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January 29, 2025

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | 3,690 Nigerians Estimated to be Deported Among Immigrants in US

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. 3,690 Nigerians estimated to be deported among immigrants in US The United States is preparing to deport nearly two million individuals classified as “illegal immigrants,” according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This wave of... Read More

Deportation, donald trump, economy, hiv, information, News, Nigerian immigrants, Politics, Top 5 stories of the day, USAID

August 25, 2022

Man Tests Positive for COVID, Monkeypox and HIV following trip to Spain

Researchers from the University of Catania in Italy have reported that an Italian man who had returned from a brief trip to Spain tested positive for COVID-19, monkeypox, and HIV all at the same time. The unnamed 36-year-old male experienced fever, sore throat, exhaustion, and headaches as a result of the co-infection, according to the... Read More

COVID-19, hiv, Italian man, Monkeypox, spain

JAMB debunks error in scoring system; NDLEA arrests suspected drug baroness | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

NDLEA arrests suspected drug baroness, seals mansion, drug bunks FG deploys drones in HIV drugs delivery Sokoto police declare suspects seen in video of Deborah Samuel’s killing wanted 9 killed, several school children injured in Kano gas explosion JAMB debunks error in scoring system, says no plan to reschedule UTME Across Nigeria’s 36 states and... Read More

Deborah Samuel, hiv, JAMB, Kano gas explosion, NDLEA, UTME 2022

February 22, 2021

ViacomCBS Networks Africa partners with the ‘Zero Malaria Starts With Me’ movement to support and inspire young people in their fight against malaria

ViacomCBS Networks Africa (VCNA) has joined forces with the Zero Malaria Starts With Me (ZMSWM) movement to inspire and engage young people in the fight against malaria – the generation that can end this preventable disease. VCNA’s commitment to malaria and its powerful platforms will provide a unique opportunity to draw attention to the oldest... Read More

Africa Day Benefit Concert, Draw the Line Against Malaria Campaign, hiv, Lilies Njanga, Monde Twala, MTV, MTV Shuga, MTV Staying Alive Foundation, Nickelodeon, UNICEF, ViacomCBS Networks Africa (VCNA), World Food Program, World Health Organization (WHO), Zero Malaria Starts With Me (ZMSWM)

Twitter users go head-to-head over tweet on ‘anxiety’

I saw a viral tweet about someone getting anxiety over phonecalls, and another about anxiety over texting. Life is so good that banal things like texts and calls give people a reason to be anxious. 😒 We're truly living in the best days. — Chairman AW (@AffiSupaStar) May 17, 2020 This was the tweet that... Read More

Affi, AIDS, anxiety, Coronavirus, hiv, twitter.

hiv

Dear Nigerian Police, isn’t it illegal for any institution to force applicants to disclose their HIV status?

The Nigerian Police force has concluded plans to screen 133,324 candidates shortlisted for recruitment into the force. However some of the stipulated guidelines for the process are in contravention of the existing laws of the land. According to the Nigerian police, they will test aspirants for HIV AIDS, Hepatitis B and C among other screening... Read More

hiv, nigerian police, status

Senegal

Senegal has cracked the code for sex work, when will the rest of Africa?

You might not have heard about this, but Senegal has quietly led advancements in West Africa through its partnerships with the rest of the world. However, the country isn’t just blazing the trail of progressiveness in its manufacturing and infrastructure, it is also taking a long hard look at the legacy of colonial laws and... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

hiv, senegal, sex work, The Sexuality Blog

Unicef

December 13, 2017

[The Activism Blog] UNICEF: AIDS epidemic not yet over

At a time when the awareness and campaign against HIV and AIDS is on a low across the world especially Sub-Saharan Africa, the United Nation’s through the United Nation’s Children Educational Fund (UNICEF) has stated that the epidemic is far from over. The campaign for the dreaded disease some decade ago received attention from many... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

AIDS, hiv, UNICEF

Ambode

September 7, 2017

[The Alausa Blog]: The Lagos State Government is testing every Lagosian for HIV and here’s how it’s starting

As part of efforts to achieve the UNAIDS’ three-part target, the 90-90-90 initiative that aims to end the AIDS epidemic in the world by 2030, the Lagos state government has embarked on a statewide screening process. Starting with 36,000 Ikorodu residents, the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) will be focusing on Imota, Igbogbo/Baiyeku, Ijede,... Read More

The Alausa Blog

AIDS, Akinwunmi Ambode, hiv, lasg, screening

[The Sexuality Blog] Aren’t we tired of equating sex and sexual minorities with HIV?

This morning on Twitter, the conversation – as it is wont to – roved on to sexual minorities. Trans people in particular, have been the focus on many twitter arguments, no thanks to President Donald Trump’s new law that bans the sexual minority from serving in the United States Army. This morning’s conversation however, was... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

hiv, marginalised group, passing, The Sexuality Blog, Transgender

HIV, cancer cure underway – Nobel laureate

A Nobel Laureate, Prof. Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, has said there are ongoing efforts to develop a universal cure for HIV and cancer. The co-discoverer of the HIV said this in Paris while conducting some select journalists on a tour of the sophisticated laboratories at Institut Pasteur. She also stated that the HIV Cure and Cancer Forum would... Read More

AIDS, cancer, hiv, hiv cure, Prof. Francoise Barre-Sinoussi

[The Sexuality Blog]: Quickcare will make healthcare that much easier for LGBTI people in Nigeria

Accessing quick affordable healthcare, especially for LGBTI related issues is easily the biggest problem sexual minorities in Nigeria face after discrimination. Even though this access is tied to discrimination as doctors routinely out HIV+ LGBTI patients or refuse to treat them at all, or force them to ‘convert’ to their religion of choice before treating... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

healthcare, hiv, LGBTI, Quickcare, The Sexuality Blog, TIERs

Opinion: I’m a HIV positive woman and I still have sex

by Mary Ero It is amazing how sex is a relatively taboo topic among PLWHA (or at least seems to be). Considering most of us acquired the disease through sexual intercourse one would only hope that there would be a little less mental restriction on the subject. But in Nigeria? No way! Even pregnant... Read More

culture, hiv, nigeria, opinion, patriarchy, Stigmatization of people liing with HIV

[The Sexuality Blog]: Best news we’ve seen all day

This isn’t going to be on those winding, slightly judgy posts we tend to give you on the Sexuality Blog. Nope, this one is going to be short and sweet, as all the best news usually is. In April, the World’s first openly HIV+ beauty queen was crowned. Or rather, the world’s HIV+ beauty queen... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

hiv, Horcelie Sinda Wa Mbongo, The Sexuality Blog

The Thread: ‘That’s how two people infected Twitter Nigeria with HIV’

Twitter NG is absolutely a place to be. But once in a while, you come across stories that will send shivers down your spine and make you regret opening your Timeline. This is one of such stories shared by @HeartofGold_. Read: https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858664281587503104 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858666305121116161 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858667422865403904 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858667940299911168 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858668326293299201 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858668730510913536 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858669314131587074 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858669701374894080 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858669701374894080 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858670105722572801 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858670337545863168 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858671535112024064 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858671842810363906 https://twitter.com/HeartOfGoId_/status/858672232536649728... Read More

Thinking Through

boyfriend, heartofgold, hiv, infection, The Thread, timeline, Twitter Nigeria

February 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 the two claims to HIV cure in the country. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, made the disclosure on Monday in Ilorin at the Federal Government Town Hall meeting for the North Central Zone.... Read More

cure, Health, hiv, Prof. Maduike Ezeibe, Professor Isaac Adewole

January 29, 2017

The Sexuality Blog: Not all men who have sex with men are gay…

Ever heard of the term gay-for-pay? What about MSM? People are slowly coming to terms with the fact that straight is not the only sexual orientation there is out there, and sexuality while often conflated with gender is not the same thing. It has taken public marches and private protests and the lives of many... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

AIDS, CDC, Centre for Disease Control, donnie mcclurkin, gay, hiv, self-identification, sexuality, STI, Straight, The Sexuality Blog

January 26, 2017

The Sexuality Blog: The Global Gag rule will hit you too, eventually

Before I begin this, this is specifically for you Nigerians who sit in your houses and gripe about how we are hypocritical or pretentious for being wholly invested in international politics and global policies when it supposedly doesn’t ‘affect’ us. Congratulations, you played yourself. If you haven’t heard, one of President Donald Trump’s first actions... Read More

Thinking Through

donald trump, Global Gag rule, hiv, NGO, nigeria, The Sexuality Blog, TSB, USAID

January 22, 2017

The Sexuality Blog: About that coming out story ‘For Akin’

There are coming out stories and there is ‘For Akin’, written by Funmi Iyanda at the request of her friend Akin. A narrative that starts with the death of one friend and weaves through decades with another, coloured by cancer and HIV, spanning continents and boroughs, a story that is as grand as it is... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Akin, cancer, Funmi Iyanda, gay, hiv, LGBT, The Sexuality Blog, TSB

January 16, 2017

YNaija Editorial: We hope Pres. Buhari and other African leaders are prepared for a Trump administration

Despite how prominently foreign policy issues feature in American politics and presidential campaigns, foreign policies as it concerns Africa is hardly on the front-burner with African nations in the dark over what direction the actions of the most powerful country on earth concerning them will take. The presidential elections of last November which produced Donald... Read More

Thinking Through

africa, AIDS, America, donald trump, hiv, inauguration, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, PEPFAR

December 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. In this part of the world where HIV/AIDS is attached to stigma, folks are reluctant to do the needful. They think taking that trip to the hospital is asking for trouble, not realising that where... Read More

africa, AIDS, attitude, Getting tested for the virus, Health, hiv, nigeria, Word Aids Day

August 26, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five news stories to monitor today 1. Woman explains why she locked a four year in a cage A 28-year-old woman, Mary Matthew, has said that she locked a a 4 year old girl in a caged because of witchcraft and the child’s HIV status 2. Jega advises Buhari and Nigerians The... Read More

arrest, big 5, Buhari, CAGE, child, economy, Fashola, FG, hiv, Jega, nigeria, woman

Meet the Nigerian man who match-makes HIV patients looking for love

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani ABUJA, August 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sitting in his dimly-lit office in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, surrounded by files and boxes of condoms, matchmaker Ugochukwu Michael talks passionately about the part he has played in the marriages of around 100 couples in recent years. While the popularity of dating... Read More

AIDS, discrimination, hiv, Love, matchmaking, reports, sickness, thomas foundation

How 7 federal health workers ‘stole $4m HIV fund’

Seven officials of the Federal Ministry of Health have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly diverting over $4 million intended for the fight against AIDS. The stolen money was donated to Nigeria by an international financing organization, Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Global Fund had in May sent a... Read More

AIDS, arrested, EFCC< presidency, Global health fund, Health, hiv, ministry, sevn

Woman found out she’s HIV positive, then did this

Celestina Mamah cannot be described as accepting her situation, in spite of the associated trauma that comes with her status as being HIV positive. The 46-year-old took her life – having found out she tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus. Mamah went to a forest near Ogwu Rest House in Udenu Local Government in Enugu state and stabbed... Read More

Celestina Mamah, enugu, hiv, hospital, positive, suicide, woman

Photo(s) of the day: Big love, a short groom and a daring marital request

A lot of things break the internet these days – even more than nudity. These are the viral photos causing a ruckus on the internet today. A big love They say true love doesn’t care about size and these two are putting exactly that into practice. A photo of two lovers circulated cyber space and... Read More

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September 6, 2015

5 things to know about Truvada, the HIV prevention drug

Pill preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), otherwise known as Truvada, prevents HIV infection. A recent study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases showed that Truvada can help ward off HIV infection when engaging in unprotected sex or exposed from injection drug use. Here are 5 things to know about the drug; Truvada prevented HIV infection in all 657... Read More

hiv, infection, PrEP, STI, Truvada

Cuba stops mother-child HIV transmission

Early this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Cuba has become the first country in the world to stop the transmission of the HIV virus, as well as syphillis, from mothers to their offspring. Via NBCNews: “Eliminating transmission of a virus is one of the greatest public health achievements possible,” said WHO Director-General... Read More

hiv, Syphillis, WHO

North Korea’s ‘agbo’ cures HIV and Ebola

I remember when growing up I would have a stomach upset or headache or something as silly as a slight scratch on my arm. I would cry to my mother and she’d always have the solution to soothe me – the bitter agbo that is always hidden under the under or behind the standing mirror. The concoction (agbo) every mother has readily... Read More

Drug, Ebola, hiv, Kim Jong Un, North Korea

Opinion: Towards the finish line of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria

by Adams Abonu It is remarkable that within the measured time frame of 2005-2013, Nigeria’s policies and actions have seen a reduction up to 35 per cent of new cases of HIV infection. Across all indices, the incidence of Human Immuno- Deficiency Virus, the precursor of the deadly Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, has taken a... Read More

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