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Liver Cancer, Kidney Issues On The Rise In Nigeria – Prof Amodu Reveals

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January 3, 2025

By Dauda Isamail

As Nigerians continue to find ways to adjust to current realities, furmost photo medicine researcher in the country, and Professor of phyto medicine from the Triune Biblical University, USA, Professor Ben Amodu, has warned that liver cancer and chronic kidney disease, including kidney failure is disturbingly on the rise.

Speaking to AljazirahNigeria Newspapers in Abuja yesterday, Prof Amodu said: “Currently liver cancer appears to be on the rise. In the last one week alone, I’ve gotten over seven patients who have come to treat liver cancer. Meanwhile I don’t think I treated more than one case of liver cancer in the last one year.

“So we need to ask ourselves why it is becoming an everyday affair now, not just liver but kidney issues too like Chronic Kidney Disease, CKD and even kidney failure.”

He said authorities in the health sector should not take this alarming rise passively.
“That is what officials in the health sector and in the Federal Ministry of Health as well as the Nigerian Center for Disease Control, NSCDC, as well as other relevant agencies in the health sector should do.

I say this because virtually all my patients have all been to the hospitals for treatment. It is when they seem not to be getting better that they rush down to us here,” he said.

He then expressed surprise that after the Nigerian government had recognised his research into cancer cure over a decade ago, it seems to have forgotten about him and the same research they once recognised after the research was concluded on a most favourable note.

“lMeanwhile this is the same government that asked me to go to Cuba since I was researching into a cure for cancer to see if I could incorporate what they were doing into my cancer cure.

But when I concluded my research and came up with a very effective cure for breast, prostrate, bronchial, liver, abdominal and other forms of cancer, the same government seems to have turned a blind eye to my efforts, despite the fact that our work has gone viral and has gained recognition across the globe.

“But one thing I thank God for is that patients have continued to contact us and those we have successfully treated are not keeping quiet about it.

“Right now we have the needed solution for diabetes, High Blood Pressure, enlarged heart, issues with the eye like cateract, glaucoma etc, malaria, enlarged prostrate, diabetic ulcer, and many more.”

He then called on the ministry of health and all it’s agencies to take the increasing cases of liver cancer as well as kidney issues seriously.

“Let us look inward for solutions to the health issues disturbing our people so we can begin to attract medical tourism to Nigeria,” he concluded.

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Algeria’s Glorious Revolution: Embassy Marks 72nd Anniversary in Abuja

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November 12, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Embassy of Algeria in Nigeria has commemorated the 72nd anniversary of the country’s Glorious Revolution of November 1, 1954, with a reception in Abuja, highlighting Algeria’s liberation struggle and strengthening diplomatic relations with Nigeria.

The event, held on November 9, 2026, at Continental Suites Hotel, attracted prominent personalities, including the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Tajudeen Abbas, members of the Federal Government, senior government officials, heads of diplomatic missions and other friends of Algeria.

Speaking at the reception, Algeria’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Hocine Mezoued, welcomed guests and paid tribute to the country’s freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives during the struggle for independence.

He described the November 1, 1954 revolution as the foundation of modern Algeria, noting that the sacrifices of the nation’s martyrs made it possible for the country to reclaim its sovereignty.

On Algeria’s development agenda, Mezoued said President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s administration had continued to pursue economic reforms, diversification and national development under its New Algeria vision.

He noted that the country was recording progress in non-hydrocarbon exports, while improvements in the business environment had boosted investor confidence and attracted significant foreign investments.

On foreign policy, the ambassador reaffirmed Algeria’s commitment to non-interference, respect for national sovereignty, peaceful conflict resolution and the right of peoples to self-determination.

Addressing security challenges in the Sahel, he stressed that lasting peace could not be achieved through military measures alone, insisting that economic development, inclusive dialogue and peaceful resolution of disputes remained essential.

Turning to Nigeria-Algeria relations, Mezoued described the partnership as one founded on shared values and the commitment of both countries’ leaders to advancing African development.

He identified the Trans-Saharan Highway, Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline and Trans-Saharan Fibre Optic Backbone as major strategic projects receiving attention from both countries.

The ambassador also disclosed that Algeria had continued to provide scholarships to Nigerian students to strengthen human capital development and capacity building.

He further announced that Air Algérie expanded its Nigerian operations on October 26, 2026, with the introduction of two weekly flights to Lagos, expressing confidence that the service would boost trade and tourism.

Looking ahead, Mezoued said 2027 would offer fresh opportunities to deepen bilateral cooperation, particularly through the fifth Joint High Bi-National Commission scheduled to hold in Abuja.

He expressed optimism that the meeting would provide an opportunity to assess existing partnerships, identify new areas of cooperation and move Nigeria-Algeria relations towards a more practical and results-driven phase.

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