VSF Provides Families Of 61 District Heads killed by Boko Haram In Borno State With Materials

FoodPhilanthropyVSF Provides Families Of 61 District Heads killed by Boko Haram In Borno State With Materials

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 4, 2021

MAIDUGURI — Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday ordered the release of N12.2m as an addition to a need-based intervention. The Victims Support Fund (VSF) has assisted families of 61 district heads killed by Boko Haram since 2009 across Borno State with each family getting one million Naira worth of materials. The VSF, a public and private funded humanitarian body set up by the Presidency during the Jonathan administration, had after meetings with all...

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Committee On Almajiri, Sangaya Reformation Inaugurated In Kaduna

EducationLifestyleNewsCommittee On Almajiri, Sangaya Reformation Inaugurated In Kaduna

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 3, 2021

KADUNA — The Kaduna State Director of Public Schools in the Ministry of Education, Habibu Idris Alhassan says the government has inaugurated members of the Committee on Almajiri and Sangaya Reformation towards total integration into the mainstream education system. Alhassan while fielding questions from newsmen shortly after inaugurating the committee said the committee would ensure that all school-age children have access to free and compulsory basic and post-basic education across the state. “The committee will...

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Urologist Advises Men to Go for Prostate Cancer Screening

HealthWellnessUrologist Advises Men to Go for Prostate Cancer Screening

PilotnewsJune 2, 2021

ILORIN — Dr. Ademola Popoola, a Consultant Urologist with the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), has advised men to go for early screening to prevent prostate cancer. Popoola, who teaches at the Department of Surgery of the university, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ilorin. According to him, prostate cancer is a cancer of the prostate gland, which is an accessory sexual organ that...

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National Senior Citizens Centre Take-Off

LifestyleWellnessNational Senior Citizens Centre Take-Off

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 1, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the take-off of the National Senior Citizens Centre and the constitution of a 12-member board. The Centre was passed into law as the National Senior Citizens Centre Act, 2017 to cater to the needs of senior citizens (70 and above) in the country. Those appointed by President Buhari include AVM M. A. Muhammad (rtd) as the Board Chairman; Dr. Emem Omokaro as the Director-General. Members are Mansur Kuliya – Ministry...

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Tourism: Ugwuanyi Inaugurates Unity Park, A Relaxation Centre In Enugu

EntertainmentTourismTourism: Ugwuanyi Inaugurates Unity Park, A Relaxation Centre In Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)May 31, 2021

The Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Saturday inaugurated the Unity Park for public use as a tourist attraction and a place for relaxation. Inaugurating the park amid jubilation, Gov. Ugwuanyi said, “The project offers the good people of Enugu State an opportunity to relive the past when the City urbanization had not obliterated our recreation areas; the park responds to the yawning gap in the lifestyle of the Coal City”. The Unity Park is...

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How Tinubu Greets Atiku At The Airport – Aide

LifestylePoliticsHow Tinubu Greets Atiku At The Airport – Aide

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 30, 2021

Tunde Rahman, who is the spokesperson of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has said there is nothing wrong with the meeting between his principal and the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Tinubu, in a viral video, was seen exchanging pleasantries with Atiku, a Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the 2019 elections. Atiku returned to the country after months of his stay outside Nigeria. Many Nigerians have expressed...

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I Felt Angry When My Father Lost the Race to Be Inducted in Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame – Fela’s Daughter

EntertainmentMusicI Felt Angry When My Father Lost the Race to Be Inducted in Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame – Fela’s Daughter

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 30, 2021

Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s daughter, Omoyeni Anikulapo-Kuti, popularly known as Yeni, has said that she wished she had turned 60 earlier. This was due to the overwhelming show of love she received at the celebration of her diamond jubilee In an interview on Saturday, the media personality said, “It feels good to be 60 years old, though I don’t feel different from when I was 59. But at 60, I feel more celebrated as a person. I...

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‘In The Past, I Confused Sex with Love or Affection’ – Denrele

EntertainmentLifestyle‘In The Past, I Confused Sex with Love or Affection’ – Denrele

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 30, 2021

Nigerian entertainer and media personality, Denrele Edun, has narrated that he had once confused sex with love or affection. He added that he was sexually active and had once thought of leaving the entertainment industry because of a woman. The Nigerian entertainer who will clock 40 in two weeks’ time has said that his mother wanted him to get married so eagerly that he bought him diamond rings to propose to a lady. “I am...

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Osinbajo Highlights FG’s Interventions in Healthcare, Education, Others

EducationHealthNigeriaOsinbajo Highlights FG’s Interventions in Healthcare, Education, Others

PilotnewsMay 29, 2021

ABUJA — Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government has, over the years, deployed significant resources to address challenges in education and healthcare. He said that the Federal Government was committed to addressing human capital development and related issues in the country with the same zeal it showed in the implementation of the Social Investment Programmes. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said the vice president virtually-delivered a keynote...

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World Health Assembly Adopts New Resolution on Malaria

HealthWorld NewsWorld Health Assembly Adopts New Resolution on Malaria

PilotnewsMay 28, 2021

NEW YORK — The World Health Assembly, the main governing body of the World Health Organisation (WHO), has adopted a new resolution on malaria. WHO, in a statement on Friday, stated that the new resolution was aimed at revitalising and accelerating efforts to end malaria, a preventable and treatable disease that continues to claim more than 400 000 lives annually. The resolution is led by the USA and Zambia – and co-sponsored by Botswana, Canada,...

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