Police arrest maker of killer cough syrup that has claimed the lives of 17 children
9.10.2025 The police in India have arrested the owner of a pharmaceutical company that manufactures a cough syrup connected to…
NDLEA ready to legalise cannabis for health purposes
8.10.2025 National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) chairman Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa rtd said the organisation is open to legalising cannabis…
Flesh-eating bacteria kills 7 in Adamawa…80 other persons infected
2.10.2025 The Federal Government has said a strange flesh-eating disease was responsible for seven deaths in Malabu, Adamawa State, and…
20m Nigerian females have no “clit,” UNICEF calls for end to genital mutilation
25.9.2025 About 20m Nigerian females have suffered Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), despite federal laws against the practice. According to the…
DR Congo braces up for epidermic control as Ebola deaths surge
19.9.2025 Deaths from an ongoing Ebola crisis have surged 63 percent over the last week as officials fear an impending…
Doctor who performed 21 C-section in 10 hours faces probe
10.9.2025 A senior gynecologist in Assam, a northeastern state of India, is under investigation after performing 21 emergency caesarean section…
Snakes take over Abuja medical centres…doctors are dying from bites ARD cries out
By Kingston Magare 8.9.2025 The Association of Resident Doctors has warned of alarming rate of doctors dying from snake bites…
Doctor Death: Doctor who killed his patients to showcase his skills goes on trial
8.9.2025 A French doctor accused of intentionally poisoning 30 child and adult patients, 12 of whom died, went on trial…
Ebola outbreak hits Congo DR again…15 persons confirmed dead
4.9.2025 Congo DR has declared a new Ebola outbreak in Kasai province, with 15 confirmed deaths since late August. The…
Father, daughter die after eating deadly mushrooms prepared by wife
1.9.2025 A 78-year-old man and his 40-year-old daughter have died after eating curry soup prepared by his wife from toxic…
Malnutrition: 2.5 million Nigerian children at risk in the north-east
30.8.2025 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 2.5 million children in Nigeria’s north-east are at risk of acute malnutrition.…
NAFDAC raises alarm over fake pregnancy preventing pills in circulation
26.8.2025 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public to a fakery of…
One-month-old baby girl bleeds to death following female genital mutilation
12-8-2025 The death of a baby girl who was a victim of female genital mutilation (FGM) has sparked outrage in…
University of Ghana opens ‘breast milk’ bank
18-6-2025 Breast milk will be available for mothers and fathers who want it in Ghana as a Human Milk Bank…
Covid ’19 returns to US…panic as infections spread in China
The US has reported the arrival of a new and potentially more contagious strain of Covid-19, following a sharp rise…