Tag: Health

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AzeezFebruary 9, 2017

Release updates on full progress of Buhari’s recovery, CAN tells Presidency

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has told the Presidency to release full details of President Muhammadu Buhari health status. ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaFebruary 7, 2017

FG orders investigation into claims of HIV cure

The Federal Government has mandated the National Institute for Medical Research and the College of Medicine, Ibadan to properly investigate ...

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AzeezFebruary 6, 2017

“The President is hale and hearty” | Osinbajo speaks about his phone call with Buhari (WATCH)

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said he had a lengthy phone conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. In a ...

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AzeezFebruary 6, 2017

What President Buhari’s personal doctor told me – Garba Shehu

Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, Garba Shehu said the President’s personal doctor has confirmed he ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 2, 2017

Opinion: Lagos and the open graves no one is talking about

by Philip Amiola As a dewy-eyed boy growing up in the tranquil town of Ile-Ife, Osun state, I felt nothing ...

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RoqeebahJanuary 26, 2017

How is Trump gradually turning America anti-abortionist?

It’s been a rough honeymoon week for America and it’s not even over yet. Just a day after the inauguration ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaJanuary 20, 2017

NYSC members to be added to NHIS

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has said it would include National Youth Service Corps members in its scheme for ...

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AzeezJanuary 18, 2017

N632m: EFCC rejects former Enugu chief judge’s plea to travel

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday rejected a plea by the former Enugu State Chief Judge, Innocent ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 16, 2017

Biola Williams: Depression is a monster that must not be feared

by Biola Williams The NIH (National Institute of Mental Health) says depression (major depressive disorder or clinical depression) is a ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaJanuary 6, 2017

No new case of polio in Nigeria – FG

The Federal Government says there is no new case of polio in the country. Acting Executive-Director the National Primary Health ...

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ToluDecember 27, 2016

Errr, we thought Wizkid was too sick to do his Homecoming concert?

by Halima Bello Something smells fishy. Wizkid was at three major events back to back over the last one week. ...

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Isime EseneDecember 27, 2016

Stanley Azuakola profiles Kashim Shettima: The Comforter-in-chief (Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2016 Nominee)

In late September 2016, the governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima, gathered his closest aides and relocated to Bama town, ...

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Op-ed EditorDecember 1, 2016

The Thread: Do you know your HIV status? | #WorldAidsDay

Today is World Aids Day, and to mark the day, @Lade is asking people to recount their first HIV test experience. ...

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Op-ed EditorDecember 1, 2016

The Thread: “Sexual intercourse is not the only way to get infected with HIV” | #WorldAidsDay

Today is World Aids Day and the theme for this year is Hands Up for #HIV Prevention. It’s better safe ...

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Op-ed EditorDecember 1, 2016

Abigail Anaba: Take your sexuality in your own hands

by Abigail Anaba She came to us very sickly. She had been losing weight rapidly and everyone wondered what exactly ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaDecember 1, 2016

Female corps member dies in NYSC Bayelsa camp

A youth corps member has died at the Bayelsa State Orientation Camp at Kaiama, Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area of the ...

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ToluNovember 28, 2016

Is British American Tobacco killing more than just smokers?

BAT cigarettes aren’t killing more than its smokers, are they? British American Tobacco (Nigeria) Ltd. is the multinational company responsible ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaNovember 28, 2016

Lagos residents spend 3 out of 10 years in traffic – Report

Residents of Lagos spend an average of three out of every ten years of their lives in traffic, according to ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaNovember 26, 2016

Obasanjo officiates game between male and female doctors (PHOTOS)

Former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo was the official referee in a game between male and females doctors in Ogun, Premium Times ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaNovember 22, 2016

LUTH celebrates first IVF delivery

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, on Tuesday celebrated the birth of its first In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaNovember 8, 2016

Kogi gov, Bello in Germany for eye surgery

On Monday news about the health status of Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello broke. Some believe he was ill, while others ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 3, 2016

Opinion: The non-implementation of Nigeria’s national health act

by Jide Ojo “Non-implementation of the National Health Act 2014 which provides for not less than one per cent Consolidated ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 29, 2016

Iweka Kingsley presents Emily’s diary (Chapter 4)

by Iweka Kingsley In commemoration of October as the month Breast Cancer awareness globally, Iweka Kingsley writes about a fourteen years old girl diagnosed with ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 25, 2016

Iweka Kingsley presents Emily’s diary (Chapter 3)

by Iweka Kingsley In commemoration of October as the month Breast Cancer awareness globally, Iweka Kingsley writes about a fourteen years old girl diagnosed with ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaOctober 24, 2016

Fani-Kayode slumps in EFCC detention – Aide

Former n minister of Aviation Chief Femi Fani-Kayode on Saturday slumped in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 18, 2016

Iweka Kingsley presents Emily’s Diary (Chapter 2)

In commemoration of October as the month Breast Cancer awareness globally, Iweka Kingsley writes about a fourteen years old girl diagnosed with breast cancer who ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 15, 2016

Igwe Ozioma Peace: A corset and a smile [Nigerian Voices]

by Igwe Ozioma Peace The clock on the parlour wall chimed- one ringing bong. Could it really be two O’clock ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 15, 2016

Tosin Dada: My mum is dying? [Nigerian Voices]

by Tosin Dada Is she dying? The words were slurred because my tongue felt thick and heavy from the tears ...

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Isime EseneOctober 13, 2016

Waje, Kate Henshaw, Basketmouth, others want FG to focus on health

As the federal government prepares to finalise its 2017 budget, top Nigerian celebrities have urged it to invest in health ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 13, 2016

Iweka Kingsley presents Emily’s Diary (Chapter 1)

In commemoration of October as the month Breast Cancer awareness globally, Iweka Kingsley writes about a fourteen years old girl diagnosed with breast cancer who ...

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