The Federal High Court, Abuja, has expressed doubts as to whether the claim of ill health by Olisah Metuh, the embattled former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), is true. The trial judge, Justice Okon Abang, said this on Thursday while delivering a ruling on an application seeking the release of Metuh’s…
VIDEO: Injured Gov Bello attends Aso Villa meeting with crutches
Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, on Tuesday moved around with the aid of crutches during the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. The meeting took place at the presidential villa, Abuja. The governor was said to have been involved in an accident during the Easter holiday. In the video, Bello…
FG probes Cambridge Analytical, PDP’s alleged hacking into Buhari’s medical records
The Federal Government has commenced investigation into the recent revelation that ahead of the 2015 general elections, a Nigerian billionaire and supporter of former President Goodluck Jonathan paid £2m to Cambridge Analytica to hack into the medical records of President Muhammadu Buhari, then candidate of the All Progressives Congress. The government is also probing the…
Bayelsa plans big for pregnant women, proposes summit on maternal, infant mortality
Henceforth, all pregnant women in Bayelsa state would be given adequate attention by the goverment until they safely put to bed, according to the Bayelsa State Executive Council (SEC). This was one of the major decisions reached at the end of the 92nd meeting of the council chaired over by Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, at…
BREAKING: Trump fires Rex Tillerson as US Secretary of State
Less than 24 hours after visiting Nigeria and meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, has lost his job. Tillerson who was in Nigeria as part of his tour of dsome countries in Africa, was fired on Tuesday by President Donald Trump. While in Nigeria, he assured President Buhari of U.S.…
Researchers discover antibody ‘that can suppress HIV for six months’
Researchers said they have discovered an HIV antibody that can suppress the virus for nearly six months without additional treatment. The new study involved about half of a group of monkeys, infused with a broadly neutralising antibody to HIV combined with an immune stimulatory compound. The findings, released at the 25th Conference on Retroviruses and…
Federal University Dutse ‘develops’ herbal anti-diabetic, anti-cancer drugs
Salihu Ibrahim Isma’il, department of biochemistry, Federal Unversity Dutse, Jigawa, has developed herbal anti-diabetic and anti-cancer drugs. Fatima Batul-Muktar, the vice-chancellor of the university, disclosed this in Dutse on Monday. “I am glad to inform you that one of our staff, Dr Salihu Ibrahim Isma’il of the Biochemistry Department has developed a herbal anti-diabetic and…
Embattled NHIS chief Yusuf speaks
The newly reinstated Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, said on Thursday that over 90 per cent of Nigerians eligible for the scheme have not been covered. Mr. Yusuf noted that a lot needs to be done to realise health insurance for all Nigerians under the Universal Health Coverage. According to the…
NHIS reinstatement controversy: Buhari summons health minister, acting executive secretary
The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, and the Acting Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Attahiru Ibrahim have been summoned to the Presidential Villa. Ayo Osinlu, Head, Media and Public Relations of NHIS, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja. “We are waiting the outcome of the…
Edo Govt. rolls out plan to contain Lassa fever
Edo State government has approved a marshal plan to contain the Lassa fever scourge in the state and provide essential materials and equipment for health centres in the state to respond to the public health emergency. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Hon. Paul Ohonbamu after the weekly State Executive Council…
Lagos DNA centre set to tackle homicide, drug, alcohol abuse
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it has awarded the contract for the expansion of the operations of the DNA and Forensic Centre to include a world class Forensic Toxicology and Chemistry Section in line with efforts to expand the scope of operation of the Centre to offer more services. The State’s Attorney General…
Group seeks sack of CMDs of Health Centres appointed by Jonathan
President Mohammadu Buhari has been called upon to embark on the reform of all Federal Medical Centre, FMC, across the country. A civil society organisation, Seventh Force in a letter to the president, dated January 8th, 2018, also called for the immediate sack of the Chief Medical Director of FMC, Makurdi, Dr Peteru Inunduh. The…
Yusuf is doing well, Buhari’s daughter writes on Instagram
Hanan, daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, says her brother Yusuf who was involved in a bike accident is “doing well”. He was seriously injured in the accident which occurred at Gwarinmpa in Abuja on Tuesday night. Yusuf, the only son of President Buhari, is being treated at Cedarcrest Hospital. Hanan, a professional photographer, shared the…
Obaseki wishes Yusuf Buhari speedy recovery, says Edo people stand with first family
The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has expressed his wish for the speedy recovery of Yusuf Buhari, the son of President Muhammadu Buhari, who was involved in a bike accident in Abuja. Obaseki said Edo people are with Nigeria’s first family in their trying times and urged Nigerians to support the president and…
Buhari’s son to be flown to Germany for further treatment
The family of President Muhammadu Buhari is seriously considering flying their son abroad for advanced medical treatment, TheCable can report. Yusuf, who was involved in a bike accident at Gwarinmpa in Abuja on Tuesday night, is currently at Cedacrest Hospital in the nation’s capital. When TheCable visited the hospital on Wednesday evening, armed mobile policemen…