Nigeria: Doctor decries underage family planning

A medical expert Dr. Gbolahan Oyebambi of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has decried family planning for underage females, saying it poses a serious health challenge to them. Speaking in Ilorin, Kwara State on Thursday, Oyebambi warned against the common practice of underage family planning in the country. According to him, some girls […]

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Pres. Buhari to take 10-day holiday to see a doctor over ear infection

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is to take a 10-day holiday during which he will travel to London and see a doctor regarding a persistent ear infection, his spokesman said on Sunday. It comes days after the 73-year-old former military ruler cancelled a trip to the restive Niger Delta region at the last minute. Last month, […]

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Nigerian doctors in diaspora justify reasons to not return home

NIGERIAN medical practitioners based in the United States of America under the aegis of the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas on Tuesday said they were determined to relocate to the country if the Federal Government could provide incentives for them. The doctors, led by their National President, Nkem Chukwumerije, stated this in Abuja […]

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Doctor operate the wrong newborn Baby

A Tennessee couple is outraged after a doctor mistakenly performed tongue-clipping surgery on their son after mixing him up with another baby. Not long after baby Nate was born at University Medical Center in Lebanon, he went for what was supposed to be a routine physical. A few hours later, he was brought back to […]

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