Thursday, 17 September, 2026

Category: Health


The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has rescued all victims involved in a multiple-vehicle accident at Otedola Bridge, inward Berger, with no death recorded. The crash occurred on Wednesday afternoon and involved five vehicles, including two trucks, a trailer, Read more…


‎No fewer than 170 people have been affected by the suspected toxic herbal concoction crisis in Ondo State, with the death toll rising to 49. ‎The latest development came as the crisis spread to Irele Local Government Area, where eight Read more…


The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old woman, Ogechi Ofoma, for allegedly inflicting bodily injuries on her seven-year-old daughter, Oluebube, in the Ibollo community, Awada-Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. Oluebube was allegedly injured with Read more…


President Bola Tinubu has described the death of former Governor of the old Gongola State, Bamanga Tukur, as the end of a remarkable chapter in Nigeria’s political and economic history. Tukur, the Tafidan Adamawa and elder statesman, died on Saturday Read more…


Bishop Pavlo Honcharuk, of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, one of the Ukrainian dioceses hardest hit by the conflict, meets with the Pope on September 11 at the Vatican and thanks him for his support, prayers and concern. Speaking to Vatican News shortly after Read more…


Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has unveiled the National Community Food Bank Programme for the South-East geopolitical zone and inaugurated the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)-sponsored ICT Experience Centre at the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State. She also flagged off Read more…


Says killing of Nigerians unacceptable Eight Nigerians killed in 2026 Over 100 Nigerian nationals murdered between 2022 and 2026 Over 30 killed by South African Police Service officers, South African Defence Force The Nigerian High Commissioner-Designate to South Africa, Chief Read more…


The report, titled “Expanding Reach, Readiness and Resilience: Data-Driven Health Systems Across Africa,” indicates that the vaccination figure was part of a broader set of interventions implemented during the first half of 2026. A new report by eHealth Africa has Read more…


​Popular Davido associate, Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo, famously known as Ego, has died following complications from a penis enlargement procedure in Thailand. Ego underwent the procedure at an unnamed clinic in March 2026 while on a luxury vacation with his wife, Read more…


By Ifeoma Ejiofor Justice Development Peace Caritas(JDPC) Nnewi has carried out health awareness campaign in twenty one rural communities of Anambra State. The campaign which was put together under the Strengthening Public Accountability for Results and Knowledge (SPARK 2) programme, Read more…


Five persons lost their lives and 18 others were injured in a multi-vehicle crash at the Ugwu Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway on Thursday. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed that the incident occurred near the Liquefied Natural Gas Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a twenty six year-old Kosisochukwu Edward Ibekwe, in connection with the murder of Miss Vivian Chilaka, a twenty three year-old nursing student, whose tragic death occured in Alor in Idemili Read more…