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​Sani Saleh Peace Cup To Be Expanded In 2018 – Senator

As a result of the success recorded so far in the ongoing Sani Saleh Peace and Unity Cup, the competition would be expanded to feature...

​NOA Seeks Media Help in Addressing Systemic Neglect of Young People

By Alex Uangbaoje, Zaria  Alhaji Zubairu Galadima, the Director, National Orientation Agency, Kaduna State, has urged the media to assist in tackling the systemic neglect...

​Poverty Amounts to 56.6% of Maternal Death in Nigeria – Expert

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna A health professional, Malam Lawal Abubakar, Chairman, Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON) in Kaduna State, has revealed that high poverty...

​HIV in adolescents: UNICEF Spends N200m to tackle Concern in Kaduna State

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna Kaduna State The officer in-charge of UNICEF Field Office, Kaduna, Dr Idris Baba on Tuesday said the organisation has scaled up...

Oil Spillage: 4 of Every 10 Ogoni Newborns die, MOSOP blames it on Shell, FG

The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, has decried the high rate of infant mortality in Ogoniland, Rivers State, noting that four of 10...

Ijaw, Monarch, Edo Disagree Over Okomu Land Ownership

The Ijaw communities in Edo State, the Oba of Benin and the state government are at loggerheads over the ownership of Okomu land. While the...

Call Al-Makura’s Aides to Order, Journalist Tells Police, DSS, Others

Some hoodlums suspected to be aides attached to Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa state have refused to honour invitation extended to them by the...

​LG Election: NGO Mobilises Women for Political Participation in Kaduna

By ALEX UANGBAOJE, Kaduna In preparation for the upcoming Local Government Election in Kaduna State, a Non Governmental Organization (NGO), is mobilising Kaduna women to...

Full List of Elected NWC Members of PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has just concluded its elective convention at the Eagle Square in Abuja. The convention was attended by powerful State executives,...

Man, 58, Allegedly Rapes, Impregnates 15-Year-old Groundnut Hawker

Agency Report A 58-year-old tailor, Kalu Mba, was on Friday charged before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for allegedly raping a 15-year-old groundnut hawker...