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Adamawa receives 200,000 doses of cholera vaccine from UNICEF

  The Adamawa state government has received 200,000 doses of cholera vaccine from United Nations Children Funds following the outbreak of the disease in four Local Government areas of the state. The Commissioner of Health and Human Services, Felix Tangwani, ...

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Mystery illnesses strike attendees at Donald Trump rally

  A faulty air conditioning system or a blinding stage light are among the leading theories for what caused a spate of mysterious illnesses at a Trump rally. At least six people who sat stage right behind the former President ...

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Kunle Afod raises N1.5M for Bisola Badmus’ brain tumor’s treatment

  Nigerian actor Kunle Afod has successfully organized a fundraising campaign for colleague Bisola Badmus, who is battled with a brain tumor. Kunle Afod’s online appeal to fellow actors and well-wishers yielded an impressive N1.3 million in 1 day. Kunle ...

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Rwanda becomes first in Africa to begin Mpox vaccination

  Rwanda has launched the first mpox vaccination campaign in Africa, marking a significant step in the continent’s fight against the disease. As of Tuesday, the country administered 300 doses of the vaccine to high-risk individuals in a border region with the ...

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FCMB, Tulsi Chanrai restore vision for 150,000 in Kebbi

  First City Monument Bank in collaboration with the Tulsi Chanrai Foundation, has restored the vision of approximately 150,000 visually impaired Nigerians in Kebbi State through its “Priceless Gift of Sight” initiative. According to a release from the bank on ...

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NCDC reports higher Mpox infection among males in Nigeria

  Statistics obtained from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention have shown that more males are getting infected with Mpox in Nigeria. According to figures posted on the NCDC website on Monday, 67 per cent of Mpox cases recorded ...

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Saudi footballer hospitalised after balcony fall

  An international footballer has been rushed to hospital and is in intensive care after falling from a second-floor balcony. The player was left with multiple fractures following the incident. The incident reportedly occurred between 9 am and 10 am ...

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Lagos State Government Seals Off Cubana Chief Priest’s New Restaurant and Bar

Lagos State Government Seals Off Cubana Chief Priest’s New Restaurant and Bar   The Lagos State government has sealed Donald’s Restaurant, owned by Cubana Chief Priest The closure was due to environmental violations. The restaurant, which opened in August, was closed ...

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Man becomes victim of paternity fraud, months after welcoming child

  A man who publicly celebrated the birth of his child on social media in July 2024 has revealed that he is not the biological father. Initially, he shared a post announcing the arrival of his child, receiving congratulations from ...

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4,000 Americans hospitalized each year with a ‘foreign object’ lodged in their rectums

  Nearly 4,000 Americans visit the emergency department every year after getting a ‘foreign object’ stuck in their rectums, official data suggests. A first-of-its-kind analysis estimated that 38,948 Americans aged 15 and up went to hospitals with the embarrassing injury ...

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Lady reveals she spends N70k monthly on SANITARY PAD

  A lady named Abike has sparked discussions online after revealing the amount she spends on managing her menstrual cycle. Posting on her X account, @olastv01, shared, “I normally spend 70k on sanitary pad monthly,” highlighting the financial commitment involved in her ...

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Boy d!es as fake doctor performs surgery while watching YouTube tutorial

  A 15-year-old boy has d!ed after a fake doctor performed gallstone surgery – using YouTube as guidance. Krishna Kumar’s condition rapidly deteriorated after the bogus medic’s procedure – allegedly carried out without his parental consent – at a private ...

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Woman struck by rare condition that causes her v*gina to ‘gradually close up’

  Doctors have performed an ultra-rare operation to transform the life of a 23 year-old woman who suffered a range of bizarre genital deformities — including the ‘closing up’ of her vaginal opening. The woman had only noticed the problem ...

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UK based Nigerian doctor d!es after complaining of headache

  A Nigerian doctor residing in the United Kingdom has tragically passed away due to a health complication. According to a report shared by environmentalist Chidozie Nwaigwe on the X platform, the late doctor, identified as Julien, had just completed ...

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Fleeing Lagos buttock-enlargement doctor ARRESTED

  The Lagos State medical doctor, Idara Bassey, who was declared wanted in connection with the death of a 36-year-old woman during a buttock enlargement surgery at a clinic in Lekki Phase 1, is now in police custody. Punch correspondent ...

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Davido was the first to know about my condition – TG Omori

  Music video director, TG Omori has revealed Davido was the first to know about his condition. Recall Omori had informed Nigerians about his cindition with images of him in the hospital. He captioned the images; “I don’t want to ...

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JUST IN: Former President, Yar’adua’s Mother Dies In Katsina

  Dada Yar’adua, mother of former President, Umaru Yar’adua, and former Vice President Shehu Yar’adua, is dead. she reportedly died at the Katsina Teaching Hospital on Monday evening.   Details later…

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Shock in Enugu as FOUR family members are found de.ad

  The Amaeze community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State is engulfed in shock, fear and mourning following the tragic de.aths of four family members on Sunday, September 1, 2024. The victims, which included a woman, her daughter, ...

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TG Omori gives fans update on his health status

  Music video director TG Omori has shared his health status with his fans from sick bed, addressing concerns about his challenges. Following his recent hospitalization due to kidney failure, TG Omori revealed that his brother donated a kidney for ...

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Man bitten on the t3sticles by a python while sitting on the toilet

  A man was bitten on the t3sticles by a huge python in Thailand, leaving his bathroom sprayed in blood as he desperately beat it to death with a toilet brush. Horrifying pictures show the aftermath of Thanat Thangtewanon’s exchange with ...

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Grandma’s legs amputated after ‘mosquito’ bite

  A grandmother-of-thirteen was forced to have both her legs amputated after she was bit by an insect in her garden. Josie Rowley, 69, was in her garden tending to her plants in September last year when she says an ...

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President Tinubu reappoints Prof. Yusuf Bara as Chief MD of ATBUTH

  President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Prof. Yusuf Bara as Chief Medical Director of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi. In a statement on Wednesday, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s spokesman, said Bara’s appointment was ...

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Jemima Osunde shares why she would prefer surgery on her toes

  Jemima Osunde, a Nollywood actress has honestly revealed her wish of a surgery on her toes. In a brief post on X, she disclosed that the reason is because of how she doesn’t love how they look, emphasizing on ...

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WHO declares Mpox global health emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreak in parts of Africa a public health emergency of international concern. The highly contagious disease – formerly known as monkeypox – has killed at least 450 people during an initial outbreak in the ...

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Lamine Yamal’s father in critical condition after being stabbed

  Tragedy has struck for 17-year-old Barcelona player Lamine Yamal, as his father, Mounir Nasraoui, has been seriously injured in a stabbing incident in Mataro, a town north of Barcelona. According to reports from La Vanguardia and Marca, Nasraoui’s condition ...

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