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EU, UNICEF Treat 12,259 Pregnant Women, Children In Bauchi

December 27, 2019 4:34 am

The European Union (EU) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have treated 12,259 pregnant women and children below five years of age in Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State in 15 months.

EU/UNICEF Team Leader on Hard To Reach (HTR) areas in the council, Mrs Adebisi Ibinola, disclosed this, yesterday, in Jabbal settlements in Bidir. She said the treatment lasted between October 2018 and December 2019. Ibinola listed Bidir, Madara and Magunshi wards as areas covered by the team within the period under review.She said those treated were in 16 settlements in the hinterland and that suffered from …

Man Gets Life For Crossbow Murder Of Pregnant Mother Of 5

November 30, 2019 10:50 am

An evil ex-husband will spend decades behind bars for the “cold and calculated” crossbow murder of a mother of five who was nine months pregnant, British authorities announced Friday.

Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo, who was found guilty by a London jury last week, was sentenced Friday to life in prison with a minimum term of 33 years. The sentence comes a year after he shot his ex-wife with a crossbow as she was running up the stairs in her home, according to the city’s Metropolitan Police.

Authorities said the 18-inch bolt struck Sana Muhammad’s hip and traveled through her body, but it

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Do Ultrasound Scans Sparingly – Doctors Warn Pregnant Women

November 19, 2019 8:58 am

Undergoing ultrasound scans too often may lead to foetus deformity among pregnant mothers or cause a thermal effect on the patient’s body tissue, experts have warned.

Janet Akinmoladun, a consultant radiologist at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, spoke while training doctors and paramedics on carrying out emergency ultrasound procedures at the 661 Nigerian Airforce Hospital in Ikeja, Lagos state.

The training, which held at the Sam Ethnan Airforce Base, was organized by the GTAK Health Alliance for Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) alongside the military hospital and saw a team of experts teach and showcase medical technologies.

Akinmoladun stated that, although …

Perm Sec, Pregnant Wife, 2 Kids Burnt To Death In Benue

November 18, 2019 9:53 am

The Acting Permanent Secretary, State Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology, Mr Seker Akaa, his pregnant wife and two kids were burnt to death in a fire incident in Makurdi early hours of Monday.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Benue, DSP Sewuese Anene confirmed the inferno to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi.

Anene said the fire started at about 2.40 a.m at Kwarafa Quaters, Makurdi.

NAN reports that three other flats were also burnt including the resident of Evangelist Daniel Unongo, Chaplain of Benue Government House, who is also Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Samuel

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Doctors To Face Charges Over Death Of Pregnant Woman

October 2, 2019 5:09 pm

Two doctors with Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, have appeared before the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria Tribunal, to answer charges of gross professional negligence.

The doctors, Iyiola Adewale and Adigba Onodjohwoyovwe, are accused of gross professional negligence which led to the death of a patient in their care.

The prosecuting counsel, Mr Nasiru Aliyu, told the tribunal on Monday in Asaba that the defendants while on duty on March 7, 2017, negligently handled one of their patients, a pregnant woman, Mrs Rita Uchebuego, now late.

According to the prosecutor, they allegedly failed to attend to her as appropriate for

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Prince Harry, pregnant Duchess Meghan visit African kingdom

February 24, 2019 6:19 am

Prince Harry and pregnant Duchess Meghan arrived in Morocco late Saturday for a two-day visit to the North African kingdom where literary and fashion stars once played and where terrorists now occasionally strike.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex – she is believed to be in her third trimester and has appeared heavily pregnant in recent appearances – are making an official visit to Morocco at the behest of the British government.