Scientists say food packaging could be increasing our exposure to chemicals linked to cancer—and ‘eco-friendly’ options are no safer. For years experts have warned that substances used to create modern plastics can leech into our food and potentially trigger to a host of health problems. These include cancer, infertility, birth defects, developmental delays in children…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has called on residents of the state to observe a voluntary fast on Monday, seeking divine intervention amid a surge in violent attacks across the region. The governor made the appeal in a statewide broadcast on Saturday, urging citizens to unite in prayer and…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has appealed to the Federal Government to deploy decisive strategies that would ensure that Marte town does not fall to Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents. Zulum, who was actively involved in coordinating security logistics till late in the night on Saturday, undertook a tour to assess the…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has donated an ambulance and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the General Hospital in Iquita, Oron Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The gesture, part of NDDC’s wider intervention programmes across the Niger Delta, aims to enhance healthcare delivery in underserved areas. Presenting the…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano At least 15 farmers have been confirmed dead and three others injured following a deadly attack by suspected bandits on Waje community in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The tragic incident, which occurred in the early hours of the week, has thrown the agrarian community into mourning, as…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are among numerous international leaders and dignitaries, representing approximately 200 foreign delegations, who will attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass at the Vatican on Sunday, May 18. The global leaders and representatives who will be present in St. Peter’s Square for the 10 a.m….
A boat mishap has claimed the lives of at least 27 people in the Gbajibo community in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. The tragedy occurred barely seven months after a similar incident claimed the lives of 100 people in the area. It was learnt that the boat was carrying passengers returning from…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has signed two new executive orders banning indiscriminate tree felling and introducing a monthly environmental sanitation exercise across the state. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The orders, signed on Saturday at the Government House in Maiduguri, are aimed at curbing environmental degradation and improving public health….
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has directed the immediate suspension of Ibrahim Rabi’u, a Senior Special Reporter (SSR) attached to Ministry of Transportation over unguarded utterances. Besides, the government has directed the issuance of query to the suspended aide over his recent inflammatory comment against Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has carried out a reshuffling of its leadership team to reposition the organization. In the brand-new team Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, a Nigerian-German who is currently head of Health Emergency Intelligence and Surveillance at a WHO pandemic hub in Berlin, will take over as head of the entire health emergencies operation…
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