Bandits hold abducted Niger State medical doctor despite N20m ransom payment

The medical doctor abducted in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, has remained in captivity for 33 days despite reports that his captors collected N20 million ransom.    …

Top neurosurgeon suspended after having sex with vulnerable female patient

A top neurosurgeon has been suspended after having s£x with a vulnerable female patient and prescribing her addictive painkillers.   Dr Chirag Patel, who worked at the University Hospital of…

Air France flight blocked from entering US over Ebola fears

An Air France flight was blocked from entering US airspace and instead diverted to Canada over fears of one passenger’s exposure to the Ebola outbreak in Africa.   Air France…

One in Three Nigerian Adults Has Hypertension, Yet Fewer Than One in Five Is Under Control — NHS Raises Alarm

The Nigerian Hypertension Society has sounded a fresh alarm over the country’s worsening blood pressure crisis, using World Hypertension Day 2026 to call for a united, all-of-society response to a…

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda global health emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern.   The declaration follows confirmed outbreaks caused…

Day-old baby found dumped at Gombe varsity female hostel

The management of Gombe State University has commenced investigation following the discovery of a day-old baby boy at the institution’s female hostel.       The institution’s Public Relations Officer,…

Uganda Confirms Imported Ebola Case Amid Escalating DRC Outbreak

      ​An outbreak of the highly infectious Ebola virus disease​ has been reported in Uganda, following the deaths of scores of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo​.…

Cause of Alex Ekubo’s Death Revealed: Filmmaker Confirms Liver Failure After Transplant

        Details have emerged on how the late Nollywood actor, Alex Ekubo, died.     This comes hours after reports of Alex’s death came as a rude…

Lawyer Ikenna Ahumibe Raises Alarm Over Nigeria’s Collapsing Healthcare System, Demands Urgent Federal Reforms

A constitutional and human rights lawyer, Ikenna Ahumibe, has expressed serious concern over what he described as the Federal Government’s continued failure to reform Nigeria’s healthcare system for the benefit…

WHO Chief says ‘work not over’ after Hantavirus evacuation

World Health Organization chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated on Tuesday, May 12, that “our work is not over” to contain hantavirus following the evacuation of a cruise ship hit by…