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13 Jun 2015
AS part of its commitment to improve the oral wellness of Nigerians, Procter & Gamble’s oral care brand, Oral-B, has entered into partnership with the Nigerian Dental Association (NDA) to grow the capacity of Nigerian dentists.
13 Jun 2015
MEDICAL scientists say that anger is not just ordinary emotion; it is necessary emotion that may hurt, if not well handled. Consultant Psychiatrist with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Dr Raphael Ogbolu, told The Guardian that although anger is considered to be a natural emotion, it can harm like a venomous snake, if not well controlled
12 Jun 2015
YOUR month of birth may determine your risk of developing about 55 diseases. How? Columbia University, United States, scientists have developed a computational method to investigate the relationship between birth month and disease risk. The researchers used this algorithm to examine New York City medical databases and found 55 diseases that correlated with the season…
12 Jun 2015
THE health benefits of exercise are well documented, but two new studies by researchers from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, find exercising at extreme levels may do more harm than good - it could lead to blood poisoning. On analyzing blood samples from marathon runners taken immediately after the extreme endurance event, researchers identified markers…
12 Jun 2015
CAN eating groundnuts also known as peanuts prevent premature death? Previous research has hailed peanuts and nuts for their health benefits. Now, a new study supports such research, finding that consuming these foods may protect against death from numerous diseases, including cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Researchers found that eating 15 grams of nuts each…
11 Jun 2015
The Institute of Corporate Wellness and Public Health said plans were underway to raise one billion dollars to support healthcare in Nigeria.
11 Jun 2015
TO help Nigerians ensure that they live to the good old age in good health, the citizens have been advised to eat the right kind of foods that have adequate nutritional values.
11 Jun 2015
THIS is a phytonutrient commonly found in grapes. It is a stilbenoid and one of a group of plant chemicals known as polyphenols.
11 Jun 2015
NIGERIAN, United States (U.S.) and United Kingdom (U.K.) researchers have found more reasons why people must eat breakfast everyday.
11 Jun 2015
SHARING a bathroom with other people can have its downfalls - wet towels all over the floor, toilet seats left up, and that person who never replaces the toilet paper. But a new study finds there is one communal bathroom issue that is much more pressing: faecal contamination on toothbrushes. More than 60 per cent…
11 Jun 2015
DNA carries traces of past events meaning poor lifestyle can affect future generations IS poverty a disease? It is generally believed, in Nigeria, that poverty is a curse and could be inherited from generation to generation. Now scientists may have provided an explanation. Genetic faults caused by trauma, poor lifestyle or environmental stress can be…
11 Jun 2015
The first issue of concern is that there is lack of professionalism in the Nigerian health care system. Medical workers are atomised into several quarrelsome trade unions that pursues mundane and parochial selfish interest to the detriment of the sector. Doctors are diametrically opposed to nurses even as other non-medical health workers are ganged up in their own cocoon waging trade wars consistently in their selfish and ambitious attempts to earn same salaries with the medical professionals such as doctors and pharmacists.

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The wife of Gabon's ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba has been charged with "money laundering" and other offences, the public prosecutor said Friday, a month after a coup toppled her husband. Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, who is Franco-Gabonese, and one of the couple's sons have been accused by the coup leader of having pulled the…
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More and more children are contacting criminal gangs in Sweden to offer their services as contract killers, the country's police chief said Friday, after three people were murdered in 24 hours. The Scandinavian country has in recent years been in the grip of a bloody conflict between gangs fighting over arms and drug trafficking. That…
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.Says commission secured 5,473 convictions in less than 2yrs .Inducts 332 Detective Assistant Cadet Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Abdulkarim Ckukkol Friday offered an insight into how the anti-graft agency has managed to erase the odious image of Nigeria as a 419 hub. Chukkol gave the explanation on the occasion of the…
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The United States and Mexico starting Friday will hold two top-level meetings in less than a week as the neighbors face growing pressure over migration and drug smuggling. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and top US trade officials are holding talks Friday in Washington with Mexican Foreign Secretary Alicia Barcena and commercial officials that will…
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Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has vowed to reform the transport sector and tackle all forms of thuggery around motor parks. President of RTEAN, Musa Maitakobi, stated this, Friday, shortly after presenting certificates of attendance to 17 RTEAN members who completed a strategic leadership, ethics and policy making training at the National Institute…
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An Italian man, Filippo Ferlazzo, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for killing a Nigerian citizen in Italy, Alika Ogorchukwu.
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Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Oladele Alake, on Friday, said that Nigeria solid minerals is endowed with abundance as a resurrection tool to revamp the nation’s economy. He affirmed that the present administration is shifting attention from hydro-carbon. Alake made this disclosed this in Abuja, while receiving the Association of Licensed Small-Scale Miners, led…
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Following the series of inquiries over the death of Nigerian musician Mohbad, SamLarry whose name has since popped up has alleged "I know nothing about how the musician died". Lagos socialite Balogun Olamilekan Eletu popularly known as SamLarry was picked up by the Nigerian Police in their ongoing investigation into the death of Mohbad a…
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.More than 7,200 cases and 453 deaths reported A staggering 7,202 cases of diphtheria, a highly contagious bacterial infection that can be fatal without treatment, were confirmed in Nigeria last week, with cases skyrocketing in recent months and children severely affected, said Save the Children International. In a statement on Friday, Save the Children International…
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Kano state government has restated determination to revive the near collapse of educational system with a proposed 49.11 per cent in 2024 appropriation. Besides, the government disclosed plan to reopen all technical and vocational schools already shut down by the immediate past administration to further strength the dwindling skills among younger generation. The state Commissioner…