Tag: doctor
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Fraud: Nigerian man who posed as doctor to dupe woman of over N13m arrested in India
Police has arrested a 29-year-old Nigerian man on charges of cheating a woman from Chhattisgarh of Rs 24.96 lakhs (N13.8m) after posing as a doctor through a fake profile on a social media site. The Nigerian national identified as Auttara, was arrested from Dwarka, Delhi and brought to Raipur, Chhattisgarh, police said on Monday, August…
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An encounter with a doctor: It’s your life – Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene This is not a good time to talk about medical doctors, especially when those in the public sector are on strike to press for better conditions of service. But I didn’t choose this encounter; the encounter chose me. And, in any case, my own experience was not at a public hospital. I have…
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#EndSARS: Doctor shows live bullet he extracted from victim allegedly shot dead by police officer
The acting Chief Medical Examiner of Lagos State, Dr. Sunday Soyemi on Tuesday testified before the judicial panel on restitution for victims of SARS-related abuses. He showed the panel a bullet he extracted from a victim of an extrajudicial killing, Charles Otoo. At a previous proceeding, the panel had summoned the doctor to shed more…
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Medical doctor arrested for allegedly being Boko Haram informants
The government of Niger State in north-central Nigeria has said it has arrested nine persons, including a medical doctor, for being Boko Haram informants. Abdulberqy Ebbo, the Director-General of strategic operations, ICT and public enlightenment unit at the Niger State Government House, claimed the men confessed to revealing the movements of troops to Boko Haram…
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Insecurity: Ogun health workers declare indefinite strike after abducted doctor, nurse regain freedom
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the release of a doctor and a nurse abducted on April 7. This was confirmed on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi. He however could not confirm if the family members of the victims paid ransom to secure the release of the…
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Pope Francis appoints new physician weeks after former died of COVID-19
Pope Francis appointed a new personal doctor on Wednesday, several weeks after the death from Covid-19 of the previous holder of the post. The 84-year-old pontiff picked Roberto Bernabei, an expert in health care for the elderly, as his physician, the Vatican said in a statement. Bernabei, 69, leads the geriatrics and rehabilitative medicine department…
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Tiger Woods recovering from surgery after car crash- Doctor
Tiger Woods suffered serious injuries to both legs as his car flew off the road on Tuesday near Los Angeles. Woods undertook surgery to repair “significant orthopaedic injuries” to his lower right leg and ankle, which included the insertion of a rod into his tibia and the use of “a combination of screws and pins”…
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Doctor said I had to give up football at 13 – Mendy
Real Madrid fullback Ferland Mendy has lifted the lid on his struggles at PSG. Mendy made his name at Olympique Lyon before landing a dream move to Real Madrid last year. He recalled: “I did seven years at PSG, I started in second year Poussins with Presnel (Kimpembe), Kingsley (Coman), James Léa Siliki, then I…
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TRAGIC: ESUT doctor dies in ghastly motor accident
A medical doctor identified as Dr Chidera Ifudu, who works with the teaching hospital of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) has died in a ghastly motor accident. The tragic accident happened in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State. While details of the accident remained sketchy, it was gathered…
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Trending: UK reinstates Nigerian doctor who was suspended for flogging his son
A Nigerian consultant anaesthetist Adekunle Okunuga based in the United Kingdom has been reinstated following his suspension from work for beating his son. The 59-year-old medical personnel, who was arrested after the incident in June 2014, blamed his cultural upbringing in Nigeria for the act, Daily Mail UK reports. He said corporal punishments are common…