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The Federal Ministry of Health has ranked 15 local government areas (LGAs) in Katsina State as highest in maternal and child mortality rates in Nigeria The Sector-Wide Coordinator and National Coordinator of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Muntaqa Sadiq Umar, who made the disclosure during the closing ceremony of the Maternal and...

Three officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been hospitalised for gunshot injuries sustained after they came under attack from some armed men during a raid operation in Jahi area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Thursday night. The incident occurred when a team of NDLEA operatives acting...

The North-Central All Progressives Congress (NC APC) Forum has commended the bloc of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) led by former Nasarawa State governor, Tanko Al-Makura, for rejecting the growing coalition of opposition politicians against President Bola Tinubu’s second-term ambition. The Forum described the CPC bloc’s position as a reaffirmation...

As part of its unwavering commitment to community development and social responsibility, itel, a leading mobile phone and electronics brand, has brought a lasting solution to the water scarcity challenges facing residents of Brigade Gama (B) Kasuwar Takari, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano State. In a remarkable gesture to mark...

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has declared President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the “greatest asset” to Northern Nigeria’s security and development efforts. Speaking through his Senior Aide on Politics, Hon. Ibrahim Danmaliki Gidan Goga, on Friday, Matawalle dismissed claims that the President is a political liability to...

Dada Olusegun has defended the recently inaugurated census committee, saying its members’ strategic roles are necessary for a successful census. The Presidency has defended the composition of the recently constituted eight-man committee tasked with developing a report on the upcoming national population and housing census. Special Assistant to the President...

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu yesterday took her pet project, the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), to Ondo State, where she made a number of donations to petty female traders and farmers as well as nurses and midwives. She announced during the distribution of professional kits to 10,000 nurses and midwives in the...

The Coalition for Public Sector Reforms and Accountability (COPSRA), has commended Festus Keyamo (SAN), Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, for his sweeping reforms that have repositioned the Nigerian aviation sector. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, Dr. Abubakar Garba, president of the coalition, described Keyamo’s approach to...

A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Rivers State has submitted a formal petition to the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee overseeing the political crisis in the state. The petition, signed by 17 CSOs, accused Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd.), the state’s Sole Administrator, of gross financial misconduct and...

Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun, yesterday sought an end to violence and abuse against women and girls, especially wife battering, saying beating one’s wife is an act of cowardice. Gbadebo said women are special members of humanity requiring caution in relating with them in a family unit. He urged men to...