DR Ade Faponle, a Consultant Nephrologist, at Zenith Medical and Kidney Centre, Abuja, has disclosed that Nigeria has only 250 specialists in the area of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). With an estimated population growth of 300 million people, that makes it one specialist to 1.2 million people. Faponle said this on Wednesday in Ilorin during a paper presentation at the 2022 Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin (ARD-UITH) branch. The expert spoke on: “Kidney Protection: Evolving and Emerging Threats – Call to Action”. He lamented the dearth of CKD specialists in…
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THERE are indications that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would expel Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his allies in the G5 Integrity Group should they come out with a declaration to support another presidential candidate apart from Atiku Abubakar, the party’s standard bearer. Sources in the party confirmed that the action of the party will be swift and decisive against Wike and his allies with consequences for the four governors who are either running for re-election or seeking Senate seats. News Point Nigeria reports that Wike and his allies are in London for what has been reported as their…
KANO State Agro-Pastoral Development Project, KSADP, funded by the Islamic Development Bank, Lives and Livelihood Fund and the government of Kano State, has unfolded a financial plan, in the sum of N23, 076, 030, 000, 34 for infrastructure and other interventions in 2023. The State Project Coordinator, KSADP, Malam Ibrahim Garba Muhammad, made this known during a presentation before the Steering Committee of the project, chaired by the Kano State Deputy Governor, Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, highlighting that the budget involves expenditure on several projects including Dansoshiya Grazing Reserve development, expansion of Watari irrigation scheme by 1,000 hectares, and upgrade…
AN Abuja-based Islamic cleric, Imam Yahya Al-Yolawi on Tuesday in Abuja urged youths who have the means to get married and shun fornication. This, he said, would make them to earn rewards here on earth and in the hereafter. Al-Yolawi, Chief Imam of Nurul Yaqeen Jumma’at Mosque, Abuja, said, marriage protects the heart from the evil of unbridled sexual desires and the concomitant dangers. He said marriage is like an unbreakable fortress which protects those involved from going into hellfire in the hereafter. “If a person fears the dangers of fornication he or she will prefer to get married. “Marriage…
THREE Nigerian superstars made it to the 2022 list of top 25 favourite songs that a former United States President, Barack Obama, released, with some fans expressing their views about his choice of music. Sharing the list of his favourite songs for 2022 on Friday December 23 via his social media handles, Obama wrote, “I always enjoy sharing my end-of-year music playlist with all of you, and this year we heard a lot of great songs.” Burna Boy, born Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, made the list with his Grammy-nominated ‘Last Last’ single off the Grammy-nominated ‘Love, Damini’ album. Ayra Starr’s recent…