A Consultant Rheumatologist, Dr Hakeem Olaosebikan, says Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) disease should be suspected if a person, especially female had recurring malaria or typhoid illness. Olaosebikan, who works at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, gave the advice in an interview in Lagos on Tuesday. Lupus or SLE is an inflammatory or autoimmune disease that occurs when the body system attacks its own tissues and organs. Inflammation resulting from lupus may affect various body organs including the skin, kidneys, brain, blood cells, lungs, heart and the joints. Olaosebikan, who said the country needed national prevalence estimate for…
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The Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, says the country’s consumer price index, CPI, which measures inflation has increased to 15.70 per cent for the month of February. This is according to the National Bureau of Statistics, which disclosed this in their The CPI and Inflation report on Tuesday states that “this is 1.63 per cent points lower compared to the rate recorded in February 2021 (17.33) per cent,” indicative that the headline inflation rate slowed down in February when compared to the same month in the previous year. Also detailed in the report, were increases in all COICOP divisions that…
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, James Akpanudoedehe on Tuesday, returned to the party secretariat accompanied by allies of Yobe state governor and Chairman of the committee, armed security personnel. The development is coming after the Niger state governor, Abubakar Bello announced that he was the acting National Chairman of the CECPC of the party. Akpanudoedehe, after resuming the office, issued a statement insisting that the party remains united and strong and that governor Buni remains in charge with the committee working to ensure the party’s National Convention holds on March 26. Read the…
The Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that a probe had been launched into an “accidental” missile launch into Pakistan last week,. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, has however rejected New Delhi’s explanation, as he reiterated Islamabad’s demand that a “joint probe” be launched to address the matter. Beijing has called for a “dialogue” between Pakistan and India over the accidental missile firing incident. China has also urged the two sides to “step up information sharing” and “establish a reporting mechanism” to avoid such incidents in the future. Meanwhile, the US has backed India’s explanation that the incident…
The United Kingdom has banned the export of luxury goods to Russia and imposes an additional 35% tariff on the import of certain goods, the UK government said in a statement. The UK will deny Russia and Belarus most-favored-nation access to hundreds of their exports, depriving both countries of the key benefits of WTO membership. “The UK government has today announced a ban on exports to Russia of high-end luxury goods, while also hitting hundreds of key products with new import tariffs that represent a 35 percentage point hike on current rates. Russian vodka is one of the iconic products…
Moscow is disappointed over Western silence in the wake of the 14 March attack on Donetsk civilians, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov has said. Twenty people were killed and 36 more were injured on Monday after a Ukrainian Tochka-U tactical ballistic missile exploded in the heart of the Donetsk People’s Republic’s capital. The Russian Foreign Ministry characterised the attack as a “crime against humanity” and warned that it would “not go unpunished.” “We are very, very disappointed that European leaders, my colleague [White House press secretary Jen] Psaki, her boss, US President Joe Biden, the leaders of international organisations, the leadership…
Military jets of the Nigerian Airforce (NAF) shelled missiles killing scores of bandits at a wedding feast organized for one of the top bandits leaders in Katsina. PRNigeria reports that among those killed include a notorious bandit leader, Sule who is a brother to Lalbi Ginshima, also a ‘killer’ bandit. The onslaught by troops of the Nigerian military Air Task Force took place at Unguwar Adam village in Dan Musa local government area of the state. An intelligence sources in Katsina disclosed that credible information was received by air troops on Monday that the terrorists had migrated from Dan Alikima…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has released guidelines for the operation of the Bank Neutral Cash Hubs, BNCH, in a bid to ease huge cash management and deepen financial inclusion. A statement on the website of the apex bank, which said was in furtherance of its mandate to promote a sound financial system in Nigeria, also said it is part of its collaborative efforts with the Banker’s Committee to reduce cost and improve operational efficiency in the country’s cash management. “The CBN, in collaboration with the Banker’s Committee, initiated the Nigerian Cash Management System which seeks to reduce cost…
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has reminded his Edo state counterpart, Godwin Obaseki that he did not take his bath for three days while in the state for the 2020 governorship elections. Obaseki had slammed Wike and described him as bully for attacking his deputy, Phillip Shaibu. The Edo governor in a statement on Monday, also noted that Nigeria needed strong democratic institutions rather than strong men, adding that the main opposition party needs to position itself to reclaim power in 2023. Reacting, Wike said Obaseki was only ranting, saying governance was about feeling and touching, and not a memorandum…
The Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has petitioned the National Judicial Council, NJC, against Justice Adeyinka Aderibigbe of the state High Court 2 in Ile Ife, for alleged judicial misconduct and impertinence. Signed by acting state chairman of the party, Sunday Bisi; state secretary, Bola Ajao and the state legal adviser, Barr Taofeeq Tewogbade, the petition was addressed to the chairman of NJC and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Ibrahim. Ajao, who addressed newsmen in Osogbo on Monday, said Justice Adaribigbe misconducted himself in discharging his duty in a suit filed by Olasoji Adagunodo. “Following…