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Nollywood actress and 2027 Abia State governorship aspirant, Doris Ogala, was rushed to the hospital on Friday after reportedly collapsing during a medical consultation in Umuahia, Abia State. The incident, which sparked concern among supporters and onlookers, occurred at a clinic in the state capital. A video that circulated…
The Ghanaian Contingent of the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG GHANCOY 9) has launched a four-day blood donation drive at Essau Government Hospital to support patients in urgent need of transfusions. The exercise, which runs from September 15 to 18, 2025, is part of the contingent’s ongoing Civil-Military Cooperation…
The deaf community in Yobe State has raised alarm over health and social risks faced by its members due to the absence of sign language interpreters in public hospitals and government programmes. Malam Kolo Abba, Chairman of the Deaf Cluster in Damaturu Local Government, made the appeal during a citizens…
Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has died at the age of 82 in a London clinic where he had been receiving medical treatment since April 2025. In a brief statement issued this afternoon, his spokesperson Garba Shehu confirmed the passing on behalf of the family. “The family of the…
A female soldier attached to Ilese Sappers Barracks, Division 2, Ogun State, Lance Corporal Philomena Nnamoko, who alleged that her senior colleagues had been bullying and harassing her following her refusal to give in to their sexual advances, was allegedly beaten and sent to the Yaba Psychiatric Hospital following her…
The Chief Medical Director, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, Prof. Kayode Olabanji, on Monday, condemned the activities of individuals who invaded the hospital and vandalised its Accident and Emergency Complex following the death of a man. The hoodlums, who were angered by the man’s death, were said to…
