Sanitation has NOT been cancelled in Lagos

Contrary to reports that the Lagos state government has abolished the monthly environmental sanitation, the government has said the monthly exercise is still in force. Although, earlier at the monthly media chat of his ministry, Babatunde Adejare, commissioner for environment, had said it was not productive to shut the city for three hours in reference […]

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How many Nigerians are hypertensive?

A consultant cardiologist to University of Lagos Teaching Hospital, LUTH,  and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Lagos, Dr Amam Mbakwem, has expressed worry about the growing incidence of hypertensive disorders in Nigeria, warning that currently, no less than 40 percent of adults in the country are hypertensive. Speaking, in Lagos during the […]

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Man raped by fellow man in Ebonyi

The hospitalisation and survival battle of Kenneth Nweke, who hails from Effium community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, is because he was raped through the anus by a 26-year-old man, Lawrence Anyigor. Mr. Kenneth Nweke is currently battling for survival at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (FETHA). The culprit, Anyigor, is a […]

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Ogun doctors begin strike today

Medical doctors in Ogun State are to commence a week long warning strike on Monday to press home their demands.The doctors, under the aegis of National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners, Ogun chapter, made this known in a communiqué issued on Sunday. The communiqué was on issues discussed at an emergency meeting […]

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Lassa patient dies in Ogun

First death resulting from Lassa Fever has been recorded in Ogun state. Disclosing this at a press conference in Abeokuta, Ogun State, the state’s Commissioner of Health, Babatunde Ipaye, said the government did its best to save the victim, who died on Sunday, and has contacted the deceased family for approval to bury the victim […]

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Duke, others decry cancer deaths in women

The Chairman, Child Survival and Development Organisation of Nigeria, Mrs. Onari Duke, has decried the number of Nigerian women and children dying of cancer. Duke, who spoke at a dinner organised by CS-DON, as part of activities to mark the World Cancer Day in Lagos, urged stakeholders to take collective responsibility towards creating awareness and […]

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