The Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe,said on Tuesday that 70 per cent of children born in Kaduna state were not registered. She made this known at the opening of a One-day Stakeholders Meeting on Birth Registration in Kaduna state, organised by the National Population Commission (NPC) with support […]
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A psychiatrist and Clinician in Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, Dr. Ninyo Omidiji, has raised concern over the growing rate of suicide among young Nigerians. He said on Tuesday in Abuja that taking serious measures to prevent suicide has become necessary because of the evidence of an increase in the menace. He made this […]
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Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) notifying the agency that he would make himself available to it on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. to clarify issues he knows. The letter which he signed, said he was notifying the agency of his decision to make himself available […]
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has called on the Yoruba to uphold their cultural heritage, enhance, promote and celebrate on the global platform. He made the call in his palace in Ile-Ife while addressing reporters as part of programmes to herald the annual Olojo festival. Oba Ogunwusi, who was flanked by palace chiefs, […]
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Billionaire oil magnate and Chairman/CEO of Forte Oil, Mr. Femi Otedola, has accepted to run for the governorship seat of Lagos State under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The party reportedly offered him the ticket of the party, and he wholeheartedly accepted, according to The Boss. Otedola will therefore, in the long […]
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UN secretary-General The UN says 821 million people globally were undernourished in 2017. According to a report “The State of Food Insecurity and Nutrition in the World, put together by UNICEF, the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World Food Programme, the number […]
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– Buhari to intervene in favour of Ambode A day after Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State officially declared his bid for a second term, there is a threat to impeach him. The impeachment threat is not unconnected to an ongoing rift between him and APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The governor had on […]
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Thirteen days to the September 22 governorship election in Osun State, the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mr Segun Agbaje on Tuesday, warned potential votes buyers to stay clear of the state as all the Security Agencies have been fully mobilised to apprehend such elements with a view of making them face the full weight […]
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Donald Trump Jr. US President Donald Trump’s eldest son said he was not worried that he could be jailed over his role in the Russia probe, but suggested investigators might try to “create” legal difficulties for him. In an interview with ABC that aired Tuesday, he also attacked as “disgusting” the senior administration official who […]
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Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, says President Muhammadu Buhari, will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, which begins September 18. It will begin September 18 at the UN Headquarters, New York, while the General Debate will hold from September 25 to October 1. Onyeama, who disclosed this […]
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