, famous for backing election winners, endorsed Keir Starmer’s Labour Party. Polls overwhelmingly…
In a concerted effort led by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, lawmakers have asserted that the ongoing detention of Nnamdi Kanu is crippling social and economic activities in the South-East region. They claim that unless Kanu is released, this stagnation will persist. The senators held a closed-door meeting with the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister…
NATO is set to unveil a new initiative at an upcoming summit in Washington, designed to solidify Western aid for Kyiv in its ongoing conflict with Russia. This plan, championed by NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, aims to ensure continued support for Ukraine at the current levels and to distribute contributions more equitably among member nations….
In a significant development for the Canadian Armed Forces, Carignan, a highly decorated soldier and mother of four, is set to be promoted to the rank of general. She will take over from the retiring General Wayne Eyre as Chief of the Defense Staff in a ceremony on July 18. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed…
Nigerian political figure Peter Obi has urged voters in the UK to “Vote Labour on Thursday, 4 July” ahead of the upcoming general election. This comes as pollsters predict a big win for the Labour Party in the UK. Obi’s statement on Tuesday via X is one of many voices in the heated political discussion…
In Gaza, intense fighting erupted in the Shujayea area as the UN confirmed that the number of displaced people in the besieged territory has reached 1.9 million. Amid escalating violence, hundreds of Palestinian patients evacuated the European Hospital and tent camps in Khan Younis following an Israeli army order to evacuate eastern Gaza. Israeli airstrikes…
