HEALTHWISE

Widow, Association Plead for Financial Support to Save 3-Year-Old Master Jamal, Surgery, Medical Support Needed Urgently

… Child Diagnosed With Life-Threatening Congenital Condition BY PETER OLANIYAN ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Radio and Television Callers Association, Ogun West Chapter, Ilaro, is appealing on behalf of a widow, Mrs. Shadiat Adigun, for urgent financial assistance for her 3-year-old son, Master Adigun Jamal, who is currently undergoing …

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Olowu Of Owu Kingdom, Oba Saka Matemilola Underscores Importance Of Cervical Cancer Prevention

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Oba (Prof.) Saka Matemilola, says his passion for awareness on cervical cancer prevention is to secure healthy living and safe motherhood for teenage girls. The monarch revealed this in his palace at Oke Ago-Owu, Abeokuta, Ogun State Capital, during a capacity …

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Ogun Govt. SFH Advocates Family Planning For Child Spacing Among Women

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State Government in collaboration with the Society for Family Health (SFH), has called on women of reproductive age to adopt the usage of Family Planning in order to avoid unwanted pregnancies and support child spacing. This was advocated in a Bi-annual review meeting …

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How Saudi Prince Wakes Up After 20 Years In Coma

SAUDI ARABIA – Prince Al-Waleed bin Khalid Al Saud, long dubbed the “Sleeping Prince,” has reportedly regained consciousness after spending two decades in a coma following a tragic car accident. In 2005, while studying at a military college in London, Prince Al-Waleed sustained a traumatic brain injury during a car …

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Ogun College Of Nursing Begins Sale Of 2025 Post-UTME Forms, Application Period Runs From June 16 To July 25

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State College of Nursing Sciences has commenced the sale of application forms for the 2025 Post-UTME Computer-Based Screening into the 2025/2026 academic session. According to a release signed by the Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, the application window opened on …

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2025 Pharmacy Week: Ogun PSN Position As National Model In Pharmaceutical Excellence

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Chairman, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Ogun State Branch, Pharm. Adewale Adenugba has reaffirmed the commitment of the society to health and well-being of the people through effective policy advocacy, professional ethics, capacity building, and innovations.  Pharm. Adenugba who made this known in a …

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Tinubu Launches “MediPool” Programme To Crash Drug Prices, Ease Financial Burden on Nigerian Families

…Building On Executive Order For Pharmaceutical Tariff Waivers BY ABU-SATAR HAMED FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – In a bold move aimed at transforming Nigeria’s healthcare sector, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched MediPool, a landmark initiative designed to drastically reduce the cost of essential medicines and provide relief for millions of …

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Hydrogen, Lagos StateTouch Thousands Of Business Owners with “Healthy Heart, Healthy Business” Outreach (+photos)

LAGOS, NIGERIA – MAY 30, 2025: As part of its continued effort to support the growth and sustainability of Nigerian enterprises, Hydrogen Payment Services Company Limited joined forces with Ikeja Local Government Area and the Office of the Medical Officer of Health to deliver the impactful “Healthy Heart, Healthy Business” …

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Alleged Money Laundering: Diezani Pleads With Tinubu To Return Home Amid Cancer Battle, Seeks Forgiveness From Nigerians

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM – Diezani Alison-Madueke, the embattled former Minister of Petroleum under President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for leniency, revealing that she is battling stage two cancer and wishes to return to Nigeria. Diezani, who fled to the United Kingdom to evade …

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FG Committed To Health For All Nigerians – Dr. Iziaq Salako (+photos)

… Commissions Five Major Projects Named After Eminent Nigerians BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Honourable Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, has reiterated the Federal Government’s unwavering commitment to improving the health status of Nigerians. He stated that the government …

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