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World Health Day: Peter Obi donates N10m To College Of Nursing Sciences Onitsha

LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has donated N10 million to the College of Nursing Sciences at St Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital in Onitsha. The former governor of Anambra state made the generous donation when he visited the facility yesterday. On his X page, Obi […]

Apr 6 2024 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Cross River Schools Shut Down Over Measles Outbreak

LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An outbreak of measles has been reported and confirmed in two schools located in Akpabuyo local government areas of Cross River State. The Commissioner for Health in the State, Dr. Henry Ayuk confirmed the outbreak naming the two schools as Navy Secondary School and Penniel Primary Schools, both cited in the area. […]

Mar 9 2024 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Use Of Marijuana As Little As Once Per Month Linked To Heart Attack, Stroke Risk

LAGOS FEBRUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Using marijuana as little as once per month is associated with a higher risk of both heart attack and stroke, according to a large study published Wednesday by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital. The risks rose sharply the more frequently marijuana was used. The paper, which was published in the Journal of […]

Feb 29 2024 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Peter Obi Donates N2m To Abuja Primary Healthcare Centre, Demands Healthcare Reforms

LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a bid to spotlight the pressing need for healthcare reform in Nigeria, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, Mr. Peter Obi, embarked on a visit to the Tungan Madaki Primary Healthcare Centre in FCT Abuja yesterday, February 15, 2024, coinciding with the World Sick Week. Obi’s […]

Feb 16 2024 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Mystery Illness Strikes Hawaii Bound Cruise Ship As 154 Passengers Experience Vomiting, Diarrhea

LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A mystery gastrointestinal illness is spreading aboard a Hawaii-bound cruise ship, sickening at least 154 people as of Saturday, officials said. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in the midst of investigating the massive outbreak on the Queen Victoria, operated by Cunard Cruise Line, a British shipping and cruise line […]

Feb 11 2024 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Throwback On SCOAN: BBC Investigation Exposes Rots In TB Joshua’s Church

LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-TB Joshua, a charismatic Nigerian leader of one of the world’s biggest evangelical churches, secretly committed sexual crimes on a mass scale, a BBC investigation spanning three continents has found. Testimony from dozens of survivors suggests Joshua was abusing and raping young women from around the world several times a week for […]

Jan 8 2024 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Nollywood Actor Zack Orji Admitted For Brain Surgery In Abuja Hospital

LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Veteran Nollywood Actor Zack Orji has undergone a brain surgery. The Minister of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, disclosed this after she visited the ailing actor on 2 January at a private hospital in Wuse, Abuja. Nneka Anibeze, a Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the minister, shared […]

Jan 3 2024 | Posted in Entertainment,Health,National | Read More »

Lagos Police Investigate Death Of Medical Assistant Who Allegedly Commits Suicide In Medical Center

LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The spokesperson of the state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin who confirmed the death of medical assistant identified as Victoria incident said an investigation has since commenced. Victoria was reported to have committed suicide inside a medical center where she worked in the Surulere area of Lagos state on Sunday, December 31, […]

Jan 3 2024 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Uncovered: Japa Doctors Still Collecting Salaries In Abia State

LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, on Thursday, said the state had uncovered on its payroll some doctors who left the state employment and migrated abroad to seek greener pastures, in what is commonly known as japa. According to the governor, such doctors are still collecting salaries from the state despite […]

Dec 22 2023 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Nigeria Ranks Top Three Globally With Over 2m Living With HIV/AIDS

LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria ranks among the top three countries in the world with the highest burden of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV), with over two million people living with HIV (PLHIV). To reduce the spread of the disease, significant scientific and clinical advances have been made towards developing effective HIV treatments. Launched by the Prevention Access Campaign, […]

Dec 6 2023 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »