Sanwo-Olu Unveils Ambitious Plan for Lagos Medical University, Promises 1,500 New Doctors Annually

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, said his government would set up a medical university to strengthen the state’s medical infrastructure and counter the exodus of doctors and other medical personnel abroad. Sanwo-Olu said the planned medical university would graduate about 1,500 doctors yearly, urging other states … Read more

JUST IN: Nnamdi Kanu Meets With Personal Doctor Outside DSS Facility In Abuja

South East Nnamdi Kanu’s Release

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has met with his personal doctors in a hospital in Abuja. Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor made this known in a tweet on Sunday in which he revealed that the meeting between his client and his personal doctor took … Read more

UK Court Finds Ekweremadu, Wife Guilty Of Human Organ Trafficking

Ekweremadu, his wife, and the doctor were charged in June 2022.  They allegedly presented the victim to a London hospital in a failed attempt to persuade medics to carry out an £80,000 transplant.  The trio were found guilty by a jury on Thursday. Eko Hot Blog reports that the former Deputy President of the Nigerian … Read more

Police Discover Two Female Bodies Hidden In Doctor’s Office In Kwara

The Kwara police command is currently looking into allegations that a doctor named Adio Adeyemi killed two women.   Eko Hot Blog reports that the State police spokesperson Okasanmi Ajayi made the announcement in a statement on Sunday.   The statement claims that the two women’s bodies were found stashed away in the suspect’s office. … Read more

BREAKING: Resident Doctors Extend Ultimatum As Indefinite Strike Looms

The ultimatum set by the resident doctors have been extended    EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has decided to extend the Federal Government’s deadline by two weeks. EDITOR’S PICK Tinubu Reveals Meeting Details With Obasanjo In Abeokuta JUST IN: Buhari Swears In RMAFC Chair, Presides Over FEC BREAKING: Prominent APC … Read more

Organ Harvesting: Nigerian Doctor Charged In UK Over ‘Plot’ With Ekweremadu

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Organ Harvesting: Nigerian Doctor Charged In UK Over ‘Plot’ With Ekweremadu It was later discovered that David lied about his age as the biodata on his Nigerian bank accounts and the National Identity Management Commission NIMC indicated he was 21 years old EDITOR’S PICK Alleged Organ Trafficking: Ekweremadu, Wife Risk 10-Year Jail Term If Convicted … Read more

3 US-Based Nigerian Pharmacists, Doctor Indicted For Illegal Distribution of Controlled Drugs

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3 US – Based Nigerians Pharmacists and Doctor Indicted For Illegal Distribution of Controlled Drugs EKO HOT BLOG reports that three Houston-area pharmacists, a doctor, and a pharmacy technician have been arrested for allegedly running three pharmacies and two clinics as “pill mills;” distributing hydrocodone, oxycodone, and other controlled drugs without a legitimate medical purpose. … Read more

King Of Satan: Meet Nigerian Doctor Who Died After Having Over 300 Children From 59 Wives

A Nigerian native doctor who had over 300 children from 59 wives is dead. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Simon Odo, a native Nigerian doctor popularly known as King of Satan who married 59 wives and had over 300 children and grandchildren, is dead. The late Mr Odo, who hailed from Aji in Igbo-Eze North … Read more

South Africans with Omicron Not Seriously ill, Says Doctor

South Africans with Omicron not seriously ill, says doctor EKO HOT BLOG reports that the people in South Africa who have caught the Omicron strain of Covid-19 have not become seriously ill, according to the country’s medical association (SAMA). According to Angelique Coetzee, chairperson of the South African Medical Association, the cases discovered in South … Read more

Fake Veterinary Doctor Arrested In Osun

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A fake veterinary doctor has been arrested in Osun. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a suspected quack masquerading as veterinary doctor going around duping residents has been arrested by Osun State Government on Monday. In a statement by Segilola Babalola,the Information Officer of the Ministry of Agriculture, said the suspect (name withheld) had been administrating … Read more

Police Allegedly Attack Female Doctor, Patients At Abuja Hospital

Police, Bandits, Gunmen, Abuja, Teacher

Police operatives have allegedly attacked a female doctor and patients at Abuja hospital.   EKOHOTBLOG reports that a doctor and some patients have claimed to have been assaulted by security operatives at Maitama General Hospital in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This online news platform reports that Dr. Okpalla Adaeze, one of the victims, … Read more

“FG Is Not Owing Any Doctor/Health Worker Salary”- Chris Ngige

Healthcare in Nigeria is ‘Fairly Okay’ – Ngige

The truth is that NARD fails to tell Nigerians that their colleagues who are owed salaries are the ones illegally recruited.   Chris Ngige the Minister of Labour and Employment, has refuted reports that some doctors have not been paid their salaries. Ngige made this disclosure while at the meeting of the presidential committee on … Read more

Abducted Medical Doctor Regains Freedom In Kogi

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Nidiamaka, of General Hospital, Ugwolawo in Ofu Local Government Area of the state, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen around 8:30 am. from the premises of the hospital.   A medical Doctor who was kidnapped on Monday in Kogi, Dr Solomon Nidiamaka, has regained freedom. Nidiamaka, of General Hospital, Ugwolawo in Ofu Local Government Area of … Read more

Nigerian Doctor Dies Of COVID-19 In Cross River

My husband Caught COVID-19 Delta Variant And My Eyes Saw Pepper, Lady Narrates

Recall that there has been an upsurge in COVID-19 cases in Nigeria and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) disclosed that states will reintroduce measures for curbing the spread of the virus. A senior registrar in the department of anaesthesiology, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), has died of COVID-19 complications. UCTH’s association of resident doctors … Read more