The Jigawa State Ministry of Health has conducted a three-day medical outreach in Babura Local Government Area (LGA), targeting underserved communities and expanding access to essential healthcare services for vulnerable populations. The Information Officer in charge of the LGA, Alhaji Daudu Sulaiman, disclosed this in a statement issued in Dutse on Wednesday, highlighting the ministry’s…
Suspected bandits have bombed a bridge on Luma road, connecting Luma-Babana-Agwara communities in Borgu Local Government area of Niger. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, cutting off movement in the affected areas. According to sources, the Babanna major border market that holds every Monday was…
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Tunji Disu, has assured Kwara residents and Nigerians that security agencies will reclaim communities currently threatened by terrorists. Disu gave the assurance on Monday during an operational visit to the Nigeria Police Force command in Ilorin, where he met stakeholders to review strategies against insecurity. According to him, the visit…
Sen. Saliu Mustapha, representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, has condemned the recent violent bandit attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara. In a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Ilorin,. Mustapha said he received the distressing news of the violent attacks on innocent civilians with deep sadness….
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has said that Nigeria’s health policies must reflect the real-life experiences of its people if reforms are to succeed. Represented by Dr Nse Akpan at the 10th anniversary of DRASA Health Trust in Abuja, Pate criticised policy approaches that exclude community participation. “Policies cannot succeed…
Communities from Delta State’s Warri Federal Constituency have accused Nigeria’s electoral commission of disenfranchising them by failing to implement a Supreme Court ruling that ordered a fresh delineation of their constituency. Representatives of the Ijaw and Urhobo groups stormed INEC headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, demanding the immediate release of the commission’s final report on…
Nigeria has received a major boost to its healthcare system with the deployment of over 1,600 solar-powered refrigerators to strengthen vaccine storage nationwide. The equipment, worth $11 million, is part of a collaborative effort between the Federal Government, Gavi, UNICEF, and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Dr Muyi Aina, head of the National Primary Health…
Some part of Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno on Wednesday submerged after a heavy downpour that lasted for more than three hours, leaving many families homeless. The situation has already crippled vehicular movement in many areas due to floodings. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who went round the metropolis reports that worst…
One person has been confirmed dead, and several others remain at risk following an incursion of hippopotamuses into communities in Guyuk and Shelleng Local Government Areas of Adamawa State, local officials said Monday. Mr. Shalom Kassa, Chairman of Guyuk Local Government, told journalists in Banjiram that a young man was reportedly killed by one of…
Dozens of communities in Gusau Local Government Area of north-west Nigeria’s Zamfara State have united in protest over what they describe as unchecked killings, abductions, and the destruction of livelihoods by armed bandits. In a dramatic demonstration on Wednesday, hundreds of residents flooded the streets of Gusau, paralysing traffic and converging at the Government House…
