By Abimbola Ogunnaike Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has disclosed that estimated 700 babies die every day in the country, underscoring the urgent challenge of high maternal and child mortality rates in Nigeria. He stated this on Wednesday, 22 May, 2024 while commissioning a newly built Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plant and Neonatal Unit at Yusuf Dantsoho Memorial Hospital, aimed at reducing the state’s contribution to neonatal mortality. Governor Sani, who was represented by his deputy, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, said these projects are a direct response to the state’s efforts to address the alarming neonatal mortality rates. “This is…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) said that the illicit drug landscape was a rapidly changing scene, and modern drug law enforcement had to keep up with the dynamics. He gave the verdict at the training of journalists to scale up the fight against crimes of drug trafficking and wildlife in Nigeria, organized by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crimes (UNODC), and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA). Marwa said the media as a pivotal partner must be well informed on these changing trends. Marwa at the training organized by the two…
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has through her pet project, the Renewed Hope Initiative donated fabrics in commercial quantities to support the business of women in politics. Representing the First Lady at the event, the Wife of Vice President, Hajia Nana Shetima, donated the fabrics to boost the businesses of the APC women in the textile industry. According to the First Lady, the initiative aims to touch those at the grassroots in furtherance of her belief in empowering women and fostering inclusive economic growth. The First Lady through her representative said the gesture is to provide the…
The sixth parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has considered and adopted crucial parliamentary instruments to guide the progress and implementation of its mandate. The was part of decisions made on Wednesday at the 2024 second extraordinary session of the parliament holding in Kano, North West Nigeria, The instruments consist of the rules of procedure, the strategic plan and the 2024 work plan of the parliament. Acting Speaker of the ECOWAS parliament and Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, in his speech at the session’s opening, stressed the importance of the protocols…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike At least two people died in a fatal road accident on the Akure-Ondo expressway at Bolorunduro, the headquarters of Ondo East Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday, 22 May, 2024 The Ondo State Sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps, which confirmed the development, said accident involved a motorcycle with the registration number NND 218OC and an unregistered Toyota Hilux Jeep. The motorcycle, which was suspected to have been speeding, attempted to overtake a vehicle heading to Akure while facing the oncoming Hilux heading to Ondo. A resident of the community, who identified herself as…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The House of Representatives on Wednesday, 22 May, 2024 called on the Federal Government to renovate and convert its abandoned buildings and forfeited lands locally and abroad for public use. The resolution of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion titled, “Call to convert abandoned and seized properties including buildings and lands for public use,” moved by the member representing Oredo Federal Constituency of Edo State, Iyawe Esosa, on the floor of the House at Wednesday’s plenary. Esosa argued that some agencies of government were operating from rented office apartments whereas the Federal Government…
A yet-to-be-identified septuagenarian has slumped and died inside an Ondo State High Court in Oka, Ondo. According to the Nation, the incident happened before court proceedings began. Witnesses said that the deceased was present to testify in a case involving his friend. A court staff, who asked not to be named, narrated that the septuagenarian collapsed suddenly without any apparent interaction or collision with anyone or anything. According to him: “The man was in court with his friend and suddenly, he stood up where he was seated and fell down, hitting his head on the tiles and he passed on.…
There was wild jubilation in part of Kano as members of the Sixth Legislature of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament on Wednesday, 22 May, 2024, paid sensitization visits to two schools in Kano State as part of activities lined up for the Second Extraordinary Session of the regional legislative arm holding in the North West Nigeria town. The Deputy President of the Senate and the Acting Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Barau Jibrin, a prominent son of Kano State led the delegation to Aliyu Saidu Bebeji Government Arabic Secondary School and Maryam Abacha American University…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike An Oyo State High Court presided over by Justice Moshood Ishola sitting in Ibadan, the state capital, has granted a female Muslim student at the University of Ibadan International School, Ibadan (ISI) the right to wear hijab on top of their school uniforms, reports thegazellenews.com Justice Ishola gave the judgment on Wednesday, 22 May, 2024. The secondary school is owned and controlled by the University of Ibadan, one of the public universities in the country. Recall that the controversy over the usage of hijab by female Muslim students of the University of Ibadan International School, Ibadan, started in…
A police officer attached to the enforcement team of the Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB) has been reportedly shot dead at Terminus Market, Jos, the capital of Plateau State, Reports Daily Trust.com. Daily Trust reports that security operatives, including policemen and soldiers, have been mobilised recently by the state government to carry out enforcement against street trading in the area. The security operatives were stationed around Terminus Market to ensure total compliance to the law. Ibrahim Musa, told Daily Trust that the police officer was hit by a stray bullet fired by one of the security men patrolling the area.…