By Segun Adewale in Bauchi Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as “Doctors Without Borders”, has continued to make significant impact in Bauchi State, providing free medical services to 2,000 children between ages 1 month to 15 years every month. The humanitarian organization support the Bauchi State government to respond malnutrition cases and vaccine preventable diseases. The Project Medical Preferent MSF Bauchi, Dr. Claude Bitaronga, shared the organization’sactivities during a media visit to the MSF Pediatric hospital in Kafin Madaki Ganjuwa Local government area of Bauchi State organized by Journalists for Public Health and Development Initiative (J4PD), yesterday . Dr…
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By Ademola Adegbamigbe Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Strategy, who is marking his birthday this Friday, 20 June, has a rare gift. He can keep a straight face that is difficult to read by his enemies. He put this into use on one of those days when General Sani Abacha was Head of State, ruling Nigeria like Adolf Hitler, leader of the Third Reich. Abacha sent his goons to our office at Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos, to arrest Onanuga, Editor-in-Chief of TheNEWS, Tempo, AMNEWS and PMNEW. His offence? He had a penchant for publishing…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi A loyal supporter of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, Khamis Musa Darazo has championed a campaign to name a road after Hausa musician Dauda Kahutu Rarara. Khamis Darazo opined that this honour would be a fitting tribute to Rarara’s profound impact on Nigerian music and culture. In an interview with Journalists in Bauchi Thursday, Darazo said that Rarara’s music has been a powerful force in promoting unity, hope, and resilience, resonating with Nigerians from all walks of life. According to Darazo, by honoring Rarara in this way, the musician’s legacy would be preserved for years to…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Abubakar Y Suleiman has been called upon to declare interest in the 2027 gubernatorial ticket to succeed incumbent, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed. The call was made by Bauchi State Coalition of Youth and Civil Society Groups [Dangaladiman Ningi Vanguard) during a press conference titled: A Call to Service – Rt. Hon. Dr. Abubakar Y. Suleiman for Bauchi State Governor 2027, held yesterday in Bauchi. Reading the text of the press conference on behalf of the Coalition, Comrade Musa Shuaibu Bawa for the Convener: Habila Sambarka,…
Oyo State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Barr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye, has stated that the policies of Governor ‘Seyi Makinde towards improving the agriculture sector have worked well in bringing about necessary reforms and innovations in agriculture practice in the state. He maintained that through the combination of technical services, infrastructure development and investments in human capital in the sector, the state has become a leader in agricultural innovations and food security in Nigeria. Olaleye, who stated this on Thursday, 19 June, 2025, at the opening session of an inter-ministerial press briefing organised by Governor Makinde’s Media Unit, to commemorate…
The 65th Annual General Meeting, Conference and Investiture of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) ended on Thursday in Ilorin, with participants committing to working with all stakeholders to make Nigeria a $1tr economy by 2030. Themed “Harnessing Private Sector Potential to Achieve Nigeria’s $1 Trillion Economy by 2030,” the event was keynoted by the Board Chairman, Bank of Industry and former Minister of Industry, Dr Mansur Mukhtar. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was represented by Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Enoh, while Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq was represented by Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi.…
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has identified internal ego clashes among members as the root cause of the deepening crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), insisting that the situation goes far beyond the influence or role of former presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.The PDP has been rocked by waves of defections and unending leadership disputes since its loss in the 2023 general elections.Notably, Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno recently joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), followed closely by Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori as well as federal lawmakers.Further compounding the crisis is the rejection by the Independent National…
Amid the ongoing crisis within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President Namadi Sambo has joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)Sambo, who served as Vice President under President Goodluck Jonathan from 2010 to 2015, was formally received into the APC on Wednesday, 18 June, 2025 by Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House in Kaduna.Sambo’s defection comes amid a wave of high-profile exits from the PDP, which has seen several senators, members of the National Assembly, and state leaders switch allegiance to the ruling APC in recent months.The trend has been…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has unveiled President Bola Tinubu’s comprehensive roadmap for restoring peace and security in Benue State and the wider North Central region. According to a statement issued on Wednesday, 18 June, 2025 and made available to media houses on Thursday, 19 June, 2025, Akume explained that the Federal Government is rolling out a multi-layered security strategy aimed at ending the recurring violence that has plagued the region for years. The former Benue State Governor emphasised that President Tinubu’s recent visit to Benue was not symbolic, but a deliberate move…
A nurse named Brenda Cecilia Aguero has been sentenced to life in prison for killing five babies and attempting to murder eight others at a hospital in Argentina, according to local media. Aguero injected potassium and insulin into newborns between March and June 2022, taking doses from emergency medical carts without inventory control, prosecutors said. Under Argentine law, Aguero will not be eligible for parole before serving 35 years. The court clerk read out the sentencing in footage broadcast on local media on Wednesday, 18 June, 2025. The babies, all born healthy, died under initially unexplained circumstances at the neonatal…