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Cleopatra Okohai

Avoid Lying down to breastfeed Babies – Paediatrician

A Paediatrician, Dr. Faidat Yusuf, has cautioned nursing mothers against laying flat on their backs while breastfeeding their babies, noting that doing so could result in harmful health effects.

800,000 Children living with HIV not on treatment —UNAIDS

A new report released by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS has revealed that treatment coverage among children living with HIV is poor.

‘Over 70% of infants in Nigeria denied exclusive breastfeeding’

The United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organisation have said over 70% of infants in Nigeria are denied exclusive breastfeeding. The organisations made...

Paediatrician warns against treating Jaundice in Children with Antibiotics

A Consultant Paediatric Haematologist and Oncologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Prof. Edamisan Temiye, has cautioned mothers against treating their newborns having...

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Fact Check: Did Dangote Increase Petrol Price?

Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has clarified that the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) remains unchanged, addressing concerns about possible instability in the downstream petroleum market. A source within the company confirmed that its pricing structure is still in place, with the gantry price at N1,200 per...

2027: Youths Storm Jonathan’s Abuja Residence, Urge Him To Contest

Hundreds of youths under the banner of the Coalition for Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday gathered at the Abuja residence of former President Goodluck Jonathan, calling on him to contest the 2027 presidential election. The rally, which took place at Taraba Close in Maitama, disrupted traffic as demonstrators chanted slogans,...

Court Jails 18 Boko Haram Members, Four Get Life Sentences

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has convicted 18 members of the extremist group Boko Haram, sentencing four of them to life imprisonment. The convictions followed guilty pleas entered by the defendants to charges filed by the federal government. A witness from the Department of State Services presented evidence to support the...