A man in Abia State, south-east Nigeria, has allegedly killed his son for eating up the last portion of food in their family’s kitchen.
The suspect, Marcel Udeh, hails from Eziama Lokpa-Ukwu, a community in Umunneochi Local Government Area of...
A multidisciplinary committee in charge of cancer care management at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has said it already identified critical areas in the management of cancer cases that are either “under-explored or...
The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara says the state government will immortalise the late group chief executive officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe.
Governor Fubara disclosed this while paying tribute to the late banker on Tuesday evening at a...
More than one billion people worldwide are now living with obesity, with rates among children increasing fourfold, a new report published by The Lancet has revealed.
According to the study, obesity among adults globally has more than doubled since 1990...
A 27-year-old man in Abia State, south-east Nigeria, has allegedly killed his 57-year-old father in the state.
The suspect, Chinalu Ogbonna, was said to have strangled the victim, Mmaduka Ogbonna, at their residence at Umueze Road, Umuahia, the state capital.
He...
A medical team in Saudi Arabia has successfully separated conjoined Nigerian twins, Hassana and Huseina.
The Saudi Arabian embassy in Nigeria announced this in a statement on Friday.
“The procedure, which began on Thursday morning, marked the culmination of meticulous planning...
The African Union’s (AU) recent inclusion in the G20 has raised questions about its readiness to represent Africa’s interests and influence global policy on climate change, energy, and reform of multilateral bodies.
While there is agreement on the need for...
The National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) has partnered with Netherlands-based HemoClear BV to tackle blood transfusion shortages.
The alliance, according to a statement sent to Newslodgeon Friday, is set to introduce “autologous, a patient-own blood transfusion service, to address...
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, rejected a bill that sought to make it mandatory for presidential and governorship candidates to secure more than 50 per cent of the total votes cast, to be declared winners.
The bill, sponsored by...
Between 19 and 26 February, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) held a landmark sitting to hear oral arguments by 51 countries and three international organisations on the legal consequences of Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian territories (see box).
After...