Two warehouses at No. 269, Sam Mbakwe Road (formerly Faulk’s Road), Aba, stocked with expired drugs, have been uncovered by men of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC. A statement from the agency says during the raid, it was discovered that suspects had removed some cartons of expired but relabelled …
Singer Shakira hospitalized after suffering abdominal issues as she announces cancellation of her concert
Colombian singer, Shakira has revealed she is ‘currently hospitalized’ after suffering abdominal issues on Saturday night. The Hips Don’t Lie songstress, 48, announced she was taken to the ER last night in a statement posted to her Instagram Stories. Shakira also revealed she is now cancelling her show in Lima, Peru today after doctor’s determined …
NAFDAC seals 3000 shops in Lagos and seizes 12 truckloads of fake drugs
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed over 3,000 shops within the Idumota Open Drug Market in Lagos in the first week of operations. In a statement shared on its X on Sunday, February 16, the agency stated that during the raid, officials uncovered alarming violations, including vaccines stored …
‘My wife fears sex, I fear death’ – impacts of the USAID freeze
Life for Mike Elvis Tusubira, a motorcycle taxi rider with HIV in Uganda, has been turned upside down since US President Donald Trump halted foreign aid last month. Not only does the 35-year-old fear for his own survival as he takes life-saving anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs – but he says he will have to split up …
Pope Francis hospitalized for bronchitis and medical checks
Pope Francis has been admitted to hospital in Rome for tests and treatment for ongoing bronchitis, the Vatican announced. The 88-year-old, who has been breathless in recent days after being diagnosed last Thursday and has delegated officials to read his speeches, was admitted following his morning audiences, it said. ‘This morning, at the end of …
Comedian Bovi loses dad
Bovi Ugboma has lost his father. The comedian made the sad announcement via his Instagram account. He shared a photo of his late father Dr. Edward Sagini Ugboma, and announced that he died today, Feb. 13. Bovi wrote: “We the Ugboma family wish to announce the peaceful passing of our father, grandfather and uncle, Dr. …
Mother dies after spending 33 years in coma following car crash that killed her baby daughter
A 60-year-old mother has died after being in a coma for 33 years following a car crash that killed her baby daughter. Luigina Brustolin had spent over half her life in a coma after the deadly accident in Pederobba, in the Italian province of Treviso, on May 23 1992. Ms Brustolin, then 27, was seriously …
Doctor arrested for suspected murder of 10 patients in Germany
A Berlin-based palliative care doctor is suspected of killing at least 10 people, more than double the number initially assumed, the public prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Prosecutors had at first identified four victims in the case but later raised the number to eight. The prosecution spokesman, Michael Petzold said they now believe …
Health workers still among the highest paid in Nigeria – Minister
The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Adekunle Salako, says medical workers remain among the highest-paid professionals in Nigeria. Salako said this during a working visit to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) on Monday, February 10. “The challenge of ‘Japa’ in the health sector is mostly an economic challenge, and we will continue …
‘Grease and rags’ sewer fatberg halts Bryan Adams concert
A “large” sewer blockage caused by “fat, grease and rags” has forced the cancellation of a Bryan Adams concert in Australia on public health grounds. The Grammy Award winning artist was due to perform at the RAC Arena in Perth on Sunday, but the city’s water corporation said a blocked main risked backing up the …