•A medical doctor A paediatrician in eastern Germany went on trial today accused of sexually abusing more than 70 children over more than a decade. The 46-year-old doctor is charged with more than 130 criminal offences over the abuse of children while working at clinics in the eastern German towns of Nauen and Rathenow between […]
•Danielle Adewusi Danielle Adewusi is the new Miss Universe Nigeria 2026, but the medical doctor and women’s health advocate entered the competition with a background that extends beyond pageantry. Here are five things to know about the new queen: 1. She is a medical doctor Adewusi studied Medicine at King’s College London, where she earned [&...
•Dr Esther Ibeye, a Physiotherapist A Physiotherapist, Dr. Esther Ibeye, has said poor compensation and heavy workloads have forced many of her colleagues to leave the country for better opportunities abroad. Ibeye made this known during an interview on Channels Television today. “I think this is even more like it is feeding back to the [&hell...
A senior consultant physician based in Kano State died after collapsing barely 15 minutes after arriving at a hospital in Kano State to attend to patients who had been waiting several hours for his evening clinic. The incident occurred last Saturday at Arewa Surgery Hospital, Hotoro, Kano, where the doctor reportedly responded to a request [&h...
•Medical doctors The President of the Association of Resident Doctors, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Dr John Omotoso, has decried the poor remuneration of the health workers in the country, demanding that the least-paid doctor should not earn less than N1million per month. Omotoso made the call on Monday while speaking...
•Late Blessing Okolie Beady Nnanna, a producer and publisher, talks about how her sister, Blessing Okolie, lost her life due to medical negligence by a doctor, who allegedly left a pair of scissors in her stomach during fibroid surgery at a private hospital in Lagos State, reports Saturday PUNCH. Excerpts: Tell us about yourself I’m […]...
What should have been a joyful day on April 14, 2026, has turned into one troubling misery for 28-year-old Blessing Ijeoma David. Instead of celebration, the young mother has been left in tears, while she accuses the doctor who delivered her of turning her expected twin pregnancy to a single baby after a surgical delivery, […]
•Late Dr Ere Ogbachi A medical doctor, Dr Ere Ogbachi, has died following complications after delivering triplets in Bayelsa State. The death was confirmed in a Facebook statement today by the deceased’s brother, Meshack Sintei, who said she was later rushed to the Intensive Care Unit of the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, where she died [&he...
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Jabi, Abuja, yesterday granted bail in the sum of N5 million to an Abuja-based fertility specialist, John Abebe, following his arraignment on a three-count charge of fraud, criminal conspiracy, and unlawful disclosure of confidential medical records. Abebe was arraigned alongside his medical facility, ...
•Lassa fever Plateau State has confirmed an outbreak of Lassa fever affecting seven local government areas, with 11 positive cases and four deaths recorded since December 2025. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Nicholas Baamlong, disclosed this during a press briefing today at the Ministry of Health in Jos, where he provided an update on the [&h...
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