what is Gout?

Gout

Gout is a disease that has seen an increased occurrence in the last couple of decades. There was a time when it was known as ‘the disease of kings’ or ‘rich man’s disease’, because of its predisposition to afflict portly people mostly from the upper strata of society.

 This, however, is no more the case, with the disease being increasingly common among individuals of both sexes, due to

Woman killed while carring fake gun

A Virginia woman was shot and killed by two Norfolk police officers Saturday after she gestured a fake gun at them, authorities said.

The officers spotted India M. Beaty, 25, arguing with

Goitre

Goitre

Goitre (also commonly spelt as goiter) can be described as an affliction in which the thyroid gland grows larger than what is considered normal. The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland, located at the back of your neck, just beneath the Adam’s apple. Goiter does not usually trigger off any pain, but it can lead to a severe cough and other throat problems, which makes it difficult for you to

Military office arrest Rivers SSG

The Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Mr. Kenneth Kobani has been arrested by men of the Nigerian Army for alleged stalling the distribution of electoral materials. It was gathered that Kobani had this morning allegedly stormed a

Discharge me like Tinubu. Saraki to CCT

The embattled Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday, adduced reasons the 13-count criminal charge the Federal Government preferred against him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, in Abuja, should be quashed. Saraki, who was alleged to have falsified the assets he declared while in office as the Governor of Kwara State from 2003 to 2011, insisted that the allegations levelled against him