Obasanjo Leads Three-Metre Walk for Diabetes Awareness at 90

  In commemoration of this year’s World Diabetes Day, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo led a 15-minute walk covering over three metres inside his presidential library in Abeokuta on Thursday.…

Zimbabwean Nurse arrested after using identities of de@d people to claim $15,000 life assurance

A 40-year-old registered nurse from Mutare, Zimbabwe, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding Zimnat Life Assurance of USD15,000 by claiming life insurance benefits using the identities of deceased individuals.  …

NAFDAC bans sachet and small-bottle alcohol in Nigeria

The National Agency of Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered a ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and small bottles below…

Enugu Health Ministry Nabs Fake Doctor, Shuts Down Unlicensed Hospital

  The Enugu State Ministry of Health has arrested a fake doctor and sealed an illegal hospital in Obollo-Etiti in Udenu Local Government Area for operating without a licence and…

Prison Fellowship Nigeria seeks reforms to decongest correctional centres

  The Prison Fellowship Nigeria (PFN) has called for urgent reforms in the nation’s criminal justice system to decongest the rising inmates in correctional centres across the country.    …

Hospital mistakenly sends letters to hundreds of families claiming their loved ones are dead

Maine’s largest healthcare system in the US mistakenly sent hundreds of letters to patients’ families, incorrectly informing them that their relatives had d!ed.       MaineHealth sent the letters…

Cholera kills 10 in Adamawa LG

Dr Felix Tangwami, Commissioner for Health, has revealed that 10 people have di£d following a cholera outbreak in Mubi Local Government Area (LGA).       Speaking on Wednesday, Nov.…

Human Barbie influencer di£s after 27 operations to look like doll

An influencer who underwent 27 operations to look like a Barbie doll has di£d at the age of 31.   Barbara Jankavski was found de@d at a townhouse in Sao…

Nigerian Resident Doctors Launch Indefinite Strike Over Unmet Demands

  The Nigerian Association of Residents has commenced an indefinite strike to press home their demands. The president of NARD, Dr Mohammad Suleiman disclosed this in a statement on the…

Benue Government Shuts Down Mortuary After Youths Forcefully Deposit Lassa Fever Corpse

  Benue State Government has shut down a privately-owned mortuary in Ugbokolo, Okpokwu Local Government Area, after some community youths defied public health regulations by forcibly placing the remains of…