Ganiyat Popoola
15 Nov
The President of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Dr Abubakar Dele, has confirmed that a member of the association, Dr Ganiyat Popoola, who was abducted on December 27, 2023, regained her freedom after 10 months in captivity.
26 Oct
That Dr. Ganiyat Popoola of the National Eye Hospital, Kaduna is still in the den of those who kidnapped her almost 10 months ago, and after millions of naira have been paid as ransom is not only disheartening, it portrays Nigeria as a country where the value placed on human life is next to zero.
5 Oct
The President of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Dr. Dele Olaitan Abdullahi, has confirmed that Dr. Ganiyat Popoola of the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, was still alive in spite of her non-release by her abductors since December 27, 2024.
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The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has expressed disappointment over the seven-day warning strike embarked on by Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), despite negotiations and plea attempts by the Federal Government
14 Aug 2024
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued an ultimatum to the government and threatened a nationwide strike for the release of their abducted colleague, Ganiyat Popoola. Ganiyat, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, was abducted on December 27, 2023, along with her husband and nephew. While…
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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened a strike on August 26 over the abduction and prolonged stay in captivity of one of their colleagues, Dr Ganiyat Popoola, a Registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, who has been in the hands of her abductor for over seven…
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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for the immediate rescue of its colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola of the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, who was abducted at her hospital quarters about seven months ago. They made the call at a press conference organised before their August 10 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference. Speaking on…
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