Doctor

A UK-based Nigerian doctor, Richard Akinrolabu, has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment at Woolwich Crown Court after defrauding the NHS of over £268,000 by working shifts while on sick leave. Akinrolabu had previously pleaded…
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A dentist, Dr Olamilekan Fatokun, on Friday said that many people stay away from dental facilities until their conditions deteriorate, hinging the trend on the high cost of treatment. Fatokun, who highlighted the importance of regular…
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The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal on Friday discharged and acquitted 58-year-old medical director, Dr Olufemi Olaleye of the offence of defiling his wife’s niece. The appellate court, in a lead judgment delivered by Justice Jimi…
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Kaduna-based medical doctor, Dr Ganiyat Popoola, has regained freedom from captivity 10 months after she was abducted. A registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna State, Popoola was abducted on…
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The Plateau State Police Command has arrested a doctor for allegedly removing the kidney of a woman, Kehinde Kamal, in Jos, the state capital. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Alabo Alfred, who confirmed the arrest of the suspect…
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Niger President Mohamed Bazoum who has been detained since being ousted by members of his guard last month was seen by his doctor Saturday, his entourage said, amid mounting concern. The president “had a visit by his doctor today”, a…
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Chief Medical Director of Ayodele Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, Ayodele Joseph, has been accused of raping a patient who came for medical treatment. The suspect was arraigned on a two-count charge of act of gross indecency, and rape…
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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has condemned the gruesome murder of one of its members, Dr Uyi Iluobe, who was said to have been killed by the relatives of his patient at a hospital in Oghara, Delta State. The NMA also called on…
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The American Society of Hematology, ASH, has conferred the 2021 ASH Research Global Award on a researcher, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, AKTH, Dr Ibrahim Musa,  making him the first Nigerian to receive the prestigious honour. A statement…
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