By Eche Nwaobasi- Onitsha The first ever Global hand washing mapped out for every 15th October of every year throughout the world by the United Nations to promote the habit of hand washing in order to prevent diseases in humans Read more…
Category: Health
Pope Leo XIV reveals that he is set to undergo surgery to remove a “localized nodule in my lung,” noting that it is at “a very early stage and is well-localized.” The operation will take place in the coming days Read more…
The Saudi authorities said an American citizen was among those killed in the attack claimed by the Yemeni groupPublished 10 Oct, 2026 21:01 | Updated 11 Oct, 2026 05:45 A Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Read more…
..Warns against self medication, Chemists By Uzo Ugwunze The Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA), Anambra State Chapter, has taken its World Sight Day 2026 campaign to Achina community in Aguata LGA, offering free eye screening, treatment, medication and spectacles to residents Read more…
A UK coroner has formally ruled that three sisters of Nigerian descent took their own lives after drowning in the sea off Brighton beach in the early hours of May 13. The deceased Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Read more…
According to him, the demanding nature of military service could also increase cardiovascular risks due to physical stress, psychological trauma, irregular schedules and inadequate sleep. A military cardiologist, Life Ajemba, has warned that hypertension, prolonged stress, and inadequate sleep could Read more…
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has expressed profound condolences to the families of the personnel and passengers who lost their lives following the accident involving Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR 42 aircraft, NAF Read more…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has confirmed that 25 passengers and seven crew members were on board a military aircraft that crashed near the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State. Keyamo disclosed this in a statement on his Read more…
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…