Petition seeks asylum for African Americans from African governments
An online petition by the #WeWantToGoHome campaign is asking African governments to open their borders to African Americans who seek to cross the Atlantic, in a direction opposite to that of their ancestors, and return to the continent as asylum seekers It may sound strange to some who believe that the United States of America
Nigerian doctor honoured by govt for top marks at Russian university
A Nigerian doctor has been fêted by the federal government in recognition of his astounding Cumulative Grade Point Average of 5.0, a near-impossible feat, at a Russian university in 2013 Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday honoured Dr Victor Olalusi, a young medical doctor who scored a GPA of 5.0 to graduate at the Russian National
Sierra Leone Ebola patients treated with survivors’ plasma
In Sierra Leone, donated plasma from survivors of Ebola is being used to treat patients at the 34 Military Hospital in Freetown, the country’s capital It took quite some time for the trial to be granted approval but the University of Liverpool, which is backing the trial, received approval and the first donations of plasma from
World’s First Malaria Vaccine Not For Profit, Drug Maker Says
A malaria vaccine 30 years in the making by British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline is the first approved by European regulators for licensing in Africa, where it can be used on babies at risk from the mosquito-borne disease, AlJazeera reports. Malaria killed 584,000 people in 2013, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, and more than 80 percent of victims were under the age of 5. An injection of
THIS EYE DROP WILL SAVE NEARLY A MILLION AFRICANS FROM BLINDNESS EVERY YEAR
A new drug developed under the supervision of lead researcher, Kang Zhang could one day cure cataracts. According to a team of scientists, a naturally occurring molecule called lanosterol, shrank canine cataracts after it was administered to dogs with an eye dropper. Although the effects are yet to be tested on humans, subsequent findings have the potential to
Bobbi Kristina Brown dies at 22
Two days before she was found face-down in the bathtub at her home outside Atlanta in January, it seemed like Bobbi Kristina Brown’s career might have been picking up. “Let’s start this career up&&moving OUT to TO YOU ALLLL quick shall we !?!???!” she said in an enthusiastic tweet. It’s not clear what projects she
World’s first malaria vaccine, backed by Bill Gates, gets a green light
The world’s first malaria vaccine, backed by Bill Gates, has received a green light for future use in babies in sub-Saharan Africa. The European Medicines Agency gave the Mosquirix vaccine a favorable review after 30 years of research by GlaxoSmithKline (GLAXF) and the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative. The drug will now be examined by the
Nigerian Doctors in the Americas meet in Orlando
Every year, Nigerian doctors meet all over the world in their organisations to find ways to inspire each other to engage more with Nigeria and support themselves in their various engagements. This year Chikwe Ihekweazu of Nigeria Health Watch attended the annual conference of the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA) which held in
Explosions rock Jos, many feared killed
Two explosions occurred on Sunday night in Jos, the Plateau State capital. A PREMIUM TIMES correspondent reports that the first explosion occurred at Bauchi road, just before the University of Jos main campus, while the second explosion occurred around Yantaya, Nasarawa Gwon area, both in Jos North Local Government Area of the state. The News
DOES THE LEGALISATION OF SAME SEX MARRIAGE IN THE US HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR AFRICA?
This past week, the United States Supreme Court made history by legalising gay marriage in all fifty states of the country. The numerous plaintiffs from sex marriage cases across the United States of America, have not only increased the number of states where gay marriage is legal, but also sparked a conversation about what the approval means means