Day: January 11, 2023

Baby factory uncovered in Rivers, accomplice arrested, 10 ladies rescued

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Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command on Tuesday arrested a 17-year-old boy, Noble Uzuchi, and Chigozie Ogbonna, 29, for allegedly working for a baby factory. Also arrested were two female suspects, Favour Bright, 30; and Peace Alikoi, 40, the alleged leader of the syndicate. The four suspects reportedly operated in Obio/Akpor and Ikwerre local government areas of the state. Also, the police said 10 pregnant girls were rescued. The police spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, said the feat followed a tip-off which the…

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‘150 nurses resigned from LASUTH in three years’ -LASUTH CMD

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Chief Medical Director of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, has said that more than 150 nurses resigned their appointments with the tertiary hospital within the last three years. Fabanwo who stated this yesterday during a media briefing in Lagos, said the situation arose as a result of health workers relocating abroad to practise, noting that the exit replacement strategy of the government had, however, ensured that operations weren’t disrupted at the hospital. He added that applications for positions of nurses and resident doctors had reduced in…

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11th Anniversary Lecture: January 9 Collective wants Mental Health Bill signed into law

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January 9 Collective, a socio-political group of professionals has called on governments across Nigeria to pay more attention to and increase funding for mental health. The call was made by the association’s Captain, Loye Amsat while declaring open its 11th Anniversary lecture where he noted that the rise in mental health cases was a cause for concern. Also lending her voice to the urgent need for intervention was the guest speaker,Oluseyi Elizabeth Odudimu, a UK-based mental health expert and CEO, Stop Mental Illness Foundation ( SMIF) who delivered a paper…

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