•Kylian Mbappe France captain Kylian Mbappe was in Paris yesterday for treatment on a knee injury, but no surgery is planned, the Real Madrid superstar’s entourage told our correspondent. Real Madrid later said the forward has been diagnosed with a knee sprain in the French capital and will follow a “conservative” treatment plan, reports AFP. ...
The Joint security forces, acting on the orders of Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Ododo today stormed bandits camp in the outskirts of Aherin-Bunu community in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area and apprehended two wounded bandits receiving treatment from local bullets extractors in the forest. The joint security forces includes the Military,...
•Olawale Edun The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has travelled to the United Kingdom to seek medical attention, multiple sources close to the development confirmed yesterday. The report, first published by Western Post, was confirmed by a source who had earlier told our correspondent that the minis...
No fewer than 11,397 Lagos residents across 20 local government areas will be reached in a new HIV survey launched by the Lagos State Government in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and international partners. The Nigeria State-Level Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Impact Survey (AIS), unveiled yesterday at a town hall meeting in ...
Mpox is an infectious disease that can give you headache, back pain, low energy, painful rash, and fever. It can be transmitted through contaminated materials, infected animals, and humans, reports Nigerian Tribune. History The first case of mpox was in 1970. It happened to a nine-month-old baby in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Meanwhile, ...
•Fred Ajudua Justice Mojisola of Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, was yesterday told that Mr. Fred Chijindu Ajudua none appearance in court was due to the treatment he is currently receiving at the University of Lagos Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi-Araba, Lagos. Ajudua’s counsel, Mr. Olalekan Ojo, SAN, disclosed this to the c...
People living with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in Nigeria have lamented that the high cost of medication and poor access to comprehensive care are weighing heavily on them and their families. They also decried the lack of access to new and advanced medica therapies that have been proven to cure the disease in other countries […]
•Sickle cell Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN) has launched its 2025 World Sickle Cell Day campaign. It noted the gap between new treatments and access for Africans and warned that these therapies may remain out of reach for those who need them most, reports The Nation. Under the theme: “Access to New Therapies, Hope or […]
A pregnant woman in labour, simply identified as Kemi, has died after allegedly being denied medical treatment at a private hospital in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, because she could not afford a N500,000 deposit. The development, which is currently trending on X Nigeria, was first shared by her husband, Akinbobola Folajimi, on Instagram in Febru...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday listed Nigeria among the eight countries likely to run out of supply of HIV treatments soon. This is as the Trump administration’s decision to pause U.S. foreign aid has “substantially disrupted” supply of HIV treatments in the countries, reports Channels TV. The global health agency said that Nige...

