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The expiration of a key patent on semaglutide—the active ingredient in blockbuster weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy has set the stage for a dramatic expansion of access to obesity treatments, with India’s generic pharmaceutical industry poised to flood the market with lower-cost alternatives that could fundamentally alter the economics of weight management worldwide….
Mohamed Salah, Liverpool’s Egypt forward and one of the Premier League’s most consistent performers this season, has been ruled out of the club’s away fixture against Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday after picking up a muscle injury during Wednesday’s emphatic Champions League victory over Galatasaray at Anfield. The 33-year-old was substituted during the match,…
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has activated a comprehensive security framework for the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations, ordering the immediate nationwide deployment of tactical assets, intelligence operatives, and specialised police units to secure lives and property across all states and the Federal Capital Territory. The directive, which comes as Muslim faithful in Nigeria mark the…
Global oil prices surged by 10 percent on Thursday following confirmation from Qatar that Iranian strikes had caused extensive damage to the Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas facility, the world’s largest LNG hub, intensifying concerns over the security of energy supplies in an already volatile Middle East. European gas prices recorded a steeper climb…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued an urgent public warning regarding the confirmed circulation of counterfeit versions of two critical cancer medications—Avastin and Tecentriq—within the Nigerian drug supply chain, raising significant concerns about patient safety and the efficacy of cancer treatment across the country. In a public alert…
A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has held a high-level consultation with Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde in Abuja, in what party insiders describe as part of quiet but strategic moves to rebuild alliances and strengthen the opposition party ahead of the 2027 general elections….
Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has declared that he harbours no regrets over his time in office, speaking shortly after regaining his freedom following a protracted period in detention. Malami, who had been held at different times by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and later the Department…
Galatasaray’s Nigerian international striker, Victor Osimhen, is facing a spell on the sidelines after the Turkish club confirmed he sustained a fracture to his right forearm during Wednesday night’s 4-0 UEFA Champions League defeat to Liverpool at Anfield, with the possibility of surgical intervention now being assessed by medical staff. The 27-year-old forward was involved…
Ghana is set to formally table a resolution before the United Nations General Assembly later this month that would declare the transatlantic slave trade and the racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity, a move advocates say would represent the first comprehensive UN action on the subject in the…
A drone attack launched from war-torn Sudan killed 17 people in the border town of Tine in eastern Chad late Wednesday, marking the deadliest single incident of cross-border violence since the Sudanese civil war began spreading into Chadian territory. The Chadian government confirmed the revised death toll Thursday, raising an initial figure of 16,…
