Outspoken social commentator and activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), took his protest against the ongoing primary school teachers’ strike to the gates of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration on Monday — staging an impromptu lesson for children denied access to education for over two months. Mr Otse, accompanied by a…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Panic gripped residents of Kano on Monday after a young man climbed a tall advertising billboard at Gadar Lado along Zaria Road and threatened to take his own life. In a statement on his Facebook page, sighted by AHR correspondent in Kano, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa,…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Students of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, on Monday staged a protest over worsening insecurity in the town following the killing of one of their colleagues by suspected bandits. AHR gathered that the student was shot dead at an off-campus residence by gunmen believed to be terrorists. The…
The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Muyi Aina, has reaffirmed that immunisation is a non-negotiable right of every Nigerian child. In an interview in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Sunday, Aina stressed the importance of vaccines in safeguarding children’s health. “Vaccination is not just a health…
…People Tried to Stop Him – Eyewitness Hussaini Kafi in Kano At least 22 people were killed and 63 others injured after a suicide bomber attacked the Greek Orthodox Church of the Prophet Elias in Damascus on Sunday evening. Syria’s Interior Ministry said the assailant opened fire during a church service in the Dweila…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government has intensified its fight against open defecation, adding six more local government areas—Sumaila, Tudun Wada, Doguwa, Tofa, Bunkure, and Garun Malam—to its sanitation campaign. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mustapha Muhammad, in a statement on Sunday, said, “This brings the number of LGAs participating in the…
War Is Squeezing Nigeria’s Economy The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran is sending shockwaves through global oil markets, driving crude prices to new highs. For oil-dependent economies like Nigeria, the ripple effects may prove devastating. Korede Abdullah, Africa Health Report (AHR) Southwest correspondent raises pertinent questions about the ripple effects on the global economy,…
President Bola Tinubu has called on West African leaders to harness the region’s youthful population and abundant natural resources to drive economic transformation through industrialisation, education and innovation. According to a statement released by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga’. Speaking at the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) in Abuja…
The Nigerian Presidency has issued a strong rebuttal to allegations made by former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, who accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of backing the annulment of the 12 June 1993 presidential election. Speaking during a live television broadcast, Lamido claimed that Tinubu only gained political relevance following the emergence…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing the rate at which Nigerians seek medical care abroad while strengthening the nation’s health sector. Speaking at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on his return from the BRICS conference in Brazil on Saturday, Minister of State for Health, Dr. Iziaq Salako,…
