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Janet Ogundepo Harmattan is the cold, dry and dusty wind season that occurs between November and February, mostly in West African countries. While the atmosphere is usually hazy or foggy with sometimes low visibility, the dry weather can also affect both health and the environment. Research and health experts have established that the season comes with the spread of airborne diseases, triggering conditions, including dehydration, dry lips and skin, sore throat, catarrh, frequent sneezing, and watery and reddish eyes. According to Mayo Clinic, dehydration occurs when the body loses more fluid than it takes in, leaving it without enough water…

Bayer 04 Leverkusen captain Robert Andrich has cleared the air about the physical altercation involving Nathan Tella in their loss to FC Augsburg, Soccernet.ng reports. Die Werkself came into the game high off a win over Borussia Dortmund in the DFB Pokal, but they were stunned at the WWK Arena on Saturday. Dimitrios Giannoulis and Anton Kade found the back of the net for the home side before the half-hour mark, and Augsburg decided to hang on to their lead from there on in. Nathan Tella came off the bench in the 61st minute to help Kasper Hjulmand’s men get…

The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, has declared a 24-hour curfew in Lamurde Local Government Area following a fresh outbreak of communal violence. In a statement signed by the Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Hussaini Hammangabdo, on Monday, the governor instructed security agencies to swiftly deploy to affected areas to restore peace and maintain order. According to the statement, Fintiri directed security agencies to move to the areas threatened by the renewed communal clash to promptly restore peace and order. The statement reads, “The Adamawa State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Lamurde Local Government Area with…

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council, Dr Pius Akutah, has assured the Benue people that his tenure will prioritise security, welfare and infrastructure if elected Governor in 2027. The two senators from Benue State elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and 17 members of the House of Representatives have tendered unreserved apologies for backing the incumbent governor, Fr Hyacinth Alia, in the 2023 general elections. Speaking at a Thanksgiving organised in his honour in Afia, Ukum Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State on Sunday, Dr Akutah, a frontline challenger to Governor Alia for…

Fulham and Wales midfielder Harry Wilson has praised Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi for his brilliant pass in the loss to Crystal Palace yesterday, Soccernet.ng reports. Marco Silva’s men welcomed Palace to Craven Cottage for a tier-2 London derby, but it was the away side who took the lead on the hour mark through Eddie Nketiah. Alex Iwobi played in a midfield pivot alongside Sander Berge, away from the more-attacking positions he’s used to. However, a moment of brilliance in the 37th minute from the Super Eagles star led to Fulham’s equaliser. His pocket pass found Raul Jimenez on the…

.60-day mandate for Abdulrahman Mohammed-led team to organise congresses, convention.We won’t allow newcomers destroy our party, says Wike The factional National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Sunday night, approved the constitution of a 13-member National Caretaker Committee to steer the affairs of the opposition party, following the expiration of the tenure of the Damagum-led National Working Committee (NWC) on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. The decision, taken at the party’s 104th NEC meeting held in Abuja, came on the heels of a recommendation by the Board of Trustees (BoT), which urged NEC to put in place…

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has declared strong support for the establishment of state police, saying decentralised policing is urgently needed to confront Nigeria’s worsening insecurity. He stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, which was monitored by our correspondent. Adams said he “totally agrees” with the position of the Southern Governors’ Forum, which recently renewed its call for state police as part of restructuring the country’s policing system. The leader of the Oodua Peoples Congress also commended South-West governors for taking the lead on the issue. “Anybody who loves this country will…

A Lagos ruling house, the Akinsanya Olojo Family, a branch of the King Kosoko Royal Dynasty, has appealed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to approve the installation of Prince Abiola Olojo-Kosoko as the next Oloja of Lagos. The family said that Abiola was duly selected as Oloja-elect on December 12, 2020, but had remained uninstalled four years after. General Secretary of the Akinsanya Olojo-Kosoko Ruling House, Prince Theophilus Olojo-Kosoko, in a letter addressed to the governor and copied to the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Chairman…

Bitcoin is trading at a pivotal level that analysts say could determine whether the market holds its broader uptrend or slips back toward spring lows. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin is sitting on a crucial Fibonacci support level, with a breakdown risking a drop toward the April lows near $76,000. A weekend leverage flush pushed BTC below $88,000 before a sharp rebound. Traders now await the Fed meeting and key US economic data. In a recent post on X, crypto trader Daan Crypto Trades said the 0.382 Fibonacci retracement zone is the line bulls must defend, warning that a breakdown could send…

Angela Onwuzoo Health experts have raised the alarm over the widespread reuse of cooking oil by food vendors and households across Nigeria, warning that the practice is fuelling a dangerous rise in hypertension, heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening cardiovascular diseases. As economic hardship forces households and roadside vendors to cut costs, many now overuse cooking oil multiple times, a trend experts say is worsening the country’s already troubling burden of non-communicable diseases. Experts say non-communicable diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, stroke, and cancers, are some manifestations of public health challenges and one of the greatest threats to the…