Cervical Cancer Awareness and Prevention
3 Dec 2023
Dr. Evangel Chinyere Anyanwu has emerged as a leading figure in the global fight against cervical cancer, particularly in Africa, where the disease remains one of the most significant public health challenges. Through her groundbreaking research, dedicated public health initiatives, and unwavering commitment to women's health, Dr. Anyanwu has made extraordinary contributions to increasing awareness,…
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Indian doctors held a nationwide strike on Saturday, escalating protests after the "barbaric" rape and murder of their colleague, which has channelled outrage at the chronic issue of violence against women. The discovery of the 31-year-old doctor's bloodied body at a state-run hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata on August 9 sparked furious protests…
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Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has named a former bank chief as prime minister, according to a decree published nearly three weeks after the previous government resigned after being deemed "ineffective." At the end of July the government of Manuela Roka Botey -- who was the first woman to fill the role of…
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has demobilised 54 illegally mobilised graduates of the University of Calabar to prevent them from receiving Certificates of National Service. The NYSC Director-General, Brigadier-General Yusha'u Ahmed, announced this in Abuja on Friday, stating that the 54 individuals were mobilised illegally and would be prosecuted accordingly. Ahmed revealed that out…
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The National Council for Arts and Culture recently announced its partnership with a prominent player in Africa’s performance venue sector, Mefa Abuja, to launch a top-tier network of entertainment venues across Nigeria. At the signing ceremony in Abuja on Thursday, the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Council for Arts and Culture…
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Justice Akintayo Aluko of a Federal High Court, Lagos, has restrained First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Holdings Plc from conducting or hosting its 12th Annual General Meeting, scheduled for August 22, 2024, whether virtually or otherwise, pending the determination of a motion for interlocutory injunction filed by an aggrieved shareholder, Tohir Folorunsho Ismaila. The judge's…
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Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli air strike early Saturday killed 15 people from a Palestinian family, including nine children and three women. The strike hit the home of the Ajlah family in Al-Zawaida neighbourhood of central Gaza, civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP. The Israeli military did not offer an immediate comment.
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The Southern Kaduna Peoples' Union (SOKAPU) has expressed concern over fresh attacks by herdsmen and bandits in parts of Southern Kaduna co
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