Ekeomah Atuonwu African traditional medicine is the oldest, and perhaps the most assorted, of all therapeutic systems. Africa is considered to be the cradle of mankind with a rich biological and cultural diversity marked by regional differences in healing practices. Cupping is a therapy that has been in existence since time immemorial. It is a […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The wedding guests kidnapped in Northern Nigeria roughly two weeks ago have been released. Ashiru Zurmi, Secretary of a Zamfara State organisation to which the victims belonged, stated that the victims are presently on their way to Gusau, the state capital. “Our members have regained their freedom today, I can confirm to you. They are currently on their way […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The fight against breast cancer will receive a major boost following a new and first-of-its-kind bra invention by a Nigerian woman, Bolarinwa Kemisola. Kemisola is a robotics and embedded systems engineer who successfully invented a smart bra capable of detecting breast cancer in its early stage. The talented lady said she was inspired to come up with such […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu In South Sudan, some young girls are still auctioned off into marriage for cows, one of the social issues that campaigners intended to highlight during Pope Francis’ now-cancelled visit. A daughter is often purchased for 50 to 100 cows, each valued up to $1,000, through negotiations between her father and prospective husband. A […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Authorities have confirmed that an earthquake rocked eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 255 people. The magnitude 6 quake that shook Paktika province remained unknown, but it comes as the international world has mostly fled Afghanistan since the Taliban took control of the country last year, during the chaotic exit of the United States forces […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sent soldiers to Guinea-Bissau on Monday to assist with the country’s stabilization following an attempted coup earlier this year. The 15-nation group announced the deployment of the force in February, just days after President Umaru Sissoco Embalo escaped what he claimed a drug trafficking murder attempt. The 631 […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Africa was a “hostage” in the war with Russia, which had contributed to rising food prices on the continent. African countries are acutely affected by the growing crisis, which has sent prices of grains, cooking oils, fuel and fertilisers soaring. Russia and Ukraine account for nearly a third of […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Senegalese President Macky Sall, who presently leads the African Union, urged Brussels on Sunday to allow African countries to pay for imported Russian wheat and fertilizers despite EU restrictions excluding Russian banks from international payment networks. “We want to pay, but it is getting increasingly difficult. As a result, we urge the Europeans for the […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The World Trade Organization has struck deals on a partial patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines, and made agreements in several other fields of global contention, after a tense six-day ministerial meeting that has renewed some faith in the battered multilateral trading system. The decision follows intense negotiations at the World Trade Organisation, WTO. The […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Barely two weeks after gunmen attacked a catholic church in south west Nigeria, another attack has just been reported at St. Moses Catholic Church in Robuh, Unguwan Aku, Kajuru Areaof Kaduna State, in Northern Nigeria while winding down their first mass. Reports reaching us say three worshipers were killed and many others were abducted. It was also gathered the terrorists came in […]
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