Imo state governor Rochas Okorocha shows support for Aisha Buhari's Get Involved project against malnutrition

Photos: Protesters attacked by hoodlums at Alausa,Lagos

Copyright: Michael Obasa

A protest held in Lagos against the mass sack of bankers in the financial sector and the ban on street trading in the state.

Population Decline: Japan to spend $1m to preserve women's eggs

Japan is no stranger to fertility treatment. About 370,000 women undergo IVF every year, and the treatment is responsible for one in every 24 live births, putting Japan high up on the global success index.

North-East Nigeria on the brink of food crisis- Report

 The Muna settlement on the outskirts of Maiduguri. The UN has warned that without fast action hundreds of thousands of people will be at risk of dying in north-eastern Nigeria. Photograph: Stefan Heunis/AFP/Getty Images

The situation seems so bad but it appears like the Nigerian media is doing a great job keeping this away from the mainstream. If we don't look after ourselves, who will?

Can fresh Moringa leaves help to lower blood pressure?

Have you ever tried lowering blood pressure with fresh Moringa leaves?

Sudanese women queuing to get water after days of drinking from stream

Women queue to fill containers with water after UNICEF in Sudan delivered 100,000 litres of safe water to the site.

Slain South Sudanese reporter's son born day after he died in Juba

John Gatluak Manguet Nhial, 32, a South Sudanese journalist and radio manager, was killed in the late afternoon of July 11, during the recent violence that erupted in the country's capital, Juba, a location which has been dealing with embattled press.

Those diagnosed with diabetes are at risk of cancer- Study

Representation. Source: Wikimedia Commons

In the first three months after they are diagnosed with diabetes, people may be more prone to cancer diagnosis, a new study by the University of Toronto has found.

Boko Haram: Borno state has 51,000 widows and 49,000 orphans- Governor

The Borno State governor,  Kashim Shettima on Wednesday July 13, received a high-powered delegation of the European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS in his office.

UK's Prince Harry goes for HIV testing

According to Kensington Palace which shared the photo, "Prince Harry believes that until everyone is relaxed about taking HIV tests - whether from higher risk groups or not - then tackling the stigma and fear surrounding this simple test will continue to allow the virus to win".

Former US Ambassador absent at House of Reps sexual misconduct panel

Some members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives were accused of attempted rape and soliciting for sex from prostitutes while on a trip to the United States

Vietnam's oldest woman dies aged 123

A Vietnamese, named last year as the world’s oldest living woman, has died peacefully in her home at the age of 123.

Meet the armless 10-year-old who does everything with his feet

This boy, 10, was born without arms  but is determined to conquer the world with his feet and has refused to give in to his physical disabilities.

This woman claims to treat India's diabetes problem by changing diet

India has the largest number of diabetics in the world. The alarming number of diabetes patients is likely to rise to 101 million in India by 2030, estimates the World Health Organisation (WHO). The number doubled to 63 million in 2013 from 32 million in 2000 in the country.

India and Kenya sign deal to build largest cancer hospital in East Africa

Two countries, India and Kenya, on Monday signed a multi-million dollar deal for building East Africa's largest cancer hospital.

NBA pro, Victor Oladipo may have just dunked an amateur to death

It’s the NBA offseason so a lot of pro ballers are working and running camps around the country, giving back to the young ones who are learning the game.

Emergency: Fears of a mass BUBONIC PLAGUE outbreak in Russia

Thousands of Russians are being given emergency vaccinations against the bubonic plague after a 10-year-old boy contracted the deadly infectious disease while skinning a marmot.

Haemophilia Foundation calls for compulsory testing in Nigeria

Haemophilia Foundation of Nigeria (HFN) has called for policies that will make factor assays and clotting tests compulsory before a male child is circumcised and while pregnant women attend antenatal clinic.

Bauchi state commended for its immunization drive

This is 2016 and we really shouldn't be at the level of "commending immunization' but that is the fact of the matter.

Meet Abimbola Edwin, the sickle-celled 56-year-old Nigerian

Mrs Abimbola Edwin is sickle-celled but doesn't look it. She is an advocate of the #CrimsonBowNG (Sickle Cell) cause. 

According to the story, nobody ever really expected her to become an adult not to talk of becoming a mother of three.