Voice of Lilo & Stitch, Daveigh Elizabeth Chase, Dies at 35 from Sepsis

  Hollywood actress Daveigh Elizabeth Chase, popularly known to voice Lilo in the Disney animated Lilo & Stitch, has passed away at the age of 35. Her death was confirmed…

500 Osun Residents Benefit from Free Eye Care Outreach Under Vision Without Borders Programme

No fewer than 500 residents of Agbeda and Imadin communities in Ilesa West Local Government Area of Osun State have received free eye care services through the Vision Without Borders…

FG Seeks Stronger Private Sector Partnership to Tackle Cancer Burden in Nigeria

The Federal Government has reiterated the need for stronger collaboration with the private sector to address the growing burden of cancer in Nigeria and improve access to quality treatment for…

Gombe Ranked Nigeria’s Best State in Public Hospital Services for 2025

Gombe State has emerged as the top-performing state in Nigeria for public hospital services in 2025, according to a nationwide assessment released by StatiSense. The ranking, which measured residents’ satisfaction…

572 Plateau pharmacies shut down by Pharmacy Council of Nigeria

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria has sealed no fewer than 572 pharmacies, patent medicine stores and illegal medicine outlets across Plateau State following a four-day enforcement operation.     Announcing…

Ebola alert: FG tightens airport, border screening

The Federal Government has intensified health screening at airports, seaports, and land borders across the country as part of measures to prevent the importation of Ebola virus disease into Nigeria.…

Nigeria Must Sustain Nutrition Funding to Tackle Maternal Mortality, Experts Warn

Nigeria’s efforts to reduce maternal mortality and malnutrition are increasingly dependent on sustained financing, improved accountability and wider access to proven nutrition interventions, particularly Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS), stakeholders have…

Ebola Outbreak May Be Hard to Control Without Strong Health Services, Ihekweazu Warns

The Executive Director of Health Emergencies at the World Health Organization, WHO, Dr. Chikwe Ihekwuazu, has warned Nigeria and other African countries that weak healthcare systems, poor infrastructure and low…

Obasanjo Reveals 40-Year Battle with Diabetes: “I Still Manage It”

      Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday revealed that he has been living with diabetes for over 40 years.     According to him, lifestyle discipline, a…

When Knowledge Burned: Remembering the Healing Wisdom of Our Grandmothers

Herbal medicine is not merely an ancient pharmacopoeia waiting to be decoded. It is a complete healing system, deeply woven into culture, spirituality and humanity’s intimate relationship with nature. Long…