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Lagos doctor slumps, dies after 72-hour work

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2023 0

Umoh Michael, a doctor with the Lagos State Teaching Hospital (LUTH), has died after allegedly working for 72 hours. Dr Michael died on September 17 after being on a 72-hour-call in the Neurosurgery Unit. He was said to have been on call for the duration before arriving home on Sunday morning

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Native doctor swindles robbers of money made from robbing

Ihesiulo Grace 25 July 2020 0

Operatives of the Force Intelligence Response Team(IRT)have arrested two brothers; Akinola Akeem and Muyiwa Akeem and their native doctor, Odunta Moses, who were members of a notorious robbery gang that had been terrorizing Ijebu Mushin area of Ogun State for a long time. The suspects were said to have been rounded up recently after they […]

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Romanian doctor gets suspended jail sentence over Cameroonian player’s death

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2020 0

Bucharest – A Romanian court has handed a one-and-a-half-year suspended jail sentence to an emergency doctor for negligence before the death of Dinamo Bucharest’s Cameroonian midfielder Patrick Ekeng in May 2016. Ekeng collapsed on the field after suffering a heart attack, shortly after coming on as a second half substitute during a domestic league match, […]

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Doctor suspended over alleged involvement in Ayade’s aide death

Ihesiulo Grace 21 May 2020 0

Calabar – The Cross River Government says it has suspended Dr Offiong Okoho, over an alleged unprofessional practices leading to the death of Prince Otu-Otu Duke, a patient under his care. Duke, who was the Special Adviser to Gov. Ben Ayade on Waste Management, died on April 3, 2020, after undergoing surgery for hernia at […]

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Coronavirus fight: Chinese to remain in quarantine for 14 days

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2020 0

A team of Chinese doctors and experts arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday to assist the country  in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. The team, which arrived in Nigeria through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, was received by a Federal Government delegation led by the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire. READ ALSO: COVID-19: 5 men docked over […]

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Doctor jailed for editing babies gene

Ihesiulo Grace 30 December 2019 0

A Chinese court on Monday sentenced the doctor who claimed to be behind the world’s first gene-edited babies to three years in prison for illegal medical practice, state media reported. He Jiankui, who shocked the scientific community last year by announcing the birth of twins whose genes had allegedly been altered to confer immunity to […]

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Tyga’s hair surgeon admits making big money through Nicki Minaj and Safaree dirty fight on Twitter

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2018 0

Tyga’s hair surgeon,Dr. Craig Ziering’s has gotten a major spike in business since Nicki Minaj and Safaree’s dispute on Twitter. Nicki Minaj got involved in a heated Twitter dispute with her ex-boyfriend, Safaree, who accused the Queens rapper of domestic abuse. Those allegations were quickly overlooked after Nicki claimed Safaree got a hairline transplant from […]

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FMC Yola denies outbreak of Lassa fever, doctor’s death

Ihesiulo Grace 19 April 2018 0

The Federal Medical Center Yola,( FMC) has denied the rumoured  outbreak of Lasa fever in the hospital.   Head Clinical Services Department Dr. Joel Yohanna made this known while addressing journalists, also said the hospital was working at full capacity and ready to handle any case. While giving an insight into the situation Dr. Yohanna said […]

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Lassa Fever: “Hold Buhari Responsible For Abia Doctor’s Death” – PDP Tells Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 4 April 2018 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Nigerians to hold President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government directly responsible for the avoidable and painful death of Dr. Ndukwu Chizaram of the Federal Medical Center, Umuahia, Abia state. The party said the promising and patriotic medical practitioner had to pay the supreme price over avoidable exposure to Lassa […]

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Dove club set to celebrate new president

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2017 0

The elegant suit of Summit Hotel in the serene of Akowojo, in Egbeda area will come alive on 2nd Dec, 2017 when one of Nigeria social club, Dove Club, that housed many important personalities like doctor, engineers, business tycoons, senior civil servant, bank managers converge at the prestigious hotel to celebrate their day and also […]

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Medical doctor drags A’Ibom speaker to court for assault, demands N500m

Ihesiulo Grace 17 November 2017 0

Justice Fatun Riman of Federal High Court 2, sitting in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, Friday deferred hearing on fundamental rights enforcement case against the Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Mr. Onofiok Luke, to December 1. Joined in the suit includes the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Department of […]

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Vet doctor wants FG to provide land, loans to livestock farmers

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2017 0

A veterinary doctor, Dr Mutiu Oladele-Bukola, has advised the Federal and State Governments to provide loans and land to livestock farmers to boost food production. Oladele-Bukola of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, made the call on Wednesday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. According to […]

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Medical Doctors,10 Others Quarantined in Bayelsa over New Viral Disease, Monkey Pox

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2017 0

At least 11 persons, including a medical doctor, suspected to have been infected with a new viral disease known as monkey pox have been quarantined in Bayelsa. THISDAY learnt that those affected were taken to an isolation centre created at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH) Okolobiri, Yenagoa Local Government Area. The isolation centre […]

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Doctor jumps to death from Third Mainland Bridge

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2017 0

A medical doctor, simply identified as Orji has jumped off the Third Mainland Bridge, to his death. According to eye witness accounts, the man reportedly asked his driver to stop on the bridge. Then he opened the door of his Nissan X-trail SUV and jumped into the Lagoon, “The driver parked the car, the doctor […]

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Environmental Issues are not Ethnic but National Issues – Dr. Godwin Uyi Ojo

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2016 0

WARRI – The  Executive Director of Environmental Rights Action / Friends of the Earth ( ERA / FoEN), Dr. Godwin Uyi Ojo has  said treating environmental issues as ethnic rather than national issues has been a major barrier in tackling  the ernomous  environmental problems facing  the country. Dr.   Ojo  who stated this  at an ERA […]