Health

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized cartons of s3x enhancement drugs worth N12 million in Sokoto NAFDAC Coordinator in the state, Mr Garba Adamu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on ...

The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) has recorded the first-ever Quadruplets from Gbagada General Hospital under the State Social Health Insurance Plan popularly known as Ilera Eko. The Permanent Secretary of LASHMA, Dr. Emmanuella Zamba, who disclosed this during a recent visit and ...

  Cristiano Ronaldo‘s heart rate during Portugal’s Euro 2024 last-16 clash with Slovenia was at its lowest before he took their first penalty in the shootout, new data has revealed. Portugal booked their place in the quarter-finals after winning via a ...

The Lagos State Government has announced that it is working with the World Health Organization (WHO) to contain a cholera outbreak at Kirikiri prison. According to Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, 25 cases of severe gastroenteritis caused by cholera have ...

Actor Yul Edochie has written a heartfelt message to veteran actor Olu Jacobs following recent death rumours. Yul prayed for more life, good health, joy, happiness, and blessings for Olu Jacobs, whom he described as one of the greatest actors in Africa. He ...

  The Lagos State government has announced additional support from the World Health Organisation (WHO) as it grapples with a cholera outbreak at Kirikiri prison. During a recent update on the cholera outbreak in Lagos State, Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi highlighted the successful ...

  A 39-year-old woman, Afusat Ololade, has d!ed in the Ita Baale area of Ifo, Ogun State, after being injected. The incident happened at about 4:07pm on Tuesday 18, 2024. The deceased was allegedly given an unknown injection, which led ...

  The Lagos State Ministry of Health has reported 29 deaths and 579 cases since the cholera outbreak began two weeks ago Speaking on Monday during an ongoing press briefing, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, explained that the death rate was ...

Osun state government has denied recording thirteen cases of cholera, describing the report of the confirmed cases in the state as inaccurate. Osun government through the special adviser to the governor on health matters, Adekunle Akindele, in a statement on Sunday, June ...

  Contrary to media reports that the cholera outbreak in Lagos originated from ingestion of local tiger nut drink, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, has said the cause is yet to be identified. Disclosing the development on his X ...

  The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a spike in Cholera in several regions of the world, with almost 195,000 cases and over 1,900 deaths reported in 24 countries since the start of this year. The agency’s Eastern Mediterranean Region reported the ...

  Ogun State has recorded its first case of cholera outbreak with the death of a 62-year-old woman in the Ijebu-Igbo area of the state The outbreak, which occurred three days ago, also left five other persons hospitalised. The deceased, it was gathered, ...

  The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr Kemi Ogunyemi, said that the suspected cholera cases in the state have increased to 401 with 21 fatalities.   The statement noted that Lagos Island, Kosofe, and Eti ...

  Following the outbreak of Cholera in Lagos, the state government has activated its Public Health Emergency Operations Centre at Mainland Hospital, Yaba According to a Sunday statement on the government’s website, PHEOC was convened to address the increasing number ...

  The Ondo State Police Command on Sunday said it had begun an investigation into the circumstances that led to the d3ath of a man and his girlfriend in the state. A middle-aged man identified as Eric and his yet-to-be-identified ...

  The Lagos State Government, on Tuesday, called for heightened vigilance and the adoption of precautionary measures to prevent potential spread of cholera in the state. This is following an increase in severe gastroenteritis cases reported in the last 48 hours. ...

  Burna Boy, the Grammy-winning Nigerian musician, made a surprise visit to the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) in Rivers State, where he generously paid the medical bills of all patients receiving treatment. A video circulating on social ...

  Celine Dion got emotional as she revealed that she secretly battled stiff person syndrome for 17 years before revealing it to the public, admitting that ‘lying’ to her fans was ‘too much’ for her to bear. The singer, 56, ...

A 50-year-old woman who visited hospital seven times with slurred speech and extreme tiredness, only to be discharged with a diagnosis of being drunk – despite saying she had not been drinking – had a rare condition which gave her the ...

Nollywood actress Anita Joseph recently took to social media to express her frustration and discomfort after encountering someone with an unpleasant body odor. In a post on her Instagram page, she shared how the smell had disrupted her day and ...

Another pilgrim from Kebbi has passed away after a brief illness in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deceased, AlmMuhammad Suleman, from Argungu Local Government Area, d!ed on Sunday after a brief ...

Three men have been arraigned before an Abeokuta Chief Magistrate Court for assaulting a medical doctor while performing his duty The defendants, James Akode, Lekan Ajeigbe, and Rilwan Roheem, were arraigned on Monday on a three-count charge of conspiracy, assault ...

The world currently faces a significant shortage of nurses and midwives according to the World Health Organisation, WHO. Stressing this on International Nurses Day, the WHO noted that while there are currently an estimated 29 million nurses and 2.2 million midwives globally, ...

  International Breweries Plc and Lagos Business School Sustainability Centre have collaborated on sustainable water management practices in the manufacturing industry. The collaboration between the two organisations resulted in a virtual forum with the theme ‘Water For Peace’, providing a ...

Former Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung has narrated how he almost lost his life over N80,000 The ex-minister spoke about how he lost consciousness when he got to his hospital after doctors interrogated him, and how he was abandoned for ...