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Oct

13

2022

6 wonderful health benefits of Avocado Pear

NewsHealth, Reviews

Avocado Pear helps maintain healthy vision, and they also protect against osteoporosis and other degenerative diseases. 6 wonderful health benefits of Avocado pear: The gifts that nature gives to man are fruits, and among those gifts, the avocado pear is among the most valuable. The avocado pear is irreplaceable due to its unique status among the various species of fruit. The evergreen fruit is loaded with a lot of health benefits that guarantee our well-being. These benefits range from the fruit’s distinctive flavor to its endlessly valuable nutritional content. In addition, as Chris Gunnar pointed out, avocado is packed full of…

Oct

09

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

PCN seals 19,059 illegal pharmaceutical premises in four years

Business, Health, Lifestyle, MetroHealth, Metro, Nigeria

A total of 19,059 illegal pharmaceutical premises have been shut down in the last four years across the country by the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN). Pharm Ibrahim Babashehu Ahmed, the Registrar PCN, on Saturday disclosed this during the presentation of the gazetted PCN (Establishment) Act 2022. He explained that “From 2018 to the 8th of October 2022, a total of 27, 262 facilities were visited for enforcement activities. Out of this number, we have closed down a total of 19, 059 of them.” The registrar pointed out that 16, 502 were sealed as patent medicine shops, saying that 1,780…

Oct

03

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

NDLEA arrests Lagos billionaire, impounds 13million pills of Tramadol in VGC

Health, Lifestyle, MetroCrime, Drugs, Health, Lifestyle, Metro

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a large consignment of drugs in Lagos. The substances are contained in hundreds of cartons kept in a house in Victoria Garden City (VGC). The estate, mostly occupied by the rich, is located along the Lekki-Ajah corridor. NDLEA Director of Media, Femi Babafemi announced the operation Monday morning. “Another VGC drug bust! As massive and beautiful this mansion located in highbrow VGC Lekki Lagos, pictured here looks, it’s not occupied by humans. “Used to warehouse over 13million pills of Tramadol 225mg by another billionaire drug baron now in @ndlea_nigeria net”, Babafemi…

Sep

20

2022

By Freeman

Nnamdi Kanu suffers gastrointestinal disorder in DSS custody, lawyer reveals.

Health, NewsBiafra, Freedom, Health, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Metro, Nnamdi Kanu

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel to the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said his client has been diagnosed with gastrointestinal disorder. In a statement on Monday, Ejiofor said the development followed a persistent heartburn earlier experienced by the freedom fighter. According to the lawyer, despite the order of Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja that Kanu should be given serious medical attention, the Department of State Services, DSS has been acting on the contrary. He raised the alarm shortly after visiting the IPOB leader at the DSS Headquarters in Abuja on…

Sep

09

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

COVID-19: Adamawa registers 103 new infections, six deaths

NewsCoronavirus, Health, Nigeria

COVID-19 infections have continued to spread in Nigeria, as the country recorded 285 new infections between September 6 and 7. the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) reported Thursday on its Facebook page that the northeastern state of Adamawa recorded 103 cases and a backlog of six deaths from November 11, 2021, to February 14. The most recent NCDC COVID-19 data gives a strong indication that some states are still lagging behind in efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria. The center added that the number of infections rose to 264,299, while the death toll now stands at 3,154. It…