Bandits on Tuesday stormed the General Hospital in Kankara Local Government Area, injured a doctor and abducted a hospital staff member. The Katsina State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent  of Police (DSP) Abubakar Sadiq, confirmed the incident to The PUNCH in a telephone conversation late Wednesday. “Yes, I am aware of the attack”, he stated. The attack, which …

A Canada-based Nigerian medical practitioner, identified as Dr. Zo, has stirred conversations on social media after advising Nigerians abroad to reconsider sending money to people in Nigeria. In a viral video, Dr. Zo expressed his belief that Nigerians living in the country enjoy a better lifestyle compared to their counterparts abroad. He highlighted the vibrancy of life in Nigeria while …

Kaduna-based medical doctor, Dr Ganiyat Popoola, has regained freedom from captivity 10 months after she was kidnapped. Popoola, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna State, was abducted on 27 December 2023, along with her husband, Nurudeen Popoola, who is a Squadron leader, and her nephew, Folaranmi Abdul-Mugniy, who stays with them. After several …

A Lagos-based mother of three, Okoye Ogochukwu, has cried out for justice after facing complications from poorly executed surgeries at Faith City Hospital in Ajao Estate. In an exclusive interview with newsmen, Ogochukwu said she developed swelling and complications due to particles left inside her when she underwent a C-section in May 2023, to deliver her baby. Following the delivery, …

Delta State Commissioner of Police, Wale Abass has promised to bring to book a mobile police officer, who assaulted a female NYSC medical doctor serving at Ogwashi-Uku General Hospital, Aniocha South Local Government Area of the state. The doctor was said to be attending to patients at the hospital when she was assaulted by the yet-to-be-identified police officer, who was …

A magistrate’s court sitting in Ilorin has remanded the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Ayodele Hospital, Dr. Ayodele Joseph for allegedly raping a patient, who came for treatment in his hospital at Sawmill area, Ilorin, Kwara State. Police report during the court proceeding on Wednesday sated that the defendant sedated the patient – who is a professional nurse – and …