Korede Abdullah in Lagos On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning about the increasing use of tobacco and nicotine products among African youth. In a statement, Acting WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said the day’s theme, Unmasking the Appeal, urges…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Alarmed by the growing threat of polio resurgence and other preventable diseases, the Community Re-orientation Women Network (CROWN) has unveiled a grassroots initiative to mobilise thousands of female volunteers to combat the spread of the virus in Kano State. The foundation, supported by Dangote and Gates Foundations, disclosed on Friday that…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Nigerian government has suspended the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO), a major humanitarian support agency operating in the country since 2016. The suspension is reportedly linked to allegations of suspicious activities, with growing fears among civil society groups that the government may be planning a wider crackdown on aid organisations….
Hussaini Kafi in Kano President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic accident that claimed the lives of members of the Kano State contingent returning from the recently concluded National Sports Festival in Ogun State. In a statement issued on Saturday his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano At least 151 people have been confirmed dead due to the severe flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in Mokwa, a market town in Niger State, north-central Nigeria. The spokesman for the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, to Ibrahim Audu Husseini confirmed the casualties on Saturday. Authorities say the death toll may…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The death toll from devastating overnight floods in Mokwa, Niger State, has surged to 56, with dozens still missing and hundreds displaced, AHR has gathered. The tragedy struck Friday after torrential rains overwhelmed the town, located at the crossroads of three major highways in central Nigeria. AHR earlier reports that 20…
…As Expert, Dr Okeke Criticises Multiple Challenges in Controlling Disease Tuberculosis (TB) remains a deadly and persistent health threat across Africa, with a sharp increase in new infections recorded in 2023, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) raises concerns in the Global Tuberculosis Report 2024. The report attributes the surge to a deadly mix of high-risk…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has empowered 30 young health professionals across the continent through its Bingwa PLUS Y-Health Incubation Programme, aimed at addressing pressing public health challenges in their communities. Speaking at the programme’s pitching event in Abuja on Friday, Senior Technical Officer and Youth…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of 11 Filipinos, two Chinese, one Malaysian and one Indonesian to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud before Justices Yellim Bogoro and A. O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos….
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has rejected a recent report by Amnesty International titled “Nigeria: Mounting death toll and looming humanitarian crisis amid unchecked attacks by armed groups”, describing it as misleading and lacking in context. In a statement issued on Friday May 30, by the Director, Defence Media Operations, DDMO, Maj….
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