By Dr Juliette Tuakli In order for “Health for All” to become a reality, access to safe, timely, and affordable surgery and ongoing surgical education must become a priority in Africa Access Multimedia Content We celebrate World Health Day on April 7th, 2023, and I thought it is a good time to reflect on what…
Gov Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has reiterated his administration’s determination to transform neglected areas of the state through urban regeneration initiatives. Soludo gave the assurance on Tuesday, when he inaugurated projects at Okpoko community in Ogbaru Local government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor inaugurated the newly…
Gov Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers, has on Monday, said that his administration would emerge stronger, despite the ensuing political circumstances in the state. Fubara made the remark at the inauguaration of a Palace, and residential quarters of the Paramount Ruler of Akpor Kingdom, Eze Levi Oriebe, built by his administration. Fubara stated that it’s historic…
Former Nigerian Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB), has said that Northerners first mooted the idea of secession. According to IBB, after the disappearance of Aguiyi-Ironsi and Adekunle Fajuyi, Brigadier Babafemi Ogundipe sent Lt-Colonel Yakubu Gowon to the Ikeja cantonment to appeal to a group of headstrong northern officers led by Lt-Colonel Murtala Muhammed, along with Majors…
Nigeria’s foremost anti-corruption advocacy group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has brought legal action against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), calling for accountability over more than ₦825 billion and $2.5 billion earmarked for refinery repairs. Filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos, the suit seeks an order compelling the state-owned…
The Adamawa Police Command, working alongside the state Ministry of Justice, has launched a three-day capacity-building training aimed at equipping 108 police personnel with enhanced skills to manage Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases more effectively. The participants, drawn from GBV desks across 54 police divisions, gathered in Yola on Tuesday for the opening of the programme….
Gov Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Tuesday highlighted the significant role of strong traditional institutions in driving grassroots development in the country. Aiyedatiwa stated this in Akure, while inaugurating the Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye as the Chairman of the Ondo State Council of Obas. The governor said that his administration was…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said his administration remained committed to sustainable growth through the effective implementation of ongoing economic reforms. The President made the remark at a meeting with Chinese President, Xi Jinping, in Beijing, China, said his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement. “We believe that President Xi has demonstrably reformed the Chinese…
Nigeria’s government has launched a regional sensitisation drive to showcase President Bola Tinubu’s two-year record in office, with officials pointing to new infrastructure, agricultural support and social welfare schemes as evidence of progress. The campaign, titled “Tinubu Administration’s Mid-Term Report”, was inaugurated in Port Harcourt on Tuesday by the Minister of Information and National Orientation,…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, banished Favour Kanu, wife of Prince Fineboy Kanu, the younger brother of Nnamdi Kanu for streaming the proceedings of the court live on her Facebook page. Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is being prosecuted by the Federal Government for alleged terrorism. Justice James…
