A tragic clash between soldiers and operatives Nigeria Police Force in Bauchi State has led to the death of a police operative, Constable Ukasha Muhammed.
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The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, in collaboration with state governments and development partners, has intensified efforts to
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238 dead, 826 injured, 409,714 persons affected in 27 States National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has revealed that Adamawa, Lagos and Akwa Ibom are the most impacted states by this year’s flood. So far, 60,608 persons in Adamawa, 57,951 persons in Lagos and 46,233 in Akwa Ibom states have been impacted by the flood. The
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said the National Assembly will not allow any lawmaker to hold the legislature “hostage,” stressing that discipline and adherence to institutional rules are vital for the survival of Nigeria’s democracy. Akpabio made this known in a statement yesterday by his media aide, Eseme Eyiboh, titled “The Trials and Triumphs of
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Experts have called on staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to embrace innovation, uphold ethical standards, and shun corrupt practices as part of efforts to improve service delivery and strengthen public trust in the agency. They spoke in Lagos recently during a retreat organised by the NDDC’s Corporate Governance and Due Process Department,
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The Nigeria Youth Coalition (NYC) has advocated for the upward review of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) from three per cent to 30 per cent benefits for oil producing communities. The Convener and President, Nigeria Youth Coalition (NYC), Aare Oladotun Hassan made the demand at the first all Nigerian Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders in Nigeria,
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Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Prof. Idia Ize-Iyamu, has called for the integration of mental health care into services offered at Primary Health Centres across Edo State. Also, founder of Starburg Empowerment Foundation, Gloria Bakare, said it was time to remind the world that mental health care remained a universal
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The Movement for the Survival of Ijaw Ethnic Nationality in Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has said that no governor in Bayelsa State that came after the late Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha deserves the title of ‘Governor-General of Ijaw Nation’. The Ijaw group in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, by its President, Dr Kennedy Tonjo
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Former Ondo State First Lady, Dr. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has declared her intention to re-contest the Imo East Senatorial District seat in the upcoming elections. Addressing newsmen in Owerri, Imo State, she emphasised the need for robust and effective representation for the people of Owerri Zone. The widow of the late Governor Akeredolu lamented the perceived
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By Adebayo Dorcas Nigeria, as a country, has only 300 psychiatrists to attend to its over 200million populace. This was the stark revelation by Professor Modupe Akinyinka, HOD, Community Health, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LAUTH. She spoke at the weekend, at a public forum to commemorate the World Mental Health Day2025. Represented by another
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