Drug traffickers fail bribe attempt
LAGOS, the convoy rolled to a halt under the glare of floodlights, engines humming as officers surrounded two cargo trucks packed with tightly wrapped...
Global Health on Alert: Aviation Sector Warned Against Transporting Ebola Risks
Airline operators are being cautioned to exercise extreme vigilance in the face of renewed concerns about the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Aviation and health...
Lagos Consumer Agency Warns Against Adulterated Palm Oil
The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency has raised alarm over the circulation of adulterated palm oil in several markets across the state, warning residents...
Kylie Minogue reveals second cancer diagnosis in 2021
LONDON (AP) — Kylie Minogue has shared that she faced cancer for a second time in 2021, nearly two decades after her first diagnosis....
Fear Grips Eastern DR Congo as Ebola Outbreak Spreads
BUNIA, DR Congo — Communities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are facing mounting fear as a deadly Ebola outbreak continues to spread, with...
NCAA Orders Airlines, Airports to Tighten Ebola Surveillance Amid East Africa...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority has directed airlines and airport operators to strengthen health surveillance following a new Ebola outbreak in...
Uncontrolled Hypertension a Silent Killer, Nigerian Cardiologist Warns
LAGOS, Nigeria (FN) — As Nigerians marked World Hypertension Day on May 17, a cardiologist at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital warned that millions...
WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo, Uganda a Global Health...
GENEVA (AP), The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of...
“‘I don’t hate Igbos’, UCTH CMD dismisses ethnic bias claims
CALABAR, Nigeria (FN) — The Chief Medical Director of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Prof. Ikpeme Ikpeme, has rejected allegations of ethnic...
Nigeria Free Healthcare Program for Pensioners Earning Below N70,000
An elderly man sits in the crowded waiting hall of a government hospital in Ibadan, clutching a worn prescription slip for hypertension drugs he...
