[ad_1] From Ali Rabiu Ali, Dutse The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Monday found a man unconscious by the roadside in Kiyawa Local Government Area. A statement by the command public relations officer, CSC Adamu Shehu said, “Today being Monday 6th day of March, 2023 at around 0600hrs the Command received a…
[ad_1] The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in collaboration with ‘Friends of LASUTH’, has provided free cataract surgery to residents of the Ojokoro community in the Ojokoro Local Government Development Area. According to a press statement issued by LASUTH and mage available to PUNCH HealthWise, the free cataract surgery was an offshoot of a free…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro An outbreak of diphtheria infection has claimed 61 lives in Kano state as of March 2, 2023. The Kano State Case Manager, Dr. Salma Suwaid disclosed this on Monday at a webinar organised by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention with the theme ‘Diptheria outbreak in Nigeria: Vaccination Response.’ Dr….
[ad_1] Sodiq Ojuroungbe A new study has indicated that there is a significant relationship between body mass index and mortality, revealing that mortality risk increases linearly as BMI increases. The study also countered some previous findings which suggested a survival benefit from overweight and lower levels of obesity in particular groups. In what is known…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro The Kano State Case Manager for the diphtheria outbreak, Dr. Salma Suwaid, said patients with diphtheria are presenting with renal failure, slow heart rate, low blood platelet count and neurological complications. Dr. Suwaid said the state recorded 35 cases of Sinus Bradycardia. 15 patients presented with thrombocytopenia and active bleeding, 25 cases…
[ad_1] A Police Sergeant reportedly lost his life inside the residence of the former Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Lanre Bankole, at the weekend. The deceased identified as Sgt Gbenga Onakomaya, died Saturday at Bankole’s house located at Kemta Housing Estate, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Our correspondent gathered that the cop, who was…
By Juliet Jacob An outbreak of diphtheria infection has claimed 61 lives in Kano State as of March 2, 2023. The Kano State Case Manager, Dr. Salma Suwaid, disclosed this on Monday at a webinar organized by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention with the theme ‘Diphtheria Outbreak in Nigeria: Vaccination…
By Kazeem Akolawole The United Nations Population Fund Agency (UNFPA) has said the 2023 population census will offer Nigeria opportunities to choose possibilities and opportunities particularly as the country is projected to reach 450 million mark by 2050. The Resident Representative of UNFPA, Ms Ulla Elisabeth Mueller in her special remarks at the…
[ad_1] A “hit and run” driver has killed a yet-to-be-known middle-aged man in Kwara State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday, around Olooru/Okoolowo expressway, before Shao junction, Moro Local Government of the state. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kwara State, Frederick Ade Ogidan, confirmed the incident during…
[ad_1] …say decline in almsgiving causing hunger Sodiq Ojuroungbe Some physically-challenged beggars in some parts of Ogun State have expressed concern over the persistent scarcity of naira notes across the country, lamenting that this has brought a decline in almsgiving. They also lamented that the decline in almsgiving has led to many physically-challenged beggars facing…
