•Actress Tope Osoba Actress Tope Osoba has opened up on experience with breast cancer, revealing how she discovered a lump in her breast through self-examination. Initially, she said her doctor dismissed the lump, attributing it to her childbearing age. However, Osoba’s persistence led to further testing, which confirmed the presence of cancer...
A passionate appeal has been made to students in Delta State, and indeed Nigeria, to steer clear of illicit drugs and substance abuse, as traces can be detected in the human bloodstream for up to 90 days after exposure. The Assistant State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Delta Command, Mr. Silas […]
•A COVID-19 health worker in Wuhan, China The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is closely monitoring global developments on the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). Director-General of the agency , Dr Jide Idris, said this in a public health advisory last night. He said an Entry Implementation Protocol on HMPV, approve...
•Mpox An infection with the latest mpox variant, clade 1b, has been detected in the United Kingdom for the first time, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced today. The agency said that the single case was detected in London after the person returned from Africa, adding that the risk to the wider population “remains […]

