Boxers and pants not part of your body, wear it once and wash it ―BBNaija star, Alex advises men

BBNaija Reality show star, Alex Asogwa better known as Alex Unusual, has advised men to wash their underwear, boxers or pants, after using it as the undergarments are not part of their bodies and need to be cleaned. Alex also tackled men who have formed the habit of not having their baths or brushing their […]

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Actress Joyce Dzidzor discloses how she contracted HIV at the age of 19

Former Ghanaian HIV/AIDS ambassador and actress, Joyce Mensah Dzidzor has narrated how and when she contracted the deadly HIV. Dzidzor who recently underwent the test again on a live TV show where she tested positive, disclosed that she had an affair with a man who had tested positive for the virus. She revealed that the 45-year-old […]

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Actress and ex-AIDS Ambassador, Joyce Dzidzor tests positive for HIV on live TV (Video)

Former HIV/AIDS Ambassador and actress Joyce Dzidzor Mensah has tested positive for HIV after taking a medical test on live TV to clear doubts of Ghanaians in regards to her illness. Mensah who first admitted being HIV-positive in 2019 after repeatedly denying having the virus, arrived Ghana from Germany for the test. The actress held […]

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After inhaling chemical used for fumigation, 100 Ekiti students hospitalized

100 students of College of Health Sciences and Technology in Ijero Ekiti, Ekiti state, have been hospitalized after reportedly inhaling chemicals used for a fumigation exercise in the institution. The Ekiti ministry of health which confirmed this, said 100 students were hospitalized on Wednesday May 26 but some of them were later discharged after receiving treatment. The ministry […]

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COVID-19 patients develop enlarged tongues so big they can’t speak or eat (Photos)

Doctors have discovered some COVID-19 patients are developing Macroglossia, a condition where someone’s tongue is inflamed and begins to swell so much they can not speak or eat. Dr. James Melville, one of the top researchers of the condition, is aware of nine cases where a COVID-19 patient developed the condition. ‘It’s actually a relatively […]

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Any amount of alcohol causes damage to the brain ―New study finds

A new study has found that there is no such thing as a ‘safe’ level of drinking. In the observational study carried out by researchers from the University of Oxford, scientists studied the relationship between the self-reported alcohol intake of some 25,000 people in the UK, and their brain scans. They found that drinking had […]

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Working 55 hours or more weekly kills 745,000 people —WHO, ILO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) say 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease occurred in 2016 as a result of long work hours. WHO, in a statement from its headquarters in Geneva on Monday, said that the figure was the first global analysis of loss of lives and health associated […]

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Oyedepo tells his Church members not to take COVID-19 vaccine

Founder and Senior Overseer of the Living Faith Church International also called the Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has called on Nigerian government to come to him for a lasting solution to the COVID-19 pandemic. He stated this on Sunday during the 40th anniversary thanksgiving service of the church in the Ota Cathedral in Ogun […]

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Fan warns BBNaija’s Erica to be careful about kissing in movies for health reasons

BBNaija star, Erica Nlewedim has shared a message she received from a fan who was not happy with her role in a movie. The fan made reference to a movie Erica acted in and told her she should be able to avoid kissing scenes. The fan went on to tell her that if she keeps […]

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Why people always insist on collecting placenta after childbirth —Physicians

Medical experts say there is no scientific basis for the collection of placenta, revealing that many doctors have been harassed by family members of women who delivered in their hospitals for not being able to account for the placenta. According to them, the collection of placenta by family members of a woman who gives birth […]

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Germany chooses Ghana as location for its West African centre for global health

Ghana has been chosen as the location for Germany’s West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention. German ambassador to Ghana, Christoph Retzlaff disclosed this in a tweet he shared on Thursday April 15. He added that the Ghanaian centre is one of eighth others worldwide. The announcement came days after social media giant, […]

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Meet the 6 Nigerian siblings who are all Medics in United States

6 Nigerian siblings, who all work in the medical profession, have gone viral on LinkedIn. One of the siblings, named Chinyere Okpaleke, a medical doctor who works at Memorial Hermann Medical Group in the United States, took to LinkedIn to show off her siblings. In the photos, all the siblings are seen wearing their blue […]

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My family will not take COVID-19 vaccine ―Apostle Suleman

Senior Pastor of the Omega Fire Ministries International (OFM), Apostle Johnson Suleman, has said he and his family will not take a jab of the COVID-19 vaccine. Apostle Suleman, as seen in a viral video, said his decision is based on something he saw medically about the vaccine. Lamenting the reported restrictions placed on those […]

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Fani-Kayode takes COVID-19 vaccine he earlier classified as ‘evil’

Ex-Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, has justified receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine despite being critical of the vaccine earlier. Fani-Kayode, who received the vaccine on Tuesday, was lambasted across social media platforms for his alleged hypocrisy as he had once described the COVID-19 vaccine as ‘evil’. But taking to his Twitter page on […]

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Gov Wike says he will not travel abroad for medical check-up

Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has said he won’t travel abroad for medical check-up, saying everything he need for medical examination was in the Government House Clinic built by his administration. Mr. Wike said this when a delegation of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria paid him a courtesy visit at the […]

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Buhari flies to London for medical check-up

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, will on Tuesday be travelling to London on a medical trip. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement titled “President Buhari billed for routine medical check-up in London.” Adesina said Buhari was expected back in the country in the second week of […]

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Major European countries halt/suspend all or part of AstraZeneca vaccine roll-out

Nigeria’s Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has said it is aware of the increasing concerns about the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, noting that Nigeria has suffered a major setback in the campaign to make citizens and residents take the jabs. As of Thursday, eight  European countries – Denmark, Norway, Austria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Iceland and Luxembourg […]

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Young breast cancer survivor advises women, shares topless photo

A breast cancer survivor, The_OfficialBiZ @The_OfficialBiZ  has shared a topless photo after undergoing a double mastectomy. Twitter user, @theofficialbiz advised women to check themselves regularly and she listed the “warning signs” they should look out for. Read her tweets below: (The_OfficialBiZ, Twitter)

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Nigerians need Jesus Christ not AstraZeneca vaccine ―Pastor calls on Nigerian govt to stop vaccination

An Ondo State-based Pastor has called on the Nigerian government to stop the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination exercise because what Nigerians need is Jesus, not the vaccine. He added that the vaccine is “worse than a poison” and asked VP Yemi Osinbajo to intervene to stop the vaccination, Adewale Giwa, the Senior pastor of Awaiting The […]

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