Monthly Archive: November 2017

Widow Petitions Buhari Over Death Benefit

…..alleges extortion from office of HoS The wife of late Mr. Emmanuel Idoko Ebiega, Mary Enaly Ebiega has petitioned President Mohammadu Buhari over the nonpayment...

UNICEF, Kaduna Govt. Screen 4, 343 Youths for HIV in Jema’a LG

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with Kaduna State Government has screened 4,343 youths for HIV/Aids in Jema’a Local Government...

Senator Wants Allowances of all Politicians Reduced

The senator representing Osun Central Senatorial district, Olusola Adeyeye, on Wednesday called for a reduction in allowances of all politicians including senators. The senator threw...

EFCC Investigates Suspended SEC DG, Gwarzo

Agency Report  The suspended director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mounir Gwarzo, is facing at least two enquiries over his role as helmsman of the...

​Kaduna: UNICEF, KADSACA, Others Empower 80 Adolescent Girls in Chikun LGA

By ALEX UANGBAOJE, Kaduna 80 adolescent girls in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State are currently receiving training in various skills as part of...

Atiku Loyalists Set to Leave Edo APC

Atiku Loyalists Set to Leave Edo APC

Some loyalists of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are planning to join the Peoples...

SDG: Kaduna, UNFPA Holds Conference to Strategise on Reproductive Health

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in a statement on Monday, signed by Ms. Mariama Darboe, Head of Office, UNFPA, Kaduna Sub-office, said the Kaduna State Ministry of...

​Sickle Cell: Experts Advocate Special Centres for Patients

 By ALEX UANGBAOJE, Kaduna As part of measures to provide better health care delivery for Sickle Cell Sufferers in Nigeria, stakeholders in the management of...

More HIV Positive Nigerians to Benefit from New Antiretroviral Drug

A new antiretroviral drug employed in the first line treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), will soon be rolled out to more Nigerians living with...

​Buhari Approves N164.7 Million For Tuition Fees For Chibok Girls

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the payment of N164,763,759 for school fees of 106 Chibok girls who have regained freedom from the Boko Haram...