..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…
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…