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From festivals in Florida to touring Dracula’s digs in Romania, we round up the best destinations to visit this October. As summer abandons Europe again this October, eke out the last of the rays and raves in Ibiza, where nightclubs will be going out with a bang for the winter break. When the party finally stops head to the island’s north.
Meningitis Kills 20 Boarding School Students In Yobe
A meningitis outbreak in Nigeria has killed at least 20 boarding school students and infected hundreds more, the education commissioner in northeastern Yobe state said on Wednesday.
"We have recorded an outbreak of meningitis in six…
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NAFDAC Alerts Public To Dangerous Coco Samba Herbal Products In Circulation
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned the public about a counterfeit herbal product, “Coco Samba Herbal Mixture 100ml,” in circulation.
NAFDAC disclosed in a statement that the product was…
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Nigerian Nurse In UK Sacked, Deported Over Prayer For Dying Patient
A Nigerian healthcare worker in the United Kingdom has been fired and deported after she was reportedly seen praying for an elderly dying patient.
In a post shared on ‘X,’ popular Nigerian doctor @drolufunmilayo stated that it is…
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U.S. surgeons perform world’s first whole eye transplant
A team of surgeons in New York, United States, has performed the world’s first transplant of an entire eye in a procedure widely hailed as a medical breakthrough.
It isn’t yet known whether the 46-year-old man, Aaron James, will ever…
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Seven dead, scores hospitalised after drinking tea at wedding in Kano
By Malik Dauda
No fewer than seven people have been reported dead while several others hospitalised after drinking tea suspected to have been prepared with a local leaf popularly known as Zakami at a wedding ceremony in Kano.
Zakami…
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Alleged N106m Shabby Renovation of Lafiagi General Hospital: Group applauds ENetSuD, charges the…
The People's Voice Advocacy Network read the news of the shabby condition of the state owned General Hospital Lafiagi, Edu Local Government Area, in the recent report made available by a foremost civil society organisation named Elites…
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10 Governors, Ministers, Eminent Personalities To Attend Olaosebikan’s ‘30 Laws For Good Health’…
Ten State Governors, Ministers, Health Agencies, Corporate Organizations and Eminent Personalities have indicated interest to attend the launching of 30 Laws for Good Health, a new global book on public and personal health care that would…
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That Pain Killer May Be Your Killer
By Dr. Ola Sandra Ndukwe
Yesterday, I visited a friend of mine in her clinic as I usually do. On arrival, I observed an unusual crowd had gathered in front of the clinic.
So, I walked in and met her trying to resuscitate a man who was…
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How UK lured 58 Nigerian doctors with 14 days a month job, N47.9m annual salary
No fewer than 7,875 Nigerian doctors are currently practising in the United Kingdom, according to the UK’s General Medical Council.
The GMC, which is the government body that maintains the UK’s official register of medical practitioners,…
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Lagos Govt spends N1m daily on each COVID-19 patient – Health Commissioner
The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state government spends about N100,000 daily on each COVID-19 patient whose case is mild-to-moderate.
He added that a severe case could gulp up to N1 million to maintain on…
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