Medicine

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire and the Edo State Police Commissioner, Johnson Kokumo on Sunday inspected the government warehouse breached on Medical Stores Road, Benin City, storing palliatives and medical supplies.   They were accompanied by the Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comr. Philip Shaibu, Secretary to State […]

ABUJA— Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said at least 69 people have been killed during the #EndSARS protests across the country.   During a virtual meeting with former leaders and security chiefs on Friday, Buhari said 51 civilians, 11 police officers and seven soldiers had died.   A statement released by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, […]

Abuja, 23 October, 2020 – On 25 August 2020, health workers and survivors in Nigeria celebrated the end of wild poliovirus in the country. They joined the entire Africa region in a joyous online event in August to mark the continent’s wild polio-free status, a historic moment in the global fight against the disease. But […]

ABUJA, The Nigerian presidency has said that at least sixty-nine people have been killed so far across the country in protests against police brutality. A spokesman for Nigerian President MuhammaduBuhari said that those killed include eleven police officers and seven soldiers. On Tuesday at least twelve protesters were killed when soldiers opened fire on them […]

As of 20 October, out of 590,635 samples tested since the onset of the pandemic, 61,558 cases were confirmed throughout the country, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). These include 3,736 active cases, 56,697 discharged patients and 1,125 fatalities. The number of active cases has decreased by more than 50 per cent […]

ABUJA— A total of 16 doctors have been killed so far while battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, said a medical association leader. Baba Issa, chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in the western state of Kwara, told reporters the figure was confirmed across the 36 states of the country […]

Malaria is one of the world’s most dangerous parasitic disease and a major public health challenge, especially in Africa.   Each year, over 200 million new cases of malaria occur globally. This leads to the death of over 400,000 individuals, most of whom are children below the age of five. Nigeria accounts for about a […]

Cross River, October 19, 2020- “I used to deliver all my children at home or with the traditional birth attendant. After learning that our Primary Healthcare Center (PHC) had new health workers and now have scan services, I had to come and see for myself. After I did the first scan and showed my husband […]

The Edo State Police Command said it has commenced investigation into the gruesome murder of a yet-to-be identified #EndSARS protester in Benin City, last Friday.   A police statement endorsed by SP Chidi Nwabuzor said the commissioner of police in Edo CP Johnson Babatunde Kokumo has directed the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation […]

Awka-Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Vincent Okpala has assured the 43rd Miss Nigeria beauty pageant winner, Miss Beauty Estsahu Tukura that his ministry will partner with her in girl-child education. Dr Okpala said this while receiving the beauty queen and her team, who paid him a courtesy visit in his Jerome Udoji office complex […]