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Nigerian actress, Mercy Johnson has disclosed she is on a life-long medication due to cancer scare. The revelation emerged during a conversation with veteran thespian, Joke Silva on her culinary-themed podcast, Mercy…

A medical practitioner on Twitter has condemned the consumption of the sandwich, shawarma. According to the medical practitioner who identifies as @DrPenKing on Twitter, the popular sandwich is heinous to human health as it is…

World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria free of wild polio as at Friday, June 19th. This comes after the completion of documentation for the free status by the Nigerian government. The WHO Nigeria made the announcement…

Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has decried the increase in purchase of hydroxychloroquine anti-malaria drug, touted to be a potential treatment for coronavirus. While addressing reporters in Abuja on Thursday, the PTF…

Sudan's government has criminalized female genital mutilation (FGM), a practice most of the country's women and girls have endured for years. The Sudanese Foreign Ministry made this known in a statement on Friday, saying an amendment of…

An antiviral drug originally designed to treat Ebola virus has shown positive data in experimental treatment of coronavirus patients. The drug manufacturer Gilead Sciences said preliminary results from their phase 3 trial of the…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has declared an end to the emergency phase of the Lassa fever outbreak in the country. In a statement on Tuesday, the agency said it made declaration following “successive decline” in cases…

Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina has officially launched a local herbal tea claimed to prevent and cure coronavirus, AFP reports. Rajoelina told ministers, diplomats and journalists at the Malagasy Institute of Applied…

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson  British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has been doing 'short walks', which is the latest major sign of improvement after he was discharged from intensive care on Thursday night.  The PM was taken to…

An experimental HIV drug that has been used to successfully treat COVID-19 patients is in its second phase of testing with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and could potentially be approved for use in four weeks, its manufacturer…

A Wuhan doctor who was among the first set of doctors to alert other medics about the spread of coronavirus has disappeared, sparking concerns that she has been detained for speaking up, reports suggest. The doctor identified as Dr Ai…

Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has raised an alarm about the activities of travellers returning to the country amid the coronavirus…

China has started the first phase of a clinical trial for a novel coronavirus vaccine, as the world’s scientists race to find a way to combat the deadly virus. This is coming after United States health officials last week said they had…

Idris Elba British actor and singer, Idris Elba has denied hoax video claiming he is in a 'critical condition' and he was in intensive care amid his coronavirus diagnosis.  The actor, 47,  who confirmed he had been tested positive for…