Ibom Air’s 50,000 Doses of Drugs Boosts AKISG Fight With Malaria
By Patrick Titus, Uyo Akwa Ibom State-owned Airline, Ibom Air has donated 50,000 doses of malaria drugs to Akwa Ibom State Government in support of the fight against malaria in the state. Breakdown of the donation shows, 30,000 doses of…
AKSHIA Boss Bags African Prestige Award In Nairobi
By Patrick Titus, Uyo The Executive Secretary of Akwa Ibom State Health Insurance Agency (AKSHIA), Dr. Igbemi Arthur Igbemi is among notable leaders honoured in Nairobi with the African Prestige Honoris Award for their contributionsto health systems…
Kebbi SEC Approves Rehabilitation Of 21 Additional PHCs, Others
By Kabir Dan-Katsina, Birnin Kebbi Kebbi State Executive Council (SEC) has approved N1,709,525,252.53 for the immediate rehabilitation of 21 additional Primary Health Centres (PHCs) across the state. Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu Ahmed…
Revenue: Agriculture Holds Greater Potential Than Oil – Peter Obi
By Usman Walin Gungura, Bauchi Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, on Thursday visited Governor Bala Mohammed at Ramat Presidential House Bauchi. The meeting under closed door lasted for more than an…
Yobe State Endorses Tinubu For Second Term
By Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe state has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR for a second term of office. The President was endorsed on Thursday at the party’s stakeholders meeting in Damaturu…
How Uyo Council Boss Forced Smile On A Widow’s Face
By Patrick Titus, Uyo For Madam Comfort Okon Ekpenyong, a widow, formerly identified within her locality – Nsukara Offot community as “Mma Ntagha Ufok Nsukara” meaning a woman who lives in the most dilapidated house in Nsukara, the…
Man Sentenced To Death For Killing Uncle Over Witchcraft In Akwa Ibom
By Patrick Titus, Uyo Edinyanga Samuel Akpan, 27, has been sentenced to death by Akwa Ibom State for the murder of his uncle, Kufre Godwin Eno over allegation of witchcraft. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Hon. Justice Pius Idiong found the defendant…
El-Rufai, Bashar, Tambuwal, Sadiya, Badaru et al: Is the Yoruba-led FG Keeping Records Before the Tables Turn?
By Mohammed Bello Doka In the hallowed chambers of Nigerian jurisprudence, a foundational maxim holds firm: he who comes to equity must come with clean hands. As the dust settles on the recent wave of high-profile arrests, asset forfeitures, and public…
UNICEF Frowns At Child Abuse Cases In Northeast, Holds Stakeholders Advocacy
By Usman Walin Gungura, Bauchi Worried by high cases of violations, low protection and survival rates of children in Nigeria, particularly in the Northeast region, the Bauchi Field Office of the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in…
Olopade, Gusau, to grace NNL Super Four Draws
By Andrew Abah, Abuja The Nigeria National League is rolling out the red carpet in Lagos, and Nigeria’s football royalty is answering the call. NSC Director General, Hon. Bukola Olopade, and NFF President, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, will lead the…