The National Agency Food and Drug Administration and Control has refuted claims that nearly all paracetamol sold in Nigeria are underdosed.

Arise TV anchor, Rufai Oseni, had shared a tweet insinuating that a research carried out showed that nearly all the paracetamols being sold are underdosed.

Malaysia’s nearly 100-year-old former prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, has been hospitalised for “continuous coughing”, his aide told AFP Thursday.

“Mahathir is expected to be treated for the next few days,” Sufi Yusoff said, adding he had been admitted on Monday.

A two-time former prime minister, Mahathir turned 99 last week.

He has suffered several heart problems in recent years and underwent bypass surgeries.

He spent nearly three months in hospital earlier this year.

Born on July 10, 1925, Mahathir served as prime minister twice, first taking office as the country’s fourth national leader from 1981 until 2003.

He then served as prime minister for a second time at the age of 92 from 2018 to 2020.

A troubling video has emerged allegedly depicting the Zanu-PF chairman for Mutasa district in Zimbabwe engaged in a v!olent altercation with his wife over $5 intended for his beer.

The video, widely circulated on social media, captures an intense physical confrontation between the chairman, whose identity remains undisclosed, and his spouse, both visibly injured and bleeding from the mouth.

In the background, a woman’s voice pleads for the altercation to cease, but her appeals go unheeded. The video suggests underlying issues beyond the monetary dispute.

Responding to the incident, Farai Marapira, Zanu-PF’s director of information, denounced the actions depicted in the video. He emphasized the ruling party’s stance against violence, echoing President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s unwavering policy on the matter.

“What is shown in the video constitutes clear domestic violence. Zanu-PF’s position on all forms of violence is unequivocal and aligns with the repeated statements of His Excellency, President E. D. Mnangagwa. We do not tolerate any form of violence and urge all citizens, including our members, to seek peaceful resolutions to disputes,” Marapira declared.

He assured the public that Zanu-PF would conduct its own investigation into the incident and cooperate fully with law enforcement.

“As a party, we conduct thorough investigations into allegations of misconduct involving our members. Zanu-PF members are held to the highest standards of legal compliance. We unequivocally condemn such behavior and will abide by the findings of police investigations,” Marapira added.

The incident underscores ongoing concerns about domestic violence within Zimbabwean communities and the need for swift and decisive action to address such issues.

United States President, Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, says the president and CEO of UnidosUS, Janet Murguía.

I was just on the phone with President Biden. And he shared his deep disappointment at not being able to join us this afternoon.

“The president has been at many events as we all know and he just tested positive for Covid,” Murguía told attendees.

CNN reports that Biden was expected to speak at the group’s conference in Las Vegas Wednesday night.

Biden, 81, had been scheduled to take the stage an hour and a half prior.

Edo State Police Command has narrated how a 17-year-old, Arthur Angel Jr. killed his 70-year-old father, Arthur Judah Angel over some money expected from Amnesty International.

DAILY POST reports that the Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, who spoke to newsmen in Benin City, said the suspect had severally threatened to kill his father on the ground that his father was expecting some money from Amnesty International.

Nwabuzor said the suspect who had since been arrested, killed the deceased with a sledge-hammer and buried him in a shallow grave behind his house.

According to him, “on the 15th of July, 2024, at about 09.00 hours, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ugboha division in Edo State received a complaint that one Arthur Angel Jr. (17 years) brought a complaint of a shallow grave discovery at the backyard of the compound where he lived with the deceased.

“Immediately, the DPO mobilized his men and they moved out to the scene. On getting there, they saw a shallow grave and decided to exhume the body.

“When the body was exhumed, they discovered that it was the lifeless body of Arthur Angel, 70, and at a close look, they saw a sharp injury on the back of the deceased head, and the body was taken to Uromi Hospital mortuary.

“The DPO said that preliminary investigation revealed that Arthur Angel Jr. had severally threatened to kill his father on the ground that his father was expecting some money from Amnesty International.

“The suspect had a feeling that the money had been paid to the deceased and decided to use the sledge-hammer to hit him behind the head while he was asleep.”

He said the suspect has been transferred from Ugboha to the homicide section of the Edo State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.

He said the incident happened at Ugboha community in Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State.

Until his death, Arthur Judah Angel was an anti-death penalty advocate, and a human rights defender, who used his foundation, Life Wire International Foundation, to fight against the death penalty in the country.

He was said to have travelled to over 15 countries to speak out against the death penalty through his art exhibitions and drawings

The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest and detention of a police inspector, Aminu Muhammed, for alleged car theft.

Confirming his arrest to newsmen, the spokesperson of the police command, William Ayah, said the accused robbed thresidences of an area around his duty station, the ‘C’ Division in Lokoja, the state capital.

Ayah added that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Bertrand Onuoha, has ordered a thorough investigation into the alleged misconduct.

He disclosed that luck ran out on the inspector following the escapades of a notorious gang who specialised in robbing houses of household items and cars in the state.

The stolen car was found in the workshop of the policeman’s panel beater who was already working on changing the car’s colour at Ochadamu in the Ofu Local Government Area of the state.

Those who knew the vehicle and were aware of the robbery incident in the owner’s house on 14th June 2024, quickly raised the alarm upon sighting the car.

The car’s number plate had already been changed to an Abuja number just as a car dealer’s receipt, backdated to 2020, was presented by the officer as his evidence of purchasing it.

His panel beater had primed the car preparatory to changing its colour before the alarm was raised and policemen of the Quick Response Unit (QRU) attached to the Police Area Command, Idah, apprehended him.

Upon reaching the ‘A’ Division in Lokoja, where the QRU took the apprehended panel beater, it was found that the criminals who committed the robbery had already been arrested for committing another crime.

One of the members of the gang of armed robbers, who had also been on the police wanted list for other crimes, confessed to the commission of the robbery, and named the police officer as the mastermind.

He confessed that they were contracted to rob the house of the owner of the car for the sole aim of getting the car for the inspector.

Gunmen kidnapped eight persons including a naval officer in Ibaka community in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

It was gathered that the victims were abducted at the Classic Point Hotel, Ibaka on Monday night, July 15, 2024.

The spokesperson of the State Police Command, Timfon John, who confirmed the incident on Monday evening said the state Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara, led a team of police officers to the community after he was briefed about the development.

“When the police got the information, the Commissioner of Police, CP Waheed Ayilara, led a team of security personnel to the community. I assure you that with that visit by the CP and other strategic approaches, normalcy will return,” she added.

A North Carolina teenager is making aviation history.

Ryan Garner is a 17-year-old pilot. He is also the youngest Black person ever and first African American from Concord to earn his private license out of Goose Creek Airport in North Carolina.

“I actually never wanted to be a pilot at first,” Garner told Channel 9. “I wanted to be a grounds crew member that would bring in the planes or marshal them in. I got talking with a Delta pilot about flight school, and that’s how I got into it.”

The City of Concord recognized Garner’s efforts last week by presenting him with an official proclamation.

The proclamation was presented to Garner by Mayor Dusch.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a warning about the increasing number of yellow fever cases in the country, coinciding with the ongoing cholera outbreak that has affected nearly all states.

This was announced by Jide Idris, the NCDC’s director-general, during a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja.

Mr Idris said that since June, the NCDC has been actively managing a cholera outbreak that has spread across 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), impacting 187 local government areas (LGAs).

According to him, as of July 15, Nigeria has recorded 3,623 suspected cholera cases and 103 deaths, with a case fatality rate of 2.8 per cent.

He said there was a slight decline in reported cases and fatalities in the past week, attributing the improvement to ongoing national and state-level efforts.

The NCDC boss cautioned that the peak of the rainy season, which typically exacerbates cholera outbreaks, was still ahead.

Mr Idris said there were concerns about underreporting due to inadequate resources for surveillance and the political stigma associated with the disease.

He said the agency had also observed a troubling rise in yellow fever cases, particularly with the onset of the rainy season.

“Three presumptive positive cases have been reported, two in Ekiti State and one in Bayelsa, along with one death.

“Yellow fever, a viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes, presents symptoms such as fever, chills, headache, back pain, body aches, and jaundice,” he explained.

Mr Idris highlighted the importance of vaccination as the most effective prevention method against yellow fever, offering lifelong immunity.

He urged the public to ensure that they were vaccinated, use mosquito repellents, wear protective clothing, and eliminate stagnant water to reduce mosquito breeding sites.

According to him, heavy rainfall and flooding significantly impact the spread of waterborne diseases like cholera and yellow fever.

He said the NCDC had provided comprehensive guidelines to mitigate the impact of the diseases.

The director-general advised healthcare workers to use standard safety precautions and report suspected cholera cases promptly.

He urged state governments to prioritise access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities.

A High Court sitting at Asaba, the Delta State capital, has sentenced one Onuwa Ijie to death, and Nwanozie Uzor to 14 years imprisonment for murder and conspiracy to commit the murder of twin boys, Chidalu and Chigozie Agwunobi.

The court presided over by Justice Onome Marshal-Umukoro sentenced two convicts over the murder of the seven-year-old boys.

The prosecution conducted by a Deputy Director in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs Paula Akpoguma, in proof of the case called five witnesses.

The court held that the testimony of the five witnesses proved the case against the two defendants beyond reasonable doubt.

The prosecution stated that tragedy struck the family of Olise Agwunobi of Oko-Ogbele Community on March 5, 2020, when their seven-year-old twin boys were lured by the defendants to a bush and they proceeded to cut off their penis, eyes, tongues and hands which they hurriedly took to a native doctor at Aguleri in Anambra State.

“One of the defendants had earlier gone to the school of the twin children to take them but was turned down by the school teacher, one Mrs Emelda Ezekwude,” she said.

Delivering his judgment, Justice Marshal-Umukoro stated that after carefully evaluating the evidence presented before him, the prosecution had discharged the burden of proof as the first defendant from his confessional statement was the person who sowed the seed of committing human rituals in the mind of the second defendant by giving the phone number of one Chukwudi Edemuzor who was alleged to be searching for twins to kill for money.

The court maintained that the law is settled that the testimony of an investigating police officer was not hearsay evidence, and the court can rely on it.

Speaking with journalists after the judgment on Tuesday, the prosecuting counsel, Akpoguma thanked the court for upholding the cause of justice, “reaffirming that the judicial system works.”

A Federal High Court Sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State, on Tuesday, dismissed a suit filed by human rights lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobho, challenging the Arabic inscription on the Nigeria notes.

Justice Yellim Bogoro, while delivering judgment in the suit, relying on the case of Chief Gani Fawehimi V . Akilu (1998) 2NWLR (Part 102 ), 122 at 169, held that although the plaintiff has the locus standi to institute the action, he failed to prove how the first defendant’s (Central Bank of Nigeria) design, issue, print and distribution of the naira notes with Arabic inscriptions is done in bad faith.

The court held that Nigeria is a secular state, and no religion is superior to the other.

The court further held that Nigeria is a multi-ethnic and religious country, and no ethnic group or religion is superior to the other.

In a statement shared on his X (formerly Twitter) account, Omirhobo stated that the court, however, noted that Nigeria is a secular state and that no religion is superior to the other.

According to him, the court stated that Nigeria is a multi-ethnic and religious country and that no ethnic group or religion is superior to the other.

He said, “The court noted that Arabic language is not Nigeria’s official language and advised that for Nigerians to coexist in harmony, it is high time for the Central Bank of Nigeria and Federal Government to remove the Arabic inscription on the N200, N500 and N1000 naira notes since it has been removed from the N5, N10, N50 and N100.”

Earlier, Prof. Ishaq Akintola-led Muslim Rights Concern had asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to dismiss the suit.

MURIC and Akintola filed a counter-affidavit to the suit after the court granted their permission to be listed as defendants alongside the CBN, the Federal Government, the President and the Attorney General of the Federation, who were the original defendants in the suit.

Omirhobo, who filed the suit before Justice Mohammed Liman, contended that having Arabic inscriptions on the naira notes portrays Nigeria as an Islamic state, contrary to the country’s constitutional status of a secular state.

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a crypto billionaire, Linus Williams, popularly known as BLord.

Blord was arrested in Abuja on Tuesday following allegations of cryptocurrency fraud, terrorism funding, and aiding internet fraud among others against his companies.

Speaking in an interview with our correspondent, the Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, said he was arrested due to complaints against his companies.

He promised that the police would thoroughly investigate the matter.

Adejobi said, “Yes, we have him with us. The FCID (NPF-NCCC) is currently investigating complaints lodged against Blord Group, Blord Real Estate Ltd, Blord Jetpaye Limited, and Billpoint Technology.

“These offences include allegations of cryptocurrency fraud, aiding internet fraud, computer-related fraud, terrorism funding, and non-compliance with regulatory frameworks.

“We will do due diligence in our investigation. Our cyberspace must be safe and secure by all means. We are committed to achieving that.”

He denied that the petition that led to Blord’s arrest was following a petition from, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan.

A total of 1326 newly posted Corp members will receive N20,000 each, amounting to N26,520,000, from the Kogi State Government to ease their welfare.

Governor Ahmed Ododo disclosed this on Tuesday during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Batch B Stream 1 Orientation Course held at the NYSC permanent orientation camp at Asaya in Kogi State.

The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Joel Salifu Oyibo, said the gesture was to motivate the Corps members deployed to the state.

Ododo, who promised to reward outstanding Corp members after their service year, implored them to be diligent, selfless and hardworking to enable them make the needed impact at the end of their stay in Kogi State.

“I am urging all employers of labour to accept Corps members posted to their organisations for their service year. I am assuring the Corps members deployed to Kogi State of my administration’s commitment to their safety and welfare during and after their service year in the state,” he stated.

Earlier, the Kogi State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Monday Anyebe, advised the Corps members to avoid acts and places that can endanger their lives during and after their service year in the state.

The commissioner, who is also the Chairman, Governing Board of the NYSC in the state, urged them to be security conscious and be vigilant at all times, stressing that they should also avoid moving around during odd hours in their places of primary assignment.

In his remarks, the Kogi State Coordinator, NYSC, Femi Osungbobun, advised the Corps members to make use of the knowledge acquired from the camp to impact on their various places of primary assignment.

Donald Trump received a hero’s welcome Monday as he entered the Republican National Convention arena with a bandaged right ear in his first public appearance since being wounded in a weekend assassination attempt.

Hours after winning the formal nomination to be the Republican presidential candidate and announcing right-wing Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate, Trump marched into Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum flanked by aides and waved at supporters on the opening day of what is expected to be a triumphalist gathering.

Trump, who is due to give a formal acceptance speech on Thursday, took his seat to the sound of country singer Lee Greenwood’s patriotic hit “God Bless the USA” without delivering any remarks but appeared markedly moved by the rapt ovation he received from a packed venue.

“It was absolutely amazing. I mean, just thinking what he’s been through, and to come here today because he cares,” Illinois delegate Susan Sweeney told AFP on the convention floor.

It was the second huge moment of the day for the Republican crowd, which erupted into cheers earlier as Trump announced Vance, just 39, as his vice presidential pick, rewarding a one-time harsh critic who has become one of his most uncompromising supporters.

While Trump, 78, is increasingly confident of a shock return to the White House — despite multiple legal problems and two impeachments clouding his first term — President Joe Biden is reeling from weak polls and Democratic concerns over his health.

The standard-bearer for a new kind of populism that has come to the fore under Trump, Vance is also one of the least experienced VP picks in modern history.

But he embraces the ex-president’s isolationist, anti-immigration America First movement and is even further to the right than his new boss on some issues — including abortion, where he embraces calls for federal legislation.

One of the phone numbers linked to the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has been compromised.

The governor’s spokesman, Olawale Rasheed, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

Rasheed urged the public to disregard any communications originating from the number, +234 803 365 7555.

He said, “Please disregard any solicitation from +234 803 365 7555. Appropriate action is ongoing to remedy the situation.

“Authorities are currently investigating the breach and are working diligently to secure the governor’s communication lines.

“The public is urged to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activities to the relevant authorities. Further updates will be provided as the situation develops.”

Abdulraman Sabo Maina, the son-in-law to former Borno State Deputy governor, Adamu Shettima Yuguda Dibal, is dead.

Maina died on Sunday morning, five months after marriage to Dibal’s daughter, Yasmin.

The couple got married in February 2024.

Family members, friends and the couple’s wedding photographer, Maigaskiya Studio, confirmed the sad news on social media.

Posting on his Facebook page, a family member, Usman Sabo Maina wrote: “Innalillahi wa inna ilaihirrajiun Allah yayiwa kanina rasuwa Abdulrahman sabo Maina Allah ka gafarta mass.”

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast that in the next 24 hours, most parts of the country will experience moderate to heavy rainfall, accompanied by strong wind in some areas.

The agency, in a statement on Monday, notes that states expected to be significantly affected are Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa, Yobe, Borno, Sokoto, Katsina, Bauchi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Plateau, Niger, and Benue, as well as the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

“Continuous rainfall is anticipated in the coastal states of Lagos, Rivers, Akwa-Ibom, and Cross Rivers, while moderate rainfall is expected in Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Edo, Delta, and Anambra states.

“Flash flooding is likely to result from these weather patterns,” NiMet said.

The agency advised Nigerians to, among other things, avoid wading through floodwaters with strong undercurrents as well as take precautions to reduce the impact of heavy rainfall and potential flooding, especially in vulnerable areas.

A driver of the Akwa Ibom State Transport Company, AKTC, alongside his 18 passengers have been abducted by unknown gunmen along Azumini, a boundary town between Akwa Ibom and Abia states.

It was gathered that the incident occurred last Wednesday when the AKTC bus left Uyo terminal passing through Iwukem in Etim council area before the driver and the passengers were intercepted by their abductors at the Azumini axis of the road,

The Police public relations officer, ASP Timfon John, who confirmed the incident said the situation is being investigated.

It was gathered that the gunmen stopped the driver of the vehicle after shooting into the air.

According to a source, “All the passengers were ordered to come out from the vehicle or be killed and they obliged.

“The driver was the first person to come down and other passengers were ordered to follow immediately. The kidnappers moved all of them to the bush and escaped with them. The whereabouts of the passengers is not known for now.”

The PPRO, while reacting to the incident said: “Yes, that incident happened along Azumini axis of the road after Etim Ekpo local government area.

“All I can say is that the Police is still monitoring the situation now.”

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has submitted her resignation on Monday to serve as the European Union’s top diplomat.

Ms Kallas informed the parliament in Tallinn of her decision on Monday and submitted her letter of resignation to President Alar Karis.

Under the Estonian constitution, Ms Kallas’ move automatically leads to the resignation of the entire government of the Baltic EU and NATO member states.

Until a new cabinet of ministers is confirmed, however, it will remain in office on a caretaker basis.

Ms Kallas was nominated by EU leaders in June to become the bloc’s foreign policy chief, replacing Joseph Borrell of Spain.

The Kallas government has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine in fighting off the Russian invasion and backs a firm policy towards Moscow.

Earlier this year, her name was added to the Russian Interior Ministry’s list of those wanted on unspecified criminal charges.

She became Estonia’s first female prime minister in 2021.

Ms Kallas’ centre-right Reform Party has chosen Climate Minister Kristen Michal as a possible new prime minister but is currently holding talks with its two coalition partners.

Negotiations about his appointment have been ongoing for just over a week.

A three-party alliance consisting of the Reform Party, the Social Democrats and the liberal Estonia 200 Party has been in power in Estonia since spring 2023.

Mr Karis, who must give the official order to form a government and appoint the new cabinet, said he wanted to meet with all parties represented in parliament.

“Estonia needs a government that governs and makes decisions that help boost the economy and ensure our security,” he said.

Estonia, with its estimated 1.3 million people, borders Russia. The war in Ukraine is seen as a direct threat to national security.

Estonian media estimated that, if all goes to plan, the new government could take up its work at the beginning of August.

Kenya police have arrested a suspected serial k!ller behind the gruesome of nine women whose militated bodies were found in an abandoned quarry used as a dumpsite in Kware, Mukuru kwa Njenga, Nairobi.

The 33-year-old suspect, Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, from Vihiga County, was arrested in the early hours of Monday, July 15, at a club in Kayole after watching the Euro final.

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Director Mohamed Amin confirmed on Monday, July 15, that the suspect who he described as a psychopathic serial k!ller’ revealed he killed 42 women between 2022 and July 11, 2024, when he murdered his last victim.

Amin said that Khalusha intimated that his first victim was his wife whom he strangled to death, and dismembered before dumping her remains in the dumpsite.

“Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to have lured, killed and disposed of 42 female bodies at the dumpsite all m@rdered between 2022 and as recent of July 11, 2024,” noted Amin.

“The suspect alleged that his first victim was his wife Imelda Judith Khalenya whom he strangled to d@ath before dismembering her body and disposing it at the same site. From the interrogation, all his victims have been murdered in the same style.”

Amin added that Khalusha was apprehended in the wee hours of Monday morning in Kayole after officers from the DCI and the National Police Service (NPS) conducted a joint operation.

“He was arrested outside a club where he had gone to watch the Euro 2024 football finals,” said Amin.

“His arrest followed thorough forensic analysis of a mobile phone belonging to one of the victims identified as Josephine Owino where some mobile money transactions were made when she went missing.

Shortly after his arrest, he led officers to his single-room house in Kware areas, about 100 metres from the dumpsite, where several crucial items were recovered upon search.

“A search led to the recovery of 24 Airtel SIM card holders, 8 smartphones, 1 laptop, 1 hard drive, 2 flash drives, 1 machete believed to be used to dismember the victims, 12 nylon sacks similar to the ones used in stiffing the bodies, 1 pair of industrial rubber gloves, 6 ID cards for men and 2 for women,” said Amin.

“Other items included: “1 pink female handbag, 2 female panties, 5 rolls of cannabis, 4 huge clear sellotapes some of which recovered at the scene, 1 reflector jacket, 2 title deeds, 2 notebooks and assorted documents.”

The suspect’s house and dumping site will remain active crime scenes as police officers continue probing the incident.

“From the look of things it is crystalizing that we are dealing with a psychopathic serial k!ller who has no respect for human life,” Amin noted.

As of Monday morning, a total of 9 bodies have been recovered from the dumpsite awaiting postmortem set to commence today at the Nairobi Funeral Home, formerly City Mortuary.

Meanwhile, families whose loved ones were missing have arrived at the Nairobi Funeral Home, formerly City Mortuary, to identify their kin from the retrieved bodies.