Despite finishing on the losing side, LeBron James made history by becoming the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career regular-season points on Saturday. James scored nine points against defending champion Denver to achieve the milestone. But the historic effort came in a losing cause as Nikola Jokic scored 35 points to rally the Nuggets late…
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored a brace each for Inter Miami as they thrashed Orlando City in the MLS. Suarez, who failed to score in his first two MLS games, netted twice in the opening 11 minutes from Julian Gressel passes. Suarez unselfishly set up Rob Taylor before Messi netted from close range and…
Food makers can advertise that regularly eating yogurt may reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes without objection from the Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced on Friday. The decision came in response to a petition that Danone North America — the food giant behind major brands including Dannon, Activia, Wallaby Organic and Silk — submitted in…
Ekiti State government is set to begin the vaccination of female children from the month of May, as part of measures to prevent the rise of cervical cancer in the Country. A technical working group has been installed to begin the necessary planning to make the vaccination a positive. Inaugurating the group in Ado Ekiti,…
Jigawa State government has confirmed the outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in six local government areas. The state director, Primary Healthcare Development Agency, (PHC) Dr. Shehu Sambo disclosed this during the flag off of 2024 Polio eradication campaign at the palace of the emir of Dutse, Alhaji Muhammad Hamim Nuhu on Saturday. According to Dr…
Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham was shown a red card in the final moments of his team’s match against Valencia for complaining Vinicius Jr scored twice at the Mestalla, where he was the victim of racist abuse last season, as Real came from 2-0 behind to salvage a point and move seven points clear at the…
Former Vice President and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has urged aggrieved governorship aspirants in Edo State to bury their hatchet and support the party’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo. Atiku made the appeal amid threats by the Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu to institute legal action against the emergency of Ighodalo as…
No fewer than 11 people have been banished from Ihiala in Anambra state by the leadership of the town over alleged cult-related killings and kidnappings in the community. The community which has borders with Imo State, has been battling insecurity in the past few years, such that many residents of the urban town have fled…
Adamawa State Government confirmed the index case of Lassa fever on the rise. In a statement by the state Ministry of Health & Human Services, identified a member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, at the state permanent orientation camp in Damare, near Yola, as the index case. The victim name withheld but is…
More reactions have been pouring in following the death of Nollywood actor John Okafor popularly known as Mr Ibu Reacting Award-winning singer and half of P-Square music duo, Peter Okoye, aka Mr P, in a tweet via his X account, said Mr Ibu will be missed. He wrote, “Rest well Mr Ibu. We will definitely…
