[ad_1] Nigeria’s deprecatory outlook for deaths among its womenfolk of childbearing age and children remains a perilous matter of concern. Data just published by The PUNCH reveals that thousands of women and children under the age of five are dying daily from preventable causes. The consequence is devastating. Nigeria firmly remains among the most dangerous…
[ad_1] A Police sergeant, on Thursday, killed his female lover and later shot himself dead in a school premises in Ilorin, Kwara state capital. The incident, it was gathered, occurred around 8am at premises of the Chapel of Redemption, Agba Dam Housing Estate, Gaa Akanbi, Ilorin, where Redemption Model Nursery and Primary School is located….
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[ad_1] Beijing accused Washington on Wednesday of harming its own credibility after a top United States intelligence official said his agency believed the pandemic “most likely” caused by a laboratory incident in Wuhan, China. FBI Director Christopher Wray told Fox News on Tuesday that the Bureau has now assessed the source of COVID-19 was “most likely…
[ad_1] Okezie Ikpeazu, governor of Abia state, says he is a fulfilled man despite losing his bid to secure a senate seat. Ikpeazu contested for the Abia south district senatorial seat but was defeated by Enyinnaya Abaribe, the incumbent. Abaribe, who was formerly in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ran on the platform of the…
[ad_1] Nigeria has joined the rest of the world to celebrate Protein Day, an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of protein in human diets. ‘Right To Protein’ – a public health awareness initiative in South-Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa regions also announced the launch of Nigeria’s first-ever protein calculator called ‘Protein-O-Meter’. The…
[ad_1] Victoria Edema A 35-year-old sickle cell survivor, Ndubuisi Igwala, has cried out for help concerning his ailment. The 2016 Biology Education graduate from the University of Benin hails from Delta State but was born and bred in Benin City, Edo. Speaking with our correspondent, Igwala, who was born with sickle cell anemia, revealed that…
[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, on a one-day working visit. The president, whose aircraft landed at the Maiduguri International airport at 11:10 a.m. is accompanied by top government officials. The Governor of Borno, Babagana Zulum, was on the ground to receive the visitors alongside all the security service chiefs,…
[ad_1] Many Nigerians may not have heard of the Marburg virus disease (MVD), a viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) currently raising concern in Equatorial Guinea which recorded the outbreak of the disease and the impact it could have on neighbouring African countries. Fear about MVD in some African countries including Nigeria, is however real. This is…
[ad_1] Cambodian health authorities have said there was no human-to-human transmission of bird flu in the case of a father and daughter who caught the virus. The 11-year-old girl died last Wednesday and her father tested positive two days later, prompting the World Health Organisation to voice concern about possible transmission between humans. One of…
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