22+ hour, 25+ min ago  (357+ words) April 21, 2026 by Adekunle Yusuf The Cross River State Government has confirmed a case of COVID-19 and activated emergency response measures to contain any potential spread. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk, disclosed this on Tuesday in Calabar, assuring residents…...

22+ hour, 9+ min ago  (481+ words) April 21, 2026 by Yewande Fasan Actress Tonto Dikeh shared a personal reflection on her struggle with drugs, calling on the public to show compassion to people battling addiction." In a post on Instagram, Dikeh said people should hate drugs and addiction…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (244+ words) April 19, 2026 by Chinyere Okoroafor A stroke specialist, Hammed Ninalowo, has expressed concern over Nigeria's capacity to effectively manage stroke cases, disclosing that only two hospitals in the country currently meet full stroke-ready standards. Ninalowo spoke at the launch of "Unmerited…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (406+ words) April 19, 2026 by Udeh Onyebuchi The leadership of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State branch, has been plunged into controversy following the removal of its chairman, Dr. Babajide Saheed, during an Emergency General Meeting (EGM) held on Saturday in Lagos....

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (260+ words) April 19, 2026 by Ahmed Rufai, Dutse A philanthropist, Magaji Da'u Aliyu, has sponsored 22 orphans from Birninkudu and Buji local government areas of Jigawa State to study Community Health Services at the ALU College of Health Science and Technology. The initiative, designed…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (440+ words) December 11, 2025 by Femi Kusa One gentleman who must be giggling on reading this column is William DUFTY, author of SUGAR BLUES, who led me through the forest of blood sugar troubles about 1995, close to 20 years after he published the book....

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (196+ words) July 13, 2025 by Our Reporter Reckitt, a global leader in health, hygiene, and nutrition, hosted the closing ceremony of the 2024 edition of the Reckitt Access Accelerator Programme in Lagos. The event marked a significant milestone in Reckitt's mission to tackle critical…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (333+ words) October 30, 2025 by Femi Kusa Mystery of the blood 2) The physical bodies are lifeless on their own, and merely animated by the inhabiting or in-dwelling different consistency, the human Spirit. 3) The other consistency is spirit or, in the language better understood,…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (451+ words) October 23, 2025 by Femi Kusa At a psychiatric hospital in Lagos a few years ago, many of the patients in a male ward sought premature discharge en Bloc. Wise counsel suggested they be allowed to go, perhaps to prevent a violent…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (427+ words) November 13, 2025 by David Adenuga, Bauchi The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called on journalists and media organisations across Nigeria to take the lead in promoting behavioural change towards the elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) nationwide. The UNICEF Chief…...