The Sokoto State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (SSPHDA) has trained 69 Ward Development Committee members, Health Promotion Officers and Community Women Leaders on community engagement and accountability.The two-day training was organised in collaboration with UNICEF under the European Union-funded Strengthening Access to Reproductive and Adolescent Health (EU-SARAH) Project aimed at improving healthcare delivery. Speaking at…
Gunmen have attacked Ungwan Magaji community in Kamaru Chawai, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna state, killing nine people and injuring 11 others. Mr Yohanna Bishara, the spokesman of Chawai Development Association (CDA) told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview in Kafanchan on Wednesday that the incident occurred on Tuesday. Bishara said…
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Isyaku Mohammed has called for stronger community policing and timely intelligence sharing to enhance security and curb criminal activities in Benue. Mohammed, who is in charge of Training and Development and Coordinating DIG for the North-Central Geopolitical Zone, made the call on Wednesday in Makurdi during a stakeholders’ security…
Following banditry attack on Dangulbi village, Tureta Local Government Area of Sokoto State killing 20 people, there has been mass Exodus in the community for fear of repeated attacks. The gunmen stroke on Sunday, leaving scores of residents displaced as gunmen reportedly stormed the community in large numbers, shooting indiscriminately, looting shops and forcing villagers…
The Enugu State Government has dismissed as false and misleading, reports circulating on social media platforms alleging that innocent citizens were attacked in Awgu, Awgu Council Area of the state. The state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dr Malachy Agbo, disclosed this in a statement in Enugu on Monday. According to Agbo, no such incident…
Panic erupted in Yankamaye community, Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State, on Monday night after suspected gunmen invaded the area, killing three persons and forcing many residents to flee their homes. Eyewitnesses said the attackers stormed the community and opened fire indiscriminately at residents and houses, creating fear and confusion across the area. The…
The Nigerian Army troops under Operation FANSAN YAMMA have successfully rescued three kidnapped civilians following a swift response to a distress call in Kushere Village, Kaduna State. This is contained in an operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. The report revealed that the incident occurred in…
Dozens of villagers are feared to have been abducted after a large group of bandits attacked Bagna village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, killing at least five people and razing homes. The нападение occurred in the early hours of Monday when the вооружённые нападавшие reportedly surrounded the village, launching a coordinated assault…
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s tuberculosis response are intensifying efforts to bring services closer to communities, combining grassroots case finding with sustained public enlightenment to curb the disease and improve health outcomes nationwide. Speaking during activities marking the 2026 World Tuberculosis Day in Abuja, stakeholders highlighted progress recorded while stressing persistent gaps in awareness, early detection, and…
The Police Command in Ondo State has confirmed the abduction of a council secretary and one other person at a poultry farm in Akure North Local Government Area of the state. DSP Abayomi Jimoh, the command’s spokesperson, who made this known in a statement on Monday, said the victims were abducted on Monday morning at…
