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The President’s fall: The day we dodged the bullet

By Dr. Akerekoro The events that unfolded on our screens during the Nigerian democracy day parade can best be described as seemingly benign, but essentially...

NDLEA intercepts 3 trailer loads 3.4m pills, 344k bottles of codeine syrup

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted three trailer loads of opioids comprising three million four hundred and fifty thousand...

How my kidney was removed for N880,000 at Alliance Hospital – 16 years old boy

A 16-year-old boy, on Tuesday, told a High Court of Justice in Zuba FCT that he was given N880,000 cash by one Mr Emmanuel...

Budget 2024: Obi unearths more insensitive and undeserving allocations

● Says N15b for NASS hospital is five times more than National.Hospital, others; N15.3b for the NASS library Project is 15 times more than...

Redemption story as LUTH performs N10m surgery for N300k on 13 day old baby

Weeks after its image as a major player in the Nigerian health sector suffered incalculable damage, following a heart-rending story told by a prominent...

Rash of warnings go out for AFCON final match after four Nigerians die watching semis (+Video)

The social media is agog with a rash of warnings after a string of fatal tragedies followed Nigeria's qualification for the African Cup of...

Brain drain: National Hospital loses 500 doctors, nurses, others in two years over pay, welfare

Over 500 health personnel, especially doctors and nurses, have left the services of the National Hospital, Abuja (NHA) in search of greener pastures in...

Mental health: Youths opt for 10-day-old fermented human urine, lizard dung, camel urine, as hard drug alternative

There is an exponential rise in the number mental health cases in the country and one of the root causes is the use of...

Akeredolu leaves for treatment . hands over to deputy

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State is to begin another medical leave on Wednesday as a follow-up to his medical treatment. This is contained in...

More Nigerians slip into depression, as app loaners threaten, libel amid allegations of mind-boggling corruption

Loan sharks are churning out libellous messages, threats, and taking unlawful actions that are causing many Nigerians to slip into depression, with some unverified...

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