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Pregnancy comes with several routine medical tests, and one of the most important is determining the blood group and Rhesus (Rh) factor of both parents. Although often overlooked, knowing a mother’s Rh status can help prevent a potentially life-threatening pregnancy complication known as Rhesus incompatibility. Rhesus incompatibility occurs when a woman with Rh-negative blood is carrying an Rh-positive baby. In this situation, the mother’s immune system may recognise the baby’s Rh-positive red blood cells as foreign and begin producing antibodies against them. The condition rarely affects a first pregnancy because the mother’s immune system is usually exposed to the baby’s…
Popular Nigerian TikTok creators Hamzat Habeeb Adelaja, popularly known as Peller, and Amadou Elizabeth Aminata, known as Jarvis, have announced that their white wedding will hold on 1 August 2026. The couple shared the announcement in a video on their verified social media pages on Saturday. The announcement has drawn congratulatory messages from fans, fellow content creators and celebrities across social media. Traditional wedding The white wedding announcement comes weeks after the couple completed their traditional marriage rites. In June, Peller travelled to Benin City, Edo State, where he formally met Jarvis’ family and fulfilled the traditional marriage requirements, including…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Would you ever consider wearing your nightgown out in public? Well, you should, because sleep dresses are one of the hottest fashion trends of 2026. These loose, unstructured dresses have the same aura as a sundress, but with a more romantic, billowing vibe. They keep you cool with flowing fabric and are essentially made with built-in accessories thanks to lacey or eyelet details. We’ve seen crazier things, and honestly, we’re all in on the trend. That’s why we found 17…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said the country’s Lassa fever outbreak has become deadlier this year, with 221 deaths recorded and the case fatality rate rising to 24 per cent, compared with 18.7 per cent during the corresponding period in 2025. The agency disclosed this in its Lassa fever situation report for epidemiological week 26, released on Friday. The report also showed that confirmed infections increased during the week, with 31 new cases recorded, up from 22 in the previous reporting week. A total of 23 states have recorded at least one confirmed case across…
The South African sports community has been thrown into mourning following the death of midfielder Jayden Adams, who died at the age of 25, only weeks after representing Bafana Bafana at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The talented midfielder featured in all three of South Africa’s group matches as the team reached the knockout stage of the World Cup for the first time in its history before bowing out to co-hosts Canada in the Round of 32. South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, described Adams’ death as a huge loss to the country. “It is with…
If you’re a music maker of a certain age, then you probably once dabbled with a pirated copy of a little app called Fruity Loops. These days it’s called FL Studio, and Constantin Koehncke, is the man responsible for shepherding the pioneering digital audio workstation (DAW) through the modern age. As CEO of Image Line, the company behind FL Studio, Constantin has overseen the introduction of a number of AI-powered features like stem separation and its Gopher chatbot.Before taking the reins of Image Line in 2022, Constantin was the head of Native Instruments, where he spearheaded the shift towards digital…
Bitcoin (BTC) is seeing its best month of July since 2022, but analysis warns that the result could be firmly bearish.Key points:Bitcoin is nearing double-digit gains for July, but market reactions draw comparisons to 2022.Bear-market patterns call for downside to resume next month before a Q4 bottom.$70,000 remains a target for the current bounce.Analyst sees BTC price “picking up” for rest of July before reversalData from CoinGlass shows that at 9.5%, BTC/USD is setting a four-year record for July gains.Bitcoin’s last bear-market year, in 2022, saw price end July nearly 17% higher after significant 38% losses the month prior. What…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! If there’s one dress style Meghan Markle reaches for again and again, it’s a wrap dress. From her now iconic Armani wrap dress during her Oprah interview to casual printed wrap dresses on vacation with Prince Harry, Markle has demonstrated for years how versatile the waist-cinching silhouette is. The cut is elegant and flattering without feeling overdone. Luckily, you don’t have to spend designer prices to steal her style. I found wrap dresses that channel the same polished aesthetic for a fraction of…
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has opposed what it described as plans by the federal government to cede the country’s 120 Federal Government Colleges, also known as Unity Schools, to private investors. In a text of a press conference delivered by the National Vice President of the Association, Olubunmi Fajobi, on Wednesday, the group warned the government against such a move and threatened to challenge the move in court if dialogue fails. The opposition came shortly after the King’s College Old Boys’ Association recently announced that the Nigerian government has conceded the school to them. When…
Bitcoin could be entering the latter stages of the bear market, with downside momentum beginning to slow down, according to Real Vision chief crypto analyst Jamie Coutts.“I think we’re getting through most of the bear market action. It’s still not over, clearly. But you know, I think we’re approaching at least the second half,” Coutts said during an interview on Cointelegraph’s Trade Secrets.Coutts described Bitcoin’s current price action as a “typical garden-variety bear market,” with BTC trading around the $63,000 mark, roughly 50% below its October 2025 all-time high of $126,100.He noted that Bitcoin’s volatility has declined by about 50%…
