Fresh Cholera Outbreak Claims 20 Lives In Bauchi

HealthFresh Cholera Outbreak Claims 20 Lives In Bauchi

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 25, 2021

A fresh cholera outbreak in Bauchi State has infected 322 persons with at least 20 deaths in some parts of the state. The first index case was a 37-year-old patient, who was admitted to Burra General Hospital on 24 April 2021. Dr. Aliyu Mohammed Maigoro, the State Commissioner for Health gave the update on the situation during a media briefing on Tuesday morning. Maigoro said the outbreak has spread across nine local government areas since...

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EntertainmentHIC ED Calls On Govt. to Pay Attention to Challenges of People at Grassroots

PilotnewsMay 25, 2021

ABUJA —  Mr. Bassey Bassey, Executive Director, HipCity Innovation Centre (HIC) has called on government at all level to pay serious attention to the challenges confronting their citizens at the grassroots. Bassey made this call at the premiere of the video documentary: ‘Echoes of the People’ and the role of local governance in sustainable development in Abuja. According to him, the reason for this video documentary, is to make the government at all level to...

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FG Declares 90 Travelers from India, Turkey, Brazil Wanted

CoronavirusTravelFG Declares 90 Travelers from India, Turkey, Brazil Wanted

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 24, 2021

The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has declared 90 travelers wanted. They wanted travelers included Nigerians and foreigners, who were described as dangers to public health. In a statement by the Chairman of the PSC and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, the Committee maintained that the 90 persons, who were currently at large, had violated the guidelines issued for travelers entering Nigeria from India, Turkey, and Brazil. After...

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Saudi Arabia To Allow Only 60,000 Pilgrims for 2021 Hajj Operation

LifestyleReligionSaudi Arabia To Allow Only 60,000 Pilgrims for 2021 Hajj Operation

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 23, 2021

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that only 60,000 pilgrims will be allowed to partake in the 2021 hajj. The announcement followed uncertainty if the 2021 pilgrimage would hold after the Kingdom suspended the 2020 hajj due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of pilgrims was reduced in accordance with the COVID-19 protocols as the country usually hosts over two million Muslim faithful to the holy city of Mecca to perform the rites The...

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Governor Bello of Niger State commission Vesico Vagina Fistula Women Health Centre In Kontagora

HealthPhilanthropyGovernor Bello of Niger State commission Vesico Vagina Fistula Women Health Centre In Kontagora

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 23, 2021

The Women Health Centre built by Raise Foundation, with the support of Mainstream Foundation in Kontagora has been commissioned by Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State. The modern and well-equipped edifice was built by the wife of Niger State Governor, Dr. Amina Abubakar Bello through her Raise Foundation, with the support of Mainstream Foundation as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The centre meant to provide health care services to women affected by...

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Long Working Hours Increase Deaths from Heart Disease, Stroke

LabourWellnessWorld NewsLong Working Hours Increase Deaths from Heart Disease, Stroke

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 22, 2021

A joint World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labour Organization (ILO) report on Friday said long working hours led to 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016. According to the latest estimates by the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization, published in Environment International, this represents a 29 percent increase since 2000. In a first global analysis of the loss of life and health associated with working long hours, WHO...

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Money Making is the Value Now Pervasive – Obasanjo

LifestyleNigeriaMoney Making is the Value Now Pervasive – Obasanjo

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 22, 2021

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented the displacement of the values of honesty and hard work by the love for money and other material things, saying this was one of the causes of Nigeria’s problems. The elder statesman said this on Friday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, at the inauguration of Prof. Abayomi Oluwatosin Jiboku Building and Entrepreneurship Centre at the Lariken International College. The former President opined that the amount of money, number...

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Emir Of Zazzau Worries Over Rising Cases Of Drug Abuse Among Married Women

LifestyleWellnessEmir Of Zazzau Worries Over Rising Cases Of Drug Abuse Among Married Women

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 21, 2021

Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, the Emir of Zazzau has expressed concern over the rising cases of drug abuse among married women. The Emir was speaking when the management of the Kaduna State Bureau for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (KADBUSA) paid him a courtesy visit in Zaria, noted that some of those who engaged in the use of illicit drugs might be doing so out of frustration. Ambassador Bamalli who is also the Chairman of the...

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OPINION: Northern Nigeria Faces the Threat of Famine

FoodOpinionPovertyOPINION: Northern Nigeria Faces the Threat of Famine

PilotnewsMay 20, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger   The Western media is focused on the struggle between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, with searing images of the humanitarian disaster that is unfolding. Yet the magnitude is tiny compared to the humanitarian crisis in northern Nigeria. Total confirmed deaths number 239 in the current round of fighting between Hamas and the Israelis. In comparison, there have been at least 755 deaths since January 1, 2021 in northeastern Borno State, the...

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Lagos Film City Project On Course – Commissioner

EntertainmentFilmLagos Film City Project On Course – Commissioner

PilotnewsMay 18, 2021

LAGOS — The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, on Monday says the construction of the Lagos Film City will commence before the end of 2021. Akinbile-Yussuf made this known during the 2021 Ministerial news conference in commemoration of the second year in office of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu at Ikeja. She said that the idea behind the film city was to provide a place for filmmakers where film production could...

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