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By Paul Olayemi Barely a week after security forces were deployed to Sapele town in Sapele local government area of Delta State, to forestall incessant killing from suspected cult group, gunmen have shot another man today, Monday. The victim whose name cannot be ascertained as at press time was said to be heading to town
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The Kaduna State Government plans to spend N4.6 billion on upgrading and equipping of General Hospitals across the state in 2021. This is contained in the breakdown of the N9.1 billion allocated to the Ministry of Health for capital projects in 2021. The approved budget document showed that N2.0 billion was allocated for the construction
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By Ike Uchechukwu The Management of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH in Cross River State has promised to conduct a full inquiry into the death of a neurosurgeon and medical consultant in the hospital, Dr. Mathias Nnadi. Vanguard learned that Dr. Nnadi died over the weekend on his way to the hospital after
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US President, Donald Trump, said in a video message Saturday he had “no choice” but to work from his hospital suite rather than cocooning himself in his bedroom after contracting Covid-19. The president has been a patient at the Walter Reed military medical center near Washington since Friday, where he has a special suite that
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By Funmi Ajumobi A young girl simply called Blessing and her baby has been held captive for close to 7Months because she was unable to settle the hospital bill. Blessing, according to Mrs Esther Ogwu, Esther Child Rights Foundation who reported the case on Advocates for Children and Vulnerable Persons platform, gave birth in March
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…My partner asked me to abort pregnancy – Halima, mother By Funmi Ajumobi Halimat and her newborn held in hospital for non-payment of N220, 000 bill for delivery through Caesarian Section have been discharged following response from a well-meaning Nigerian who read about their ordeal on Vanguard last week Monday. Vanguard got the hint from
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An elderly woman died of a broken heart moments after climbing into bed with her husband of 70 years who had just passed away in his sleep with lung cancer. According to Metro UK, Raymond Atkins, 90, had promised wife Kathleen, 86, that he would be out of hospital in time to celebrate the landmark
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By James Ogunnaike ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State Government has distanced itself from the video of a 25-year old young man who purportedly died in an isolation centre, condemning the reckless act of filming a dying person. In a statement released by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker said that there is no 25-year-old
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By David Odama A sitting member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly representing Nasarawa Central Constituency has died at the Federal Medical Centre Keffi. Announcing his demise to journalists Friday morning in Lafia, Alhaji Mohammed Okpoku, representing Udege/Loko constituency said Suleiman died in the late hours of Thursday, April 30th, following a brief illness
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FOLLOWING last Sunday’s explosion that occurred at Ado-Soba, Abule-Ado in Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos State, relatives of the victims of the disaster, Monday, visited the scene of the explosion to identify the recovered bodies.
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