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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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Police Arrest Suspect Over Attack on Peter Obi’s Convoy

The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old suspect following an attack on the convoy of Peter Obi, the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, in Calabar on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. The incident occurred around 2:20 p.m. near Watt Market Roundabout as Obi’s convoy travelled...

Tinubu Seeks Senate for $7.7bn Foreign Loan

President Bola Tinubu has requested Senate approval for a $7.7 billion external borrowing plan, equivalent to approximately ₦10.79 trillion, to help finance Nigeria’s 2026 budget deficit and support projects across key sectors of the economy. The request was contained in a letter dated October 26, 2026, and read...

US Midterm Election: How Democrats Swung The Numbers

Americans voted on 3 November 2026 and handed the Democratic Party control of both chambers of Congress, taking the House and the Senate away from the Republicans with two years left in Donald Trump's second term. The final tallies were still being counted on 4 November, but...