State Government Launches National Campaign
The National Immunization Plus Days (NIPDs) polio vaccination campaign was officially launched by the Edo State Government and its health agencies at the Ugbekun Primary Healthcare Center in Benin City on Friday. Top officials, including Hajia Nana Gani Audu, wife…
Calls Grow for Nurses and Midwives in Nigeria
Nigerian nurses and midwives have been recommended to enhance their academic degrees to at least a PhD level. During Gregory University Uturu’s first nursing induction ceremony for its pioneer group of 21 nurses and midwives, Acting Registrar/CEO of the Nursing…
Doctors Underscore Premarital Counselling as a Vital Preventive Measure Against Sickle Cell Disease
As Nigeria marks the 2025 World Sickle Cell Day, child health experts have reiterated the significance of premarital screening as a key strategy to prevent the spread of sickle cell disorder in the country. Experts warns that while treatments can…
Opinion: The 2009 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Controversy: “Wipe Israel Off the Map” and the Global Backlash
Paulinus Ukeki In 2009, former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reignited global controversy when he repeated sentiments widely interpreted as a call for the destruction of Israel. Though his remarks dated back to a speech first made in 2005, it was…
Japa: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Calls for Incentives To Retain Nigeria’s Doctors
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged all levels of government to give incentives to medical professionals to slow down their mass migration abroad, popularly known as ‘Japa’. The Former President,Olusegun Obasanjo, at a hospital commissioning in Zamfara on Monday emphasized…
Cult Blood bath In Edo: A Physio Therapist, Alex Ogunbiyi Gun Down In Error, Says UBTH Management, Staffers
. Eben Enasco “Was it not Friday last week i got a call while in the office, that at the Back gate, some people were shooting. I was not sure it would be one of us in the Physiotherapy department”….
Edo State Governor Suspends Healthcare Secretary Over Financial Irregularities
Benin City- In a decisive move that is already making waves across Edo State, Governor Monday Okpebholo has suspended the Executive Secretary of the Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Caulson Osoikhia Oahimire. The announcement, made on April 29,…
GOV OKPEBHOLO: EDO, DELTA WILL SECURE TINUBU’S VICTORY IN 2027■ Leads thousands of PDP members to APC in Delta State
Edo state Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has assured that Edo and Delta States will unite in leading the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, with the massive defection of notable politicians into the ruling All Progressives Congress…
GSK: Antibiotic Drug To Treat Uncomplicated UTIs Meets Goals
ADMIN British drug maker GSK (GSK.L) has stated oral antibiotic drug to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTI) in female adults and adolescents met the main goals in late-stage trials. The drug, gepotidacin, in phase III trials, met its primary…