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- Ogun East APC leaders adopt Dapo Abiodun as consensus Senate candidate for 2027
- Nigerian Troops Foil ISWAP Attack Attempt in Guzamala
- Army Kicks Off High-Stakes Junior Soldiers’ Competition in Benin
- Navy Foils Stowaway Attempt, Rescues Three Aboard Merchant Vessel Off Lagos
- Iran Executes Two Convicted Spies Amid Ongoing Criticism of Death Penalty
- Deadly Drone Strike Hits Russian Oil Port, Sparks Fire, Disruption
- NDLEA Destroys Six-Hectare Cannabis Farm in Cross River, Seizes 119kg of Hemp
- NDLEA seizes cocaine, cannabis shipments, arrests suspects including fashion designer
- 2 Palestinians killed, 4 wounded in Gaza as ceasefire strains continue
- Brazil, Mexico, Spain pledge aid while urging respect for Cuba’s sovereignty
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Fubara urges Rivers residents to prioritise eye health
Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers has urged residents of the state to give priority attention to their eye health through regular screening.
Fubara made the call in a message to commemorate the 2026 World Glaucoma Day on Thursday in Port Harcourt.
He described glaucoma as a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, saying that it is important to ensure early detection to avoid total vision loss.
The governor urged Rivers residents to take advantage of available healthcare facilities in the state to check…
WHO Supports Rollout of New HIV Prevention Drug in 9 Countries
The World Health Organization has supported nine countries to begin rolling out Lenacapavir, a long-acting medicine designed to prevent HIV infection among people at high risk across several African nations.
Director-General of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, disclosed this during an online media briefing on global health priorities, which also covered advances in obesity treatment and efforts to eliminate cervical cancer.
Tedros described lenacapavir, approved for HIV prevention in 2025, as the most…
Sudan declares end of 18-month cholera epidemic
Sudan has officially declared an end to its cholera epidemic after an 18-month outbreak, the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday.
Montasir Mohamed Osman, head of the ministry’s health emergencies and epidemics control directorate, said no new cases had been recorded nationwide since Jan. 14.
“Based on scientific data and the International Health Regulations, Sudan is free of the cholera epidemic,” Osman told Xinhua News Agency.
He explained that strict criteria must be met before declaring an outbreak over,…
Two new measles cases detected in New Zealand
Two new measles cases linked to overseas travel have been confirmed in Auckland, three weeks after New Zealand declared a previous outbreak.
In a statement on Tuesday, Health New Zealand said the cases involve members of the same household and were connected to international travel.
Locations of interest include Singapore Airlines flight SQ281, which arrived in Auckland on Feb. 17, Auckland International Airport, and the emergency department waiting room at Waitakere Hospital.
Public health officials are tracing…
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