Ngozi Ezeonu Raises Alarm Over Fake Drugs

Ngozi Ezeonu Raises Alarm Over Fake Drugs

Veteran Nollywood actress Ngozi Ezeonu has urged Nigerians and government authorities to act against the circulation of counterfeit drugs, baby formula and other consumer products in the country. Veteran Nollywood actress Ngozi Ezeonu has raised concerns over the alleged circulation of counterfeit drugs, baby formula and other consumer products in Nigeria. Ezeonu expressed her concerns…

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Ebola Violence: DRC Party Official Beaten to Death

  A senior official of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s ruling party has been beaten to death after appearing on a radio programme to raise awareness about the country’s worsening Ebola outbreak, according to a statement from the party. Marie-Celestin Karondwa, acting president of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) federal executive committee…

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Diphtheria Outbreak Kills Five Children in Kano

Plateau Records 469 Diphtheria Cases, 31 Deaths

A preventable bacterial contagion has killed 31 people in Plateau State after spreading across 10 local government areas, health officials confirmed in Jos on Thursday. State Health Commissioner Nicholas Ba’amlong revealed that the administration had tracked 469 suspected diphtheria infections, with Jos North bearing the brunt of the crisis at 370 cases. Other affected council…

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Nigeria Records First Tele-Robotic Surgery in West Africa

Nigeria Records First Tele-Robotic Surgery in West Africa

A surgeon sitting behind a Toumai console at Redeemer’s Health Village in Ogun State removed a cancerous kidney from a patient lying inside an operating theatre in Abuja on Saturday. The three-hour procedure spanned roughly 500 kilometres across Nigerian airspace. Professor Obi Ekwenna-Davis, a transplantation specialist and co-founder of RoboMed Global, directed the right radical…

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Jehovah’s Witnesses Ease Stance on Blood Products

Jehovah’s Witnesses Ease Stance on Blood Products

The leadership of Jehovah’s Witnesses announced on Friday, 18 September 2026, that members may now receive treatments derived from donated blood, softening a doctrinal ban that has shaped the denomination’s identity for eight decades. Under the revised guidance issued by the faith’s Governing Body in New York, the movement’s 9.2 million adherents worldwide can accept…

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