Ohafia Jubilates As Gregory Ibe Medical And Surgical Outreach Commences (Photos, Video)
The people of Ohafia local government area of Abia State received with excitement on Saturday the medical personnel from Prof Gregory Ibe Medical and Surgical Outreach who were in the local government for the 2022 Statewide free medical exercise. Prof. Ibe is the governorship candidate of APGA in Abia State. The exercise which is expected to go statewide is currently...
FG In Talks With Resident Doctors Over Its Demands
The Federal Government has commenced discussions with the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors over the demands of the doctors. The Publicity Secretary of NARD, Dr. Yusuf Alfa, disclosed this in an interview with reporters. The resident doctors had on July 30, 2022, issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to implement all the agreements it had with the association or...
Abia State Records Another Case Of Monkey-Pox
Another case of the dreaded Monkey-pox disease has been recorded in Abia State, thus, bringing to four, the total number of cases so far recorded in the state according to a Ministry source. Commissioner for Health, Dr Joe Osuji, who confirmed this i...
US-Based Professor Donates $1m To University Of Ibadan College Of Medicine
AN alumnus of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (CoMUI), MBBS Class of 1985, Dr Philip Ozuah, has donated the sum of $1,000,000 to the new hostel building fund of the college. Dr Ozuah, who is based in the United States of America, anno...
Abia Records Three Cases Of Monkeypox As Govt Cautions Residents
Abia State government has cautioned residents to maintain all stipulated guidelines to prevent and control the spread of monkeypox disease in the state. This follows the confirmation of three cases of monkeypox by the relevant health agencies. Speaki...
Dan Okeke Offsets Eye Surgery Cost For Constituents (Photos, Video)
APC candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency on Thursday 28th July 2022 paid for the cost of cataract eye surgery of some patients from his constituency at Abia State specialist Hospital and Diagnostic center Umuahia. This has attracted hi...
President Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19 Again
President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 again Saturday morning, per a letter from presidential physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor, in what is likely a "rebound" Covid-19 positivity that the doctor noted is "observed in a small percentage of patie...
42 Dead In India After Drinking Toxic Alcohol
At least, 42 people have died and nearly 100 others have been hospitalised in western India after drinking toxic alcohol, police said on Thursday, with authorities ordering a crackdown on bootleggers. Dozens of people became ill earlier this week aft...
Ex-Ekiti Governor Fayose Undergoes Serious Back Surgery Abroad [VIDEO]
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has undergone a successful surgical procedure following an injury he incurred during the 2018 Ekiti governorship election. According to the ex-governor’s former special assistant on new media, Lere Olayi...
More Than 18,000 Cases Of Monkey Pox From 78 Countries Worldwide, WHO Reveals
The World Health Organisation has disclosed that there have been more than 18000 cases of Monkeypox reported globally from 78 countries, with the majority in Europe. So far, 98% of cases outside the countries in Africa where the virus is endemic have...