Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called for urgent action to promote the rights, dignity, and health of persons with albinism, aligning her voice with this year’s global campaign theme: “Demanding our Rights: Protect our Skin, Preserve our Lives.” To mark the 2025 International Albinism Awareness Day, on Friday, the First Lady expressed solidarity…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Over 2,000 indigent residents of Sagamu and surrounding communities benefitted from a large-scale Malaria Prevention and Treatment Medical Outreach organized by the Rotary Club of Sagamu Royale, District 9112, in partnership with Rotarians Against Malaria – Global Rotary Action Group (RAM-Global). The event, held on June 12, Democracy Day, at AUD…
As Nigeria marks 26 years of democratic rule, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has raised alarm over what it calls a steady decline in democratic governance under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a statement, Executive Director of the CISLAC, Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, on Thursday, warns that Nigeria’s democracy is dangerously backsliding, citing…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The recently concluded 2025 editions of WHX Lagos and WHX Labs Lagos have delivered a major boost to West Africa’s healthcare sector, cementing the event’s role as a catalyst for innovation, investment, and policy dialogue. Held at the Landmark Centre in Lagos, the three-day gathering attracted over 8,000 professionals and nearly…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government has set a target to vaccinate 3.9 million children under the age of five during the June 2025 Outbreak Response campaign following a resurgence of the type 2 poliovirus in parts of the state. The Director-General of the State Primary Healthcare Management Board, Dr Nasir Mahmoud, disclosed…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Amid growing discontent over economic hardship and insecurity, members of the Take-It-Back Movement staged a peaceful nationwide protest at Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota, Lagos, on June 12 Democracy Day. The rally, which took place under heavy police surveillance, followed an earlier agreement between the Lagos State Police Command and 15 civil…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Ogoni Youth Federation has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in the “illegal detention” of its President-General, Engr. Dr. Legborsi Yamaabana, by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). In an open letter to the President on Democracy Day, signed by the Vice-President, Ogoni Youth federation Worldwide,…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Troops of the Mobile Strike Team under Operation Fasan Yamma have killed several notorious terrorists in a decisive offensive around Ƙunchin Kalgo town in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A statement on Thursday signed by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, said the June 10…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked a news story in circulation suggesting that the Bank has extended the deadline for the recapitalisation of Bureau De Change (BDC) operators to December 31, 2025. The CBN, stated this on Wednesday in a report shared with journalists by the Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department of the…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Civic Dialogue The anticipated “Take-It-Back” demonstration orchestrated across several cities in Nigeria on June 12 — including Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt — failed to gain momentum in Kano, as residents and members of civil society organizations (CSOs) overwhelmingly shunned the protest in favour of civic dialogue. An AHR correspondent who…
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