Category: Health

Bizarre:Man hangs self in wife’s lover’s residence

Bizarre:Man hangs self in wife’s lover’s residence A hangmans noose     A man simply identified as Reginald from Lawa-Ogbaku, in Mbaitoli Local...

NDLEA: Court sentences businessman, wife to 22 years for drug trafficking

  The couple arrested and convicted for selling illicit drugs by NDLEA Operatives The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says a businessman, Johnson...

Special Report:How traditional birth attendant runs illegal clinic, dispenses unapproved mixtures

Special Report:How traditional birth attendant runs illegal clinic, dispenses unapproved mixtures   Image of different types of medicine. Photo source: Vecteezy....

Akwa-Ibom, Rivers States promote exclusive breastfeeding

  By Omolara Akintoye     The Designate First Lady of Akwa Ibom, Lady Helen Eno-Obareki, has emphasized the importance of nursing mothers to exclusively...

We are yet to call off strike — Nurses counter FG

  Cross section of Nigerian nurses     The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) says its industrial action is still ongoing. The...

My father kept his illness private — Peter Rufai’s daughter

  Confidence,one of Peter Rufai’s daughters, has explained why her father’s illness was kept private, saying it reflected his strong love for a quiet life. The...

300 doctors exited Jigawa in 5 months – NMA

  Doctors   The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has expressed concern about the exodus of 300 medical doctors from Jigawa due to poor remuneration. Dr...

Cholera outbreak claims 12 lives, 230 hospitalised in Niger

— A cholera outbreak in Niger State has claimed at least 12 lives and left more than 230 others hospitalised across several Local Government Areas (LGAs). The outbreak...

Cholera outbreak claims 12 lives, 230 hospitalised in Niger

— A cholera outbreak in Niger State has claimed at least 12 lives and left more than 230 others hospitalised across several Local Government Areas (LGAs). The outbreak...

NDLEA operative shot dead during operation

  Suspected banned drug dealers have killed an officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ondo State. The officer attached to the Ondo Command...