NewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernor Yusuf Declares Public Holiday To Mourn Accident Victims

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 1, 2025

Following the auto accident on Saturday that claimed 22 lives and left several others seriously injured of Kano’s contingent returning from the National Sports Festival in Ogun State when their bus fell off a bridge some kilometres from Kano, the state Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has declared Monday, 2nd June as a public holiday to sympathize with the victims’ families. The Governor, in a statement issued by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, extended...

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MRHC Provides Maternal Care To 7,883 Pregnant Women In Lagos

HealthNewsNigeriaMRHC Provides Maternal Care To 7,883 Pregnant Women In Lagos

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 30, 2025

No fewer than 7,883 pregnant women across 12 local government areas in Lagos State have received antenatal and emergency care from the maternal health programme of the Maternal and Reproductive Health Collective (MRHC) under the initiative, known as MamaBase. The programme aimed to improve maternal health outcomes in underserved communities by linking women to health facilities and providing access to essential services at no cost was implemented between October 2023 and September 2024. The acting...

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NewsNigeriaTelecommunicationNCC Orders Telecoms To Alert Customers On Outage

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 27, 2025

Mobile network operators in Nigeria, including MTN Nigeria, Glo, and others, have been mandated by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to inform customers of major service outages on their networks through media channels. The order was contained in a statement by its acting spokesperson, Nnenna Ukoha. It explained that mobile network operators, internet service providers, and other operators that provide last-mile services will also provide proportional compensation, including extension of validity, as may be applicable...

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Governor Uzodinma Fires Imo Attorney General

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernor Uzodinma Fires Imo Attorney General

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 27, 2025

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has fires Imo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister C. O. C. Akaolisa, with immediate effect. The sacking of the commissioner was contained in a press statement by the Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation, and Strategy, Declan Emelumba and no reason was given. His sack was coming barely a few weeks after the newly appointed Chief Justice of the state, Theophilus Nzeukwu was removed following recommendations of...

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Miscreants Kill DPO, Set Police Station Ablaze In Kano

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaMiscreants Kill DPO, Set Police Station Ablaze In Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 27, 2025

Some miscreants on Monday attacked Rano Divisional Police Station in Kano state, resulting in the death of a Divisional Police Officer. They also set parts of the station ablaze and two vehicles as well as destroying ten (10) other vehicles. According to report, the incident followed the detention of a motorcycle mechanic, Abdullahi Musa for reckless and dangerous riding and later died at Rano General Hospital. The spokesman of Kano State Police Command, SP Abdullahi...

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Governor Zulum Vows To Ensure No LGA In Borno Fall To Insurgents

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernor Zulum Vows To Ensure No LGA In Borno Fall To Insurgents

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 27, 2025

Borno state Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has reiterated the commitment of his administration to ensuring that no Local Government Area in the state falls to terrorists groups of Boko Haram or ISWAP. The Governor disclosed this to State House correspondents following a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, explained that he was in Aso Rock to brief the President on the security station in the North-East and Borno State...

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NCoS Set To Recapture Fleeing Inmates, Offers N5m Cash Reward For Information

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNCoS Set To Recapture Fleeing Inmates, Offers N5m Cash Reward For Information

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 22, 2025

In its effort to recapture seven fleeing inmates from the Medium Custodial Centre, Ilesha, Osun State, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has offered a reward of N5 million to anyone who provides useful information that leads to their recapture. The inmates escaped following a rainfall that breached the security at the custodial centre on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at about 0200 hours. The offer was contained in a statement by the spokesman of the service,...

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Kano accounts for 30 percent of tuberculosis cases in Nigeria – Professor Hamisu Salihu

HealthNewsNigeriaKano accounts for 30 percent of tuberculosis cases in Nigeria – Professor Hamisu Salihu

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 22, 2025

The Director-General of Kano Independent Research Center Trust (KIRCT), Professor Hamisu Salihu, has said Kano state is responsible for 30 percent of tuberculosis cases in Nigeria. He says this makes Kano state the highest cases per capita globally. The DG disclosed this during the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on clinical research between the center and the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC) in Kano on Wednesday. He said the center now...

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State Services Dept in Niger Partners with FIDA to Address Gender-Based Violence

NewsNigeriaState Services Dept in Niger Partners with FIDA to Address Gender-Based Violence

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 22, 2025

The Department of State Services in Niger State has expressed concern over the increasing involvement of underage girls and women in social vices in the state. The DSS Director in the state, Alhaji Usman Bello Hussain expressed the concern during a courtesy visit by the Niger State chapter of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA). Hussain, while assuring FIDA members of the DSS’s commitment to protecting the rights of girls and women against any...

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Cholera Outbreak Hits Lagos, Reps Call For Urgent Federal Intervention

HealthNewsNigeriaCholera Outbreak Hits Lagos, Reps Call For Urgent Federal Intervention

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 22, 2025

To contain the escalating cholera outbreak in Badagry West, Lagos State, which has already claimed lives and poses a growing threat to public health, the House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to take immediate action. Reps Sesi Whingan while presenting a motion on the matter on the floor of the House appealed for urgent intervention to prevent further loss of life in the affected communities. During his lead debate, Whingan described the...

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