A retired Justice of the Court of Appeal, Ahmad Olarewaju Belgore, has died. Belgore, who is a younger brother to former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Alfa Belgore, died in his GRA residence, Ilọrin, Kwara State capital, on Tuesday night. He was the presiding Justice of the Ilorin Division of the Court of Appeal before…
By Juliet Jacob Ochenje The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said half of the world’s population still does not have adequate access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) which could have prevented at least 1.4 million deaths and 74 million disability adjusted life years in 2019. This was contained in the latest report…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Ogun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the suspected killer of Prophet Yomi Adetula, who was shot dead on Sunday, during a church service at the Celestial Church of Christ’s Hebrew Parish in Idiroko, Ogun State. According to the police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, the prophet was shot dead…
[ad_1] The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem in the Western region, Mr George Mireku Duker, on Easter Monday led hundreds of New Patriotic Party (NPP) faithful on a health walk within the Tarkwa municipality. Clad in party ‘T’ shirts, amidst vuvuzela sounds and brass band music, participants began the three-hour walk from Akyempim through…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reduced the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration fee for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) from N5,000 to N3,500. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, announced the fee cut during a pre-conference briefing for the first Africa Regional Conference on Equal Opportunity Access to Higher Education (ARCEAHED) on Monday,…
[ad_1] The World Health Organisation says Tanzania confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg after conducting laboratory tests in the country’s northwest Kagera region. WHO, in a statement on Wednesday, said lab tests were carried out after eight people in the region developed symptoms of the “highly virulent” disease, including fever, vomiting, bleeding and kidney failure….
[ad_1] The overdiagnosis of malaria parasite by health providers is helping deadlier diseases such as pneumonia to evade medical scrutiny, raising the risk of childhood mortality in Nigeria. Over half of malaria treatments in Nigeria still occur without diagnosis despite widespread availability of malaria rapid diagnostic test (mRDT), an expert study published in the journal,…
[ad_1] It was a day of merriment for the people of Daddere, a community in Obi Local Government of Nasarawa State when the construction of a modern health care facility commenced in 2020. However, their expectations were only fulfilled three years later as the health facility remains locked upon completion despite its huge financial investment….
The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has berated Presidential aide, Mr Bayo Onanuga, who in a tweet linked the LP, its national leader Peter Obi, and some notable figures in the party to the proposed ‘EndBadGovernance’ protest. In a statement on Saturday, Obiora Ifoh, National Publicity Secretary of LP, said there is no truth…
[ad_1] CANNONSBURG Gov. Andy Beshear and Eric Friedlander, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services’ secretary, recognized a local school club at the 27th annual Governor’s Service Awards. They recognized volunteerism and service contributions across Kentucky during the ceremony, handing out awards to 10 individuals and nine groups. The ceremony was at Mellwood Art Center…
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