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WHO accuses medical world of hiding the race of a black woman, Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were used to achieve breakthrough researches in cancer, HIV, COVID-19, etc

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has honoured Henrietta Lacks, recognising the world-changing legacy of the Black woman whose cancer cells were taken out without her consent, and has provided the basis for life-changing medical breakthroughs. In 1951, Henrietta Lacks, a Black mother of five who was dying of cervical cancer, went to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for treatment. […]

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Ex-Ondo gov, Mimiko joins 2019 presidential race

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Former governor of Ondo state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko is set to announce his decision to contest the 2019 presidency on the platform of the Labour Party (LP). Daily Trust gathered that his official declaration was scheduled for 10:00am Thursday at the headquarter of his party. Mimiko did his first tenure under the platform of the Labour […]

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