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Senator Mandiya’s Tragic Bathroom Fall Highlights Hidden Dangers of Slippery Floors and Risks of Living Alone

The reported death of Senator Bello Mandiya after an alleged slip and fall in his bathroom has drawn attention to the dangers of slippery...

Concerns Over President Tinubu’s Health

By Ebenezer Obadare Two different conversations about the country’s highest political office are currently ongoing in Nigeria. One—arguably the less important of the two—concerns a...

Twin Sisters, One Grave: Doctor and Pharmacist Die 48 Hours Apart After Sickle Cell Battle

Hadiya was a doctor. Aidah was a pharmacist. They were twins, healthcare professionals and daughters of Prof Hadiza Usman. Then, in the space of...

Anger as Indian Hospital Features Abubakar in Medical Advert

Nigerians have criticised an Indian hospital for using former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, in promotional material after he underwent knee replacement surgery...

Tinubu Dismisses Health Concerns After Returning to Nigeria

President Bola Tinubu has dismissed speculation about his health after returning to Nigeria following a four-week stay in Europe that the Presidency described as...

The Full Story of How Nigeria Made Surgical History With West Africa’s First Reported Tele-Robotic Surgery

Nigeria recorded a major milestone in advanced healthcare technology after surgeons at Redeemer’s Health Village (RHV) in Mowe, Ogun State, remotely performed a complex...

Ondo Council Bans “Shine Your Eyes” Concoctions, Others as 24 Die After Suspected Poisoning in Ondo Communities

No fewer than 24 people have died in two communities in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State after consuming suspected herbal concoctions, triggering...

The Paradox of the Underpaid Nigerian Health Worker: Are 55,000 Doctors Actually Multimillionaires or Even Billionaires?

By Agbor Neji Ebuta MD Let me begin with a few provocative hypotheses. Most Nigerian doctors may, in economic terms, be multimillionaires—based on the value of...

NARD Gives FG Four-Week Ultimatum, Threatens Fresh Strike Over Unpaid Arrears, Welfare

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued the Federal Government a fresh four-week ultimatum to resolve longstanding welfare issues affecting resident doctors...

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