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Israel Umoh April 25 arrives like an old guest with a rehearsed greeting. It is called World Malaria Day. Governments will issue statements. Experts will share graphs. NGOs will post videos of mosquito nets being hung with delicate ceremony over frail iron beds. There will be talk of progress. There will be talk of hope. But malaria—the ancient enemy—will still be here tomorrow morning. The world has lived with malaria for centuries. And perhaps that’s the problem. We have grown used to it. Like the proverbial house rat that dodges every trap and returns with even more arrogance, malaria has adapted…

As part of activities to mark the World Malaria Day observed globally on April 25, the Pharmaceuticals Society of Nigeria (PSN), has distributed malaria preventative drugs to market women and traders in Uyo aimed towards supporting efforts to eradicate malaria in Nigeria. The exercise, which took place at Akpan Andem market in Uyo on Friday, had no fewer than 500 units of free malaria preventive drugs distributed to the market women who filed out in their number to benefit from the gesture. The rally, organized by the Golden Initiative For All (GIFA), a pet-project of the late wife of Governor…

The death of Pope Francis marks the end of a transformative era—not just for the Catholic Church, but for the global conscience. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, he shattered centuries of precedent: the first Latin American pope, the first Jesuit to lead the Church, and the first to choose the name Francis, after the saint of poverty and peace. He walked the talk, trading papal opulence for humility. He lived simply, washed the feet of prisoners and refugees, and made the Vatican a platform for the voiceless. In him, Catholics saw not a distant pontiff but a pastor.…

Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter’s Square, the Vatican said on Saturday. Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, was laid to rest during a 30-minute ceremony which started at 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in the Italian capital. Read also: World Leaders pay Glowing tributes to departed Pope Francis  Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who as camerlengo is running the Vatican’s day-to-day affairs until a new pope is elected, sprinkled it with holy water after it was lowered into a tomb set inside an alcove. People…

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, gave the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the go-ahead to arrest and detain six promoters of Crypto Bridge Exchange, CBEX, over alleged investment fraud to more than one billion dollars. Justice Emeka Nwite, who gave the order after the EFCC’s lawyer, Fadila Yusuf, moved an ex-parte motion to the effect, said the detention would be pending the conclusion of investigation of the alleged offences and possible prosecution. “I have listened to the submission of the learner counsel for the applicant, EFCC. I have also gone through the affidavit evidence with exhibits…

Rivers State has the highest number of Persons Living with HIV (PLWHIV) in Nigeria  with 208,767 recorded cases, a new report by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) data in 2024 show. This is closely followed by Benue State with 202,346 cases and Akwa Ibom with 161,597 cases in the HIV spectrum estimates. According to the data, over two million people are currently living with HIV across Nigeria, highlighting the need for sustained efforts in prevention, testing, and access to treatment. Related news Akwa Ibom Ministry installs Digital Archival system HIV-Positive 70-Year-Old Who Raped Minor In Benue Police…

Palpable fear is gripping relations of 20 passengers abducted by suspected sea pirates on board the boat of Akwa-Cross Transport Company on Good Friday. The boat that ferried the passengers mainly traders and holiday makers via Cross River was said to have left Oron for Calabar, the Cross River capital, Straightnews online has gathered. A relation to one of the victims who confided in Straightnews said the passengers were seized by the suspected armed men in the middle of the sea said ‘‘I am living in fear over the safety of the victims.’’ Related news 2 Policemen, 3 Persons In…

Agency Report The funeral of Pope Francis is scheduled for 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. eastern) on Saturday in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican announced Tuesday, following agreement by the College of Cardinals at the Catholic Church’s city-state headquarters in the heart of Rome. The coffin carrying the pope, who died Monday morning after suffering a stroke and heart failure at the age of 88, was brought in a procession on Wednesday morning to the basilica from his residence at Casa Santa Marta, where he died. The late pontiff will lie in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica for three days ahead of his…

Activities that marked Good Friday turned tragic in Cross River State as ‘angry’ flood swept away a Catholic Church worshipper, Elizabeth Awhobiwom Ukah. The lifeless body of the 23-year-old student of Federal Nursing Science College, Calabar, Cross River, was found in a drainage surrounded by heaps. The Parishioner of the Holy Family Catholic Church, Big-Qua Town, Calabar of Cross River State, had last week (Good Friday) after taking part at the Station of the Cross, went home, but was carried away by flood at Eastern Secondary School, close to Ika-Ika Oqua Market, Calabar Municipality. Later, the body was found in…

A popular Nigerian Clergyman, Bishop Gabriel Nkenang, has disabused the minds of many that politics should not be associated with Satanism and evil. Bishop Nkenang, Senior Pastor of Word Tabernacle Worldwide, Osongama Estate, Uyo in Akwa Ibom State, stated this when he preached on Easter Monday during the Easter Evening of Hymns at the International Christian Worship Centre, Uyo. ‘‘Even a politician can make a difference. I do not know where we got the idea that all politicians are crooks, 419ners, and evil men. I do not know where we got the mentality that all politicians are assistant Satan. Also…