COVID-19: GOVERNOR EMMANUEL BREAKS RECORD
... Inaugurates World-class 300 bed Isolation Centre within one month
By Ubong Ntekim.
In his avowed determination to expand the frontiers of containment measures against...
GOVERNOR EMMANUEL’S PROACTIVE APPROACH TO TACKLE HEALTH EMERGENCIES
When Governor Udom Emmanuel announced yesterday his proactive steps to tackle the pandemic Corona Virus disease, he was NOT mincing words about it.
Shortly after...
FG TO SELL POLARIS BANK IN TWO YEARS – AMCON
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) says it plans to sell Polaris Bank within two years.
Ahmed Kuru, Chief Executive Officer, AMCON, said this...
FULLER’S EARTH AND YOU
By Happiness Nkan
Fuller’s Earth also called Beauty Mud is locally known here in this part of our world as Nzu (Igbo) or Ndom(Ibibio/Efik). It...
COVID-19: Buhari govt, Senate meet over vaccine
The leadership of the Senate has hinted on engaging the Executive in the purchase of COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria.
It met with the Executive on...
Akwa Ibom @ 33 Celebrating Fulfillment of the Promise: HEALTHCARE
By Samuel Brown
Akwa Ibom State has evolved into the preferred destination for business and health tourism in Nigeria. However, there are a...
Insecurity: Nigerians becoming IDPs camp – Interfaith group
The Interfaith Mediation Centre, Kaduna, has observed with dismay that the spate of insecurity as a result of widespread kidnapping, banditry and destruction of...
GIOVEES CLINIC REACHES OUT TO COMMUNITY
In the spirit of the Easter Season, a medical establishment at Obio Etoi Village in Uyo Local Government Are, Giovees Clinic and Maternity, has...
MMM ‘INVESTORS’ DONATE MILLIONS TO HOSPITAL PATIENTS IN IBADAN
Community of mutual aid and donation exchange populalrly known as MMM on Thursday, November 17, 2016 donated about N2.5Million to hospital patients in Ibadan,...
COVID-19 second wave: Nigerian govt told to ban UK flights
Nigeria’s former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has urged the federal government to ban flights to and from the United Kingdom (UK), as the second wave...
FIVE HEALTH BENEFITS OF CRAYFISH
Different people eat crayfish differently, some take it as a snack, while some use it as spice for all foods they cook. They are...
FAST FOOD MAY CONTRIBUTE TO TEEN DEPRESSION, STUDY SAYS
(CNN) — Preteens are known for their defiant attitudes and dramatic mood swings, but over the last decade a much more disturbing characteristic has...
NIGERIA TO BE POLIO-FREE BY AUGUST 2018
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Coordinator in Cross River, Dr Thompson Igbu, says Nigeria will be polio free by August 2018.
Dr Igbu made this...
CASHEW: THE WONDER PLANT
On the other hand, when you eat foods containing LDL fats (like lard, egg yolk, pork and liver for example), the liver distributes it...
UUTH 200,000LTRS WATER EXPANSION PROJECT: DE-MBARUKAS HANDS OVER STORAGE AND TREATMENT...
De-Mbarukas Limited, a reputable environmental consulting firm, has handed over the first phase of its water project, 200,000litres Expansion of...
UYO LGA First Lady Advocates for Effective Awareness on HIV/AIDS, Cancer
The Wife of the Transition Committee Chairman of Uyo Local Government Area, Mrs. Bridget Mfon Ben has advocated for effective awareness of HIV/AIDS, Breast...
AKWA IBOM ON THE SPOTLIGHT OF GLOBAL OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
By Joseph ROBERT
The State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has hinted that Akwa Ibom State has been put on the spotlight in the...
HEALTHCARE: A’IBOM ASSEMBLY SEEKS ACTION ON RESURGENCE OF LASSA FEVER
Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has called on the State Ministry of Health and other relevant authorities, to be proactive in curtailing the...
2019: UKPONG-UDO CANVASSES FOR PROMPT HEALTHCARE DELIVERY
A Federal House Representatives hopeful, Obong Emmanuel Ukpong-Udo has hailed Governor Udom Emmanuel over his dedication and commitment towards ensuring that Akwa Ibom’s primary...
VVF: 2000 WOMEN GET RENEWED HOPE IN C’RIVER STATE, ON COURSE...
As part of efforts to eradicate Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) in the State by 2030, the Cross River State Ministry of Health in collaboration...
IBOM SPECIALTY HOSPITAL REOPENS FOR FULL SERVICES, AS CLINOTECH GROUP PROMISES...
The Ibom Specialty Hospital in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State Capital, has reopened for full health care services.
Briefing Newsmen at the premises of the...
EGG SHELL AND YOU
By Happiness NKAN
DO YOU KNOW?
Egg’s shell is a natural source of minerals and contains 90% calcium. Calcium is easily absorbed by our body because...
FG BANS IMPORTATION OF CODEINE DRUGS
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he Federal Ministry of Health has banned the production and importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough preparations to check substance abuse...
COVID-19: A’IBOM GOVT OKAYS MODALITIES FOR REOPENING OF SCHOOLS
Akwa Ibom State Government has expressed satisfaction with modalities put on ground for reopening of schools in line with COVID-19 protocols.
A statement by the...
SHOW OF LOVE: LEWA DOLES OUT GIFT ITEMS TO PATIENTS AT...
Mercy OBOT
Earlier today, the wife of the Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Mrs Itohowo Aniekan Bassey, led...
MORE INTENSE EXERCISE LINKED TO A BETTER SEX LIFE, EXPLORATORY STUDY...
(CNN) — There's really nothing better for your health than exercise -- and that applies to your sex life's health too.
"Men and women who...
NAFDAC Arrests Producer Of Fake Peak Milk
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested a 56-year-old man, Christopher Nnabuihe, for selling faked Peak Milk.
The suspect,...
POPULAR ACTOR, TOM HANKS, WIFE TEST POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS
Popular American actor, Tom Hanks and wife, Wilson have tested positive for Coronavirus.
The couple were tested and confirmed positive in a post the Oscar-award...
2019: WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO NIGERIA IF BUHARI USES MILITARY, POLICE...
Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, ACPN, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against using security officers to compromise next...
STOP! SUCKING BREASTS, LICKING SEMEN CAN GIVE YOU HIV!
Do you love to suck the breasts of a lactating woman during sex? While this is ordinarily harmless, do you know the HIV status...
NIGERIA TO BE POLIO-FREE BY AUGUST 2018
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Coordinator in Cross River, Dr Thompson Igbu, says Nigeria will be polio free by August 2018.
Dr Igbu made this...
WHAT DO YOUR NAIL SAY ABOUT YOUR HEALTH?
By Happiness NKAN
Have you ever stopped to look at your fingernails and toenails? No, not at the manicure session or to make sure they’re...
SALT AND YOU
By Happiness NKAN
We all are aware how amazing salt is. This little ingredient has tremendous health and beauty benefits. A well known remedy is...
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS FOR SOCIAL GOOD CALLS FOR COORDINATED EFFORTS TO FIGHT...
by Abel Udoekene
The fight against COVID19 gathers more momentum as Stakeholders, Corporate Organizations, Institutions, Academia, Local Entrepreneurs in Akwa Ibom State under the umbrella...