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  It’s usually more dangerous for women to give birth lying down, so why do they? It’s all because of a Frenchman who decided it was more convenient – for men. For thousands of years, across the world, women tended to give birth in an upright position – whether kneeling as per Cleopatra, using birthing stools and chairs, or squatting. In fact, squatting can enlarge …

Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Sunday assured Nigerians that the present difficulties facing the country were temporary, with better days ahead under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu. Shettima gave the assurance in an Easter message issued by his spokesperson, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, in Abuja. He reiterated the administration’s commitment to peace, economic recovery and long-term prosperity, noting that …

The Police Command in Ondo State says it has disrupted a cult gathering and arrested five alleged cultists in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government of the state. DSP Abayomi Jimoh, the command’s spokesperson, who made this known in a statement on Sunday in Akure, said the arrest was carried out by the command’s Special Anti-Cultism Squad (SACS). Jimoh explained that …

Many traders in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), say their businesses are folding up following the power outage being presently witnessed. They described the situation as frustrating and embarrassing. Some of traders who reside in Karu, ACO Estate, Deidei and Dutse said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. Most of the …

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olatunji Disu, has directed officers captured in a viral stop-and-search video in Lagos to report to the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja for disciplinary proceedings. The Force Media Officer, CSP Aliyu Giwa, disclosed this in a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, @aleeygiwa, on Sunday. According to him, the officers involved …

The Nigerian Army, 8 Division, Sokoto, has debunked a social media report alleging an attack on the residence of Bishop Matthew Kukah and the Sokoto Catholic Cathedral. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Sokoto by Lt.-Col. Olaniyi Osoba, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division. Osoba described the report circulating on Facebook as misleading and …

Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has advised officers and men of the Nigerian Army not to be deterred by public criticisms in the ongoing fight against insecurity in the country. Shaibu gave the advice during a Special Easter Luncheon organised for personnel of the Joint Task Force-Operation Enduring Peace (JTF-OPEP) on Saturday in Jos. The COAS, …

Nasa has shared the first high-resolution images of the Earth taken by the Artemis II crew as they pass the halfway point between the Earth and the Moon. The mission’s commander, Reid Wiseman, took the “spectacular” images, Nasa says, after the crew completed a final engine burn that set them on a trajectory towards our closest celestial neighbour. At about …

A Russian drone attack on a market in southern Ukraine has killed five people and injured 21, including a 14-year-old girl, the prosecutor general’s office says. The attack took place at 09:50 (06.50 GMT) in the town of Nikopol, just across the Dnipro river from land occupied by Russia since their full-scale invasion. Pictures published by the regional prosecutor show …

Early reports indicate that the pilot of a US F-15 fighter aircraft downed over Iran was rescued – which, if confirmed, would be the latest in the long history of US combat search-and-rescue missions over decades. The search operation is ongoing deep inside Iran for a second crew member, according to CBS, the BBC’s US partner. Combat search and rescue …