Thursday, 29 October, 2026

Category: Health


From Ifeoma Ejiofor Anambra State Government has declared Saturday, October 3, 2026, as a statewide sanitation and clean-up exercise to commemorate the World and National Clean-Up Day. The Commissioner for Environment, Dr Clem Aguiyi, said the exercise is aimed at Read more…


By Ifeoma Ejiofor A 25-year-old man has been confirmed dead following a building collapse in Otolo-Nnewi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra state. The deceased, identified as Bakeru Iwal, one of the workers in the structure was said to Read more…


The NMA-NAFDAC Liaison Committee has confirmed that high concentration of methanol in a local concoction known as ‘monkey tail’ is responsible for the recent mass deaths in Ondo State. It said out of 182 affected, 48 persons have died, five Read more…


Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called on the Federal Government to publish the full text of Nigeria’s health agreement with the United States. Atiku made the call in a Read more…


The Nigerian Consulate-General in Johannesburg has raised alarm over the deaths of three Nigerians in separate incidents across South Africa between September 18 and 21, 2026. Consul-General, Amb. Ninikanwa Okey-Uche, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, saying the Read more…


The Delta State Police Command has arrested the Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr Kingsley Ashibogwu, and three others over the death of Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda, a Deputy Director in the state Ministry of Secondary Education. The Police Public Relations Officer Read more…


The Presidency has clarified that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is hale and hearty, saying his absence from Nigeria is due to his ongoing working vacation. Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special adviser on information and strategy, said in an X post on Sunday Read more…


The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to resolve outstanding welfare and professional issues affecting its members or face possible industrial action. NARD issued the ultimatum on Sunday at its 46th annual Read more…


The southern Ukrainian city of Oleshky — under Russian occupation since 2022 — has become “hell on earth,” local officials and humanitarian workers told ABC News, as thousands of remaining residents face starvation and hundreds flee through a war zone Read more…


In line with its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Seplat Energy Plc working under a Joint Venture (JV) intervention project with the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has launched a free sight restoration scheme, targeting no fewer than 6,000 persons Read more…


..as ANSACA Unveils Newsletter, Telehealth Services in Anambra By Uzo Ugwunze Managing Director/CEO Izudatcares Ventures Ltd, Sir Dr. Izuchukwu Nwabueze (Ichie Chinemeze n’Ukpo) has commended Governor Charles Soludo, Anambra State AIDS Control Agency(ANSACA), Executive Director, Dr Nkem Okeke and Partners Read more…


By Ifeoma Ejiofor The Coordinator of the Awlaw Strategic Development Initiative, Mr. Imah Felix, was attacked by thugs wielding dangerous weapons on Wednesday evening in his village. The incident occurred at about 6:35 p.m. around the Sir G.T.N. Tabansi Civic Read more…