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...
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...
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined sports-loving Nigerians in wishing one of the world’s best goalkeepers, Emmanuel Okala, a happy 70th birthday. The president’s congratulatory message was issued by his spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Monday. Buhari recalled that Okala, as a goalkeeper for the senior national football team in his prime, represented the best of Nigerian talent and dexterity. The president thanked the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations Winner for inspiring many with...
ABUJA — Some fun seekers in Kuje Area Council, FCT, on Friday called on the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and the Council to establish more recreation parks and gardens in the community. Speaking in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kuje, they claimed that the absence of recreation facilities made living in the community boring. Ibrahim Sani, a fun seeker, said it was disappointing for a town like Kuje with rapid...
YOLA — Adamawa state Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has reassured the citizens that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe devoid of any health implications. The governor re-echoed this while speaking to Journalists at the Government House Yola on Thursday. “People should avail themselves and take COVID-19 vaccine willingly, is not by force, but it will go a long way in curtailing the spread of the virus across the globe”. “For those of us that have taken...
A News Analysis by Sumaila Ogbaje, NAN Unarguably, mental health conditions are similar among sufferers, irrespective of class, profession or other instances. Similarly, neurologists note that mental health conditions experienced by military personnel are the same among the public, although transition from military to civil life may contribute to the frequency of the condition among military officers. According to them, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety and substance abuse affect a significant minority of...
WARSAW — Poland will allow British football fans who want to support Manchester United at the upcoming 2020/2021 Europa League final match to avoid the mandatory coronavirus quarantine. This will be if they fulfill the condition of presenting a negative SARS-CoV-2 test. According to a government regulation that takes effect on Tuesday, fans with tickets to the May 26 game in Gdansk will need to present a negative test. But the test must not be...
Taraba State branch Secretary of the Nigeria Red Cross Martin A. Mania has lamented the lukewarm attitude of the state government towards the organization. He disclosed this in a chat with Journalists in Jalingo, explained that their efforts in the state had not been recognized by the Taraba state government unlike in other states. Affirming that the state government has not deemed it fit to “make any commitment” to the organization, he believed it is...
The Chairman, Technical Committee on the Control of Avian Influenza in Bauchi state Samaila Burga, says the government has killed about 27,000 birds to curtail the spread of Bird flu in the State. Burga told newsmen on Friday in Bauchi that nine poultry farms were affected by the outbreak in Bauchi and Toro local government areas of the state, explaining that 27,000 birds were killed in one of the poultry farms to avert its spread...
KAMPALA — Nurses and midwives in Uganda on Thursday started their sit-down strike after they failed to reach a consensus with government overpayment of their lunch allowance. Justus Cherop Kiplangat, president of Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union, told Xinhua by telephone that only critical personnel were allowed to work in the emergency section and intensive care units. Kiplangat said the country’s President Yoweri Museveni on May 12, 2018 promised to increase the lunch allowance of...
