Author: Helen Okechukwu

A major study has found that drinking any amount of alcohol may increase the likelihood of developing dementia, challenging the idea that moderate consumption is harmless or even beneficial.

A security guard identified as Godday has been arrested by operatives of the Amadi Police Division for the alleged abduction, defilement, and robbery of a 14-year-old girl in the Trans-Amadi area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to the Revelation Agent report on Sunday, the suspect was reportedly securing a defunct commercial bank building near Mothercat Junction when the incident occurred. More detail, however, noted that the alleged suspect was arrested on 23 September, by Amadi Police personnel working with security staff from a commercial bank near Mothercat. The suspect has since been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded another breakthrough in its fight against illicit substances, arresting two drug kingpins in Lagos and destroying more than 24,000 kilogrammes of cannabis in Edo State. The Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi disclosed that the operatives of the NDLEA’s Special Operations Unit (SOU) after weeks of surveillance on the criminal networks, the agency apprehended two drug kingpins m, Victor Nwosa, 64, and Felix Obiegbu, 49. Nwosa, who posed as a textile merchant, was arrested at his residence on Femi Kila Street, Okota, on 17 September, where 4.33 kilogrammes of heroin and…

Healthcare services in Zamfara State have come under pressure following the resumption of a six-day warning strike by members of the National Association of Nurses and Midwives (NANM) across state-owned general hospitals.

The Delta State Government has intensified its fight against corruption in the health sector, sacking and demoting workers found extorting pregnant women and children under five, even as it reports a significant decline in maternal mortality across the state. This was made known during the flag-off ceremony of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation and Initiatives Project Action Plan held at Ashaka, Ndokwa East Local Government Area (LGA) on Saturday. According to the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Joseph Onojaeme, he stated that while many health workers have shown dedication, a few had betrayed public trust by collecting money illegally…

To pilot programme aimed at ensuring safer deliveries for women in  four Local Government Areas (LGAs), the Sokoto State government has launched the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative (MAMII). The four LGAs include Isa, Sabon Birni, Goronyo, and Dange Shuni local government areas are among the worst affected by maternal deaths in the state. The state commissioner for health, Faruk Wurno, who chairs the task force committee inaugurated for the programme, said government was fully committed to driving the implementation of MAMII across the state. “A roadmap has been developed, and within days the task force will swing…

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A woman identified as Mrs Afornughe has been brutally lynched and set ablaze in Agbarho, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, after she was wrongly accused of attempting to abduct a child. The victim, a watermelon seller known in the community, was alleged to have hidden a young boy in a sack on Wednesday, sparking outrage among residents who swiftly descended on her in a mob attack. Eyewitnesses said after asking to spare her life, the mob, acting on suspicion, refused to free her but went ahead to beat and burn her to death. Read Also: Police arrest two…

Pharmacists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have renewed calls for greater recognition in Nigeria’s healthcare system, urging government to designate community pharmacies as Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) while pushing for wider integration of traditional medicine. The call came in Abuja during the 2025 World Pharmacists Day celebration themed “Think Health, Think Pharmacists”, as declared by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) according to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Abubakar Danraka, Abuja zonal coordinator of the West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists (WAPCP), said pharmacists were leading efforts to standardise indigenous remedies. Read Also: Niger unveils 20 PHCs, pledges 40 more health…

The Yobe State Emergency Management Agency has partnered with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to strengthen the capacities of local actors in addressing malnutrition among children and tackling other emergency situations. Speaking at a Dialogue Session with Local Actors in Northeast Nigeria on Thursday in Damaturu, Josephine Nneka, an emergency specialist at UNICEF’s Maiduguri office, said the initiative was designed to enhance access to children in hard-to-reach areas. “Due to security and other challenges, UNICEF and other development partners cannot be everywhere. But with local actors, we can be able to reach any child wherever he or she is.…