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The crisis rocking the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) is far from over as the suspended national president of the association, Pretty Okafor, has declared himself the authentic leader of the body. This comes as he says the association under him has come to take possession of the landed property of PMAN located at…
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German chemicals giant Bayer on Wednesday reported another significant loss and said it was facing a difficult year before it would be able to turn the corner. CEO Bill Anderson said in a statement that 2025 was a "pivotal year", adding that the group had "work to do" before its results started improving. In 2024,…
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France warned Wednesday against dietary supplements promising weight loss that use the tropical plant Garcinia cambogia after a range of rare but serious side effects including one death were reported. Garcinia cambogia -- which is also called Garcinia gummi-gutta or Malabar tamarind -- grows in India and Southeast Asia and has a fruit that looks…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported that delayed hospital visits, high treatment costs, and poor environmental sanitation are exacerbating the ongoing Lassa fever outbreak in the country. In its latest Lassa Fever Situation Report for Week 8, 2025, the NCDC disclosed that 95 deaths had been recorded, maintaining a high…
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that 91 per cent of women in Rivers give birth with the assistance of skilled birth attendants. UNICEF Health Manager, Dr. Martin Dohlsten, disclosed this on Tuesday in Port Harcourt during a media dialogue on neonatal healthcare, childhood illnesses, and vaccination. According to Dohlsten, only 46 per cent…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday auctioned properties and assets forfeited by drug cartels, valued at millions of naira. Speaking during the bidding process in Abuja, NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, expressed the agency’s satisfaction with the process, emphasizing that the proceeds would serve as a deterrent to drug traffickers.…
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Dr. Mariam Shiru, President, Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (ARD-UITH), says children under the age of six years should not participate in the Ramadan fast. Shiru, who gave the advice while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ilorin, explained that children under six years were not…
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Maternal Health Initiatives for Mothers has raised concerns over the lack of healthcare access in rural communities, revealing that 58%
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Lema Tefera's voice broke as he described losing four children to malaria in just one month -- deaths that could likely have been prevented if not for the conflict in Ethiopia's Oromia region. "There was no malaria medication and treatment in our village due to the fighting," the farmer told AFP by phone. Africa accounts…
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Dr. Mariam Shiru, President, Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (ARD-UITH), has called for regularisation of working hours with breaks for doctors to avoid fatigue and constant stress. Shiru, who made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ilorin, warned that “a tired doctor is…
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Medical experts have raised concerns about dietary patterns as Nigeria faces a rising incidence of colorectal cancer, emphasising the role of nutrition in the increasing number of cases and related deaths.
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Acting Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and former Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has attributed the rise in life expectancy in Nigeria and other nations to advancements in medical science rather than divine intervention. The expert, who spoke as a guest on Channels Television’s…
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Medical personnel and stakeholders have expressed worries and proffered solutions to cases of misdiagnosis of ailments, leading to wrong prescription of drugs or treatment. The respondents, speaking separately with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan, Abeokuta and Ilorin on Saturday, also highlighted some factors responsible for the situation. In Ibadan, the Medical Director…
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Thirteen civilians and five soldiers were killed when suicide bombers drove two explosive-laden cars into an army compound in northwestern Pakistan, the military said on Wednesday. Four children were among those killed in Tuesday's attack, which involved four suicide bombers, with fighting raging into the early hours of Wednesday. The attack took place in Bannu,…
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The entrance of the National Assembly on Wednesday witnessed a fight between protesting supporters of the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and those of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who accused him of sexual harassment. The supporters could be seen with placards showing different inscriptions while chanting solidarity songs. Some of the placards seen with…
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has intercepted a former immigration officer who was allegedly attempting to sell sophisticated firearms to bandits operating in the Abuja-Kaduna forests. The dismissed officer, whose name was not disclosed, was intercepted and arrested following an intelligence-led operation by the police. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday,…
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Britain on Wednesday said that "no further payments" will be made to Rwanda for an abandoned scheme to receive deported migrants, despite Kigali insisting it is owed the money. "The costly Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda wasted tax-payer money and should not continue," said a UK government spokesman. "That is why we are…
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Flight operations at the Akure airport have been grounded following the heavy rainstorm that destroyed some equipment at the control tower of the airport in Eleyowo, Akure North Local Council Area of Ondo State. The rain, which was accompanied by heavy winds on Monday night, also destroyed buildings within the airport. According to sources within…
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US President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to "wage war" on Mexico's drug cartels, which he accused of rape and murder as well as "posing a grave threat" to national security. "The cartels are waging war on America, and it's time for America to wage war on the cartels, which we are doing," he told Congress…
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The Indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have proposed that Kwali be made the capital, when the territory is given state status. The Etsu of Kwali, Mr Luka Nizassan III, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Kwali, the headquarter of Kwali Area Council. The Etsu…
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Travel and lifestyle content creator, Alma Asinobi, is set to break the Guinness World Record for visiting all seven continents in the shortest time possible. The Nigerian travel content creator aims to complete the journey in under 70 hours, significantly faster than the current record of 73 hours (3 days, 1 hour, 5 minutes and…
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Lesotho's main LGBTQ rights organisation, the People's Matrix, on Wednesday said that it had not received eight million dollars in US funding as claimed by US President Donald Trump. In his address to the US Congress on Tuesday, Trump singled out a past US aid project of "eight million dollars to promote LGBTQI+ in the…
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Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State have arrested a suspected one-chance robber (name withheld). The RRS confirmed this in a post shared on its X handle @rrsLagos767 on Wednesday. It stated that the operatives apprehended the suspect, a 48-year-old member of a 4-man robbery gang, on Monday…