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2023 won’t be based on ‘my turn’, ethnicity, religion — Peter Obi; Funke Akindele might be Lagos PDP’s deputy governorship candidate

2023 won’t be based on ‘my turn’, ethnicity, religion — Peter Obi Alleged Fraud: Ebonyi PDP suspends deputy chair, legal adviser, others Funke Akindele might be Lagos PDP’s deputy governorship candidate More than 6,000 monkeypox cases reported globally as WHO calls for emergency meeting 443 prisoners at large after Abuja Prison attack, including Boko Haram... Read More

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WHO links over 14 million deaths to COVID-19, but only about 6 million have been reported

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the “death toll associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic (described as “excess mortality”) between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021, was approximately 14.9 million (range 13.3 million to 16.6 million). Excess mortality is calculated as the difference between the number of deaths that have... Read More

December 31, 2021

#YNaija2021Review: Burna Boy’s Grammy, Wizkid’s Essence, fintech unicorns… 10 Moments that Made Us Proud this Year

Being Nigerian is hard enough. But these breakthroughs felt like collective wins and made it a little bit easier to believe in project Nigeria. Burna Boy gets his Grammy Second time was the charm for Burna Boy as he landed a Grammy for his album Twice As Tall which won the best global music album... Read More

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December 1, 2021

WHO warns against Omicron travel bans as nations shut borders | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: WHO warns against Omicron travel bans as nations shut borders The World Health Organisation has warned that blanket travel bans will not prevent the spread of Omicron, as more countries rushed to impose curbs and the first cases of the... Read More

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October 22, 2021

WHO vows cultural overhaul after Ebola sexual abuse scandal | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: WHO vows cultural overhaul after Ebola sexual abuse scandal The World Health Organization has promised to overhaul its culture and operations in the wake of a sexual abuse and exploitation scandal involving many of its workers during the 2018-2020 Ebola response in the Democratic... Read More

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October 6, 2021

WHO backs rollout of world’s first malaria vaccine for children in Africa | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: WHO backs rollout of world’s first malaria vaccine for children in Africa The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday the only approved vaccine against malaria should be widely given to African children, potentially marking a major advance against a... Read More

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September 28, 2021

Probe finds 80 alleged sex abuse cases linked to WHO’s DRC work | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: France hits back at claim it is ‘abandoning’ Mali by withdrawing troops France hit back on Monday at the Malian prime minister’s “indecent” and “unacceptable” claims that it is abandoning the war-torn country by drawing down troops from the restive... Read More

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September 10, 2021

#WorldSuicidePreventionDay: Attempted suicide is still a crime in Nigeria when our hope lies in its decriminalisation

‘Suicide is not an option.’ Reads a very colourful sign at the entrances of a Non-Governmental Organisation in Kaduna, whose purported aim is suicide prevention and mental health intervention. The colours invite hope, the message incites confusion particularly for the survivor walking through that door hoping to find a reason to not choose again an... Read More

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September 1, 2021

DaBaby alludes to cancellation on remake of Wizkid’s ‘Essence’ | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 big stories you must have missed out on: WMO published its new report on weather-related disasters The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Wednesday that the number of people displaced by disaster is “almost getting larger” than the number of people displaced by conflict, as thirty one... Read More

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August 18, 2021

Masari to Katsina residents: Arm yourselves against bandits; Niger declares national mourning after killing of 37 people | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you shouldn’t miss: Arm yourselves against bandits, Masari tells Katsina residents Governor Aminu Masari has urged Katsina citizens resident in areas prone to activities of bandits to acquire weapons and defend themselves. – Punch reports. Algeria: 61 arrested after mob kills man falsely accused of starting... Read More

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WHO: Africa records 6,400 COVID-19 deaths in one week, UN to support gender mainstreaming in Government Ministries | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you shouldn’t miss. Africa Covid chief John Nkengasong says vaccine saved his life The head of the agency leading Africa’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has said he owes his life to the vaccine after he caught the virus. Dr John Nkengasong said he was fully... Read More

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Suicide is on the rise and all we have is a mindless political leadership

How do you convince a government to declare a state of emergency on the increasing rate of suicide? Specifically, how do you convince the Nigerian government – whose antecedents with disregard for the lives of law-abiding citizens is a stuff of legend, to care enough about the increasing desperation that could be the cause of... Read More

Non-binary Blog

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Dexamethasone

Dexamethasone: All we know about the new COVID-19 ‘breakthrough drug’

As world leaders are invested in finding a vaccine for the coronavirus that has shaken the world to its core, more and more people have expressed hope for the vaccine to come in soon. However, recent developments have set in hope for the world with the introduction of Dexamethasone. Following the announcement by the World... Read More

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Ebola

Ebola is finally history for the Democratic Republic of Congo

In the mass hysteria of the Coronavirus and the West’s confusion as to how the virus has not infiltrated Africa when it has wreaked mass havoc in Asia, Europe and the Americas, its easy to forget that Africa has been dealing with its own epidemics, most of which used as an excuse to indulge in... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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Polio

August 22, 2019

As of today, Nigeria is finally polio free

It has taken Nigeria a long, long time, but finally, we are Polio free. It has taken 30 years of continuous global intervention, and billions of Naira to tackle the infectious disease that primarily infects children causing significant nerve damage and in extreme cases, paralysis. As a childhood disease, Polio ravaged the world, causing millions... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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Tanko Muhammad

The Big 5: Senate confirms Muhammad as Chief Justice of Nigeria; WHO declares Ebola international health concern | Other top stories

Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Senate confirms Muhammad as Chief Justice of Nigeria The Senate has confirmed Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria. President Buhari had on Thursday requested Mr Muhammad’s confirmation. His request was sequel to the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) to make... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

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There’s an outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo and we should all be concerned

There’s an ongoing outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has led to 1,400 deaths so far. This has consequently led to the first Ebola case reported in Uganda, where a five-year-old boy arrived the country after crossing from the DRC. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, the boy... Read More

Thinking Through

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World Health Organisation (WHO) removes transgender from list of mental disorders and we stan

The World Health Organization has officially decided to stop classifying transgender people as mentally ill. Given the decision of Kenya’s High Court not to decriminalise homosexuality last week, WHO deciding not to further categorize transgender as a mental disorder is exciting news. WHO member states adopted the new edition of the International Classification of Diseases... Read More

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WHO

October 25, 2018

Nigeria’s life expectancy rankings should make you very worried

Beginning from 2018, a male child given birth to in Nigeria is expected to live for an approximated 54.7 years while the female is expected to live approximately 55.7 years. This was the conclusion come to in a recent life expectancy data published by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the year 2018. This report... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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Viral

The Big 5: WHO says Nigeria, other African countries at risk of Ebola; Fayemi picks APC ticket for Ekiti governorship election and other stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has picked the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti. With 941 of the delegates to yesterday’s rescheduled primary of the party throwing their weight behind him, Fayemi... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

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Health

With one doctor to 6000 patients, Nigeria is officially experiencing a health crisis

On this blog, between September 2017 till date we’ve called the attention of the Federal government of Nigeria to the collapsing health sector in the country especially as it relates to the infrastructural and the human aspects of the sector, the federal government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari has done absolutely nothing to... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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December 8, 2017

Over 200 secondary school students attend Aimcare NG’s The Hygiene For Every Child Campaign

On Friday, 1st of December 2017, Aimcare NG hosted a hygiene symposium for students in public schools in Lagos State. The symposium forms an integral part of the The Hygiene For Every Child Campaign. It held at the Adeyemi Bero Hall, Alausa and had in attendance, 200 students from selected secondary schools in Lagos. The... Read More

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December 7, 2017

Reckitt Benckiser, Save The Children collaborate with Lagos State Govt to flag off Rotavirus vaccine administration

For the first time in the history of the Nigerian health system, children less than five years will receive rotavirus vaccine, a protection against diarrhea disease, free in designated public and private health facilities across Somolu LGA and Bariga LCDA in Lagos State. Diarrhoea is one of the leading causes of death among under 5... Read More

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November 27, 2017

Harpic partners Lagos State Ministry of Environment in commemoration of World Toilet Day

Harpic, Nigeria’s No. 1 toilet cleaning brand from Reckitt Benckiser the market leader in health, hygiene and home care products has partnered with the Lagos State Ministry of Environment in commemorating the 2017 World Toilet Day. Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment, Mr. Abiodun Bamgboye; and... Read More

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Obese

November 7, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Obese children are Africa’s silent epidemic, what are we doing about it?

The world health Organization in its recent global nutrition report states that a quarter of the world’s 41 million overweight children (10, 250, 000) under five live in Africa, a figure that has nearly doubled on the continent in the last two decades. As a result of this, the WHO said non-communicable diseases such as... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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August 10, 2017

[The Activism Blog] WHO to Nigeria: Stop killing 236,000 children annually

A recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO) which has revealed that Nigeria is losing 236,000 children annually to lack of investment in breastfeeding every year is a red flag to the country’s future. Listed alongside Nigeria are China, India, Indonesia and Mexico. According to the report published by WHO, the United Nations Children’s... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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2 people have died and 4 quarantined | How is this Lassa fever spread?

Yesterday, two people were reported to have lost their lives at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital where they were being treated for the Lassa fever virus. Chief Medical Director at the hospital, Chris Bode confirmed this, adding that 100 others are currently being monitored there. All of them were exposed to one of the patients who died... Read More

Thinking Through

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Ebola: Do not panic, Health Minister assures Nigerians

On May 12, 2017, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) received formal notification from the World Health Organization of an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). As part of Nigeria’s immediate response, the Honourable Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, issued a statement over the weekend highlighting the... Read More

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Ebola: FG increases screening at major airports

by Azeez Adeniyi The Federal Government has deployed additional personnel, thermal scanners and sanitisers to Lagos and Abuja airports in order to prevent Ebola outbreak in Nigeria, Punch reports. The World Health Organisation recently confirmed the death of at least one person as a result of Ebola in the North-East of Congo Acting General Manager,... Read More

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BREAKING: Ebola returns – WHO

by Omoleye Omoruyi The deadly disease that took the lives of many in Nigeria and some other African countries is back. The World Health Organisation announced this, saying that a National Reference Library in Kinshasa confirmed the incident. The outbreak is reported to have claimed three lives in the Republic of Congo.

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