Nigerians Condemn Gov Wike For Gifting N10m To Nigerian Grammy Award Winner

Nigerians have taken to their social media page to condemn the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, for promising to gift N10m each to Burna Boy and other artistes who performed at the Burna Boy Home Coming Concert in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The Governor is seen in a video making rounds on social media saying, “All of you that have come to today, the Rivers people and the Niger -Delta people that have come...

4,000 Lives Lost Daily to Tuberculosis Disease Globally

YOLA — Adamawa State Program Manager, Tuberculosis and Leprosy program, Dr. Boniface Gundiri says each day about 4,000 persons lost their lives to TB diseases, and close to 28,000 fell ill. Boniface revealed this during the commemoration of this year’s world tuberculosis day with a team “the clock is ticking ” held at State Specialist Hospital, Yola Wednesday, said global efforts are being made to combat the disease as 63 million lives have been saved...

Buhari Celebrates Tony Elumelu at 58

President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated and facilitated with the renowned economist and philanthropist, Tony Onyeamaechi Elumelu, on his 58th birthday on earth. In a statement by his spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Monday, Buhari joined family and friends to rejoice with the entrepreneur, whose interests had continued to create opportunities for growth and development in the country. President Buhari commended the economist for his foresight and large-heartedness in setting up the Tony Elumelu...

Amnesty International Says Psychological Care Needed For Women, Girls Brutalised By Boko Haram

Amnesty International has called for urgent attention towards the psychological and medical needs of women and girls brutalized by Boko Haram insurgents. The organization pointed out that women and girls are often subjected to rape and other forms of sexual violence when captured by members of the insurgent group. However, most women and girls do not get any psychological and medical attention. Osai Ojigho, director of Amnesty International Nigeria in a statement published on Wednesday...

Okike Media Set March 25 to Debut Film Festival in Enugu

ENUGU — Okike Media, a film production media and communication outfit, is set to debut Coal City Film Festival on March 25,  at Diamond Cinema in Enugu. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the media organisation has a penchant for creating solutions through the art of storytelling. Mr. Uche Agbo, Founder and Executive Director of the festival told NAN in an interview on Tuesday in Enugu that the festival was visioned to open the...

21 Years After, Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria to Host Regional Congress March 24-27 –Official

ASABA — Nigeria is to host the ninth Near East and Africa Regional (NEAR) Congress of the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA) from March 24 to March 27, 2021, in Abuja, after 21 years. Dr. Minimim Oseji, the National President of, Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN), disclosed this in a statement issued, on Sunday, in Asaba, and made it available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Oseji, who noted that the last time...

19 States Participating As 38th Edition of Ramat Cup International Kicks Off in Kano

KANO —  Teams from 19 states are participating in the 38th edition of the Ramat Cup International Under-16 Football Tournament which begins on Sunday in Kano, an official has said. Aliyu Kasim, the Kano State Chapter Secretary of Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON), who is the tournament’s organisers, disclosed this on Sunday in Kano. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that players of teams from 17 of the states at the tournament...

OverOne Hundred Physically Challenged Persons In Adamawa To Receive Training In Various Skills

In order to carry physically challenged persons in the scheme of things, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has flagged off the training of one hundred and five physically challenged persons in various skills across the twenty-one local governments in the state. The training programme was organized by the Adamawa State Poverty Alleviation and Wealth Creation Agency, PAWECA in collaboration with the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Development. Declaring open the training programme at the...

Tanzania President Dies At the Age of 61

Tanzanian President, John Magufuli has died at the age of 61 from a heart condition. The Vice President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, said this in an address on state television on Wednesday. The news of his death broke out after days of uncertainty over his health and whereabout. According to the Vice President, “It is with deep regret that I inform you that today on the 17th of March, 2021 at 6 pm we lost our...

200 Street Beggars And Almajiris Arrested In Kano

The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr. Zahra’u Muhammad-Umar, Kano state says 200 street beggars and almajiris were arrested for allegedly violating the law banning street begging in the state. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr. Zahra’u Muhammad-Umar, Kano state made this known to newsmen on Monday the ministry arrested the beggars and almajiris in Kano metropolis with 60 per cent being women, children and men, and 30 per cent...

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