Hussaini Kafi in Kano Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Radda, on Wednesday made his first public appearance following a recent road crash along the Katsina–Daura highway, as Vice President Kashim Shettima paid him a condolence visit in Abuja. The Vice President visited the governor at the Katsina State Government Lodge in Asokoro, where he offered…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government has approved the immediate redeployment of two Directors General as part of efforts to reposition the state’s health sector. According to an official statement issued on Wednesday, Director General of the Private Health Institutions Management Agency, Professor Salisu Ahmad Ibrahim, has been transferred to head the State…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kaduna State Government has vaccinated 754,304 girls aged nine to 14 against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), the leading cause of cervical cancer, as part of efforts to boost adolescent health in the state. This was disclosed on Tuesday during the launch of the “Girl Effect Oya Campaign” at the…
Hussaini Kafi, Kano The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Wednesday destroyed 491,000 tablets of Tramadol, valued at N91 million, in Kano. The illicit drugs, intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Area Command, were incinerated at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital. NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye represented by Director…
Hussaini Kafi, Minna The consumption of contaminated rainwater has triggered a cholera outbreak across 16 local government areas in Niger State, resulting in 13 deaths and the hospitalisation of 130 others. Out of 253 confirmed cases, Chanchaga, Bosso, Shiroro, Munya, Magama, and Bida local government areas are the worst hit. A breakdown shows Bosso recorded…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Governor of Katsina State, Malam Dikko Radda, and 11 others are receiving medical treatment following a road accident along the Katsina-Daura Road on Sunday. The incident, which occurred near the KTSTA Motor Park in Daura, involved a head-on collision between a Toyota SUV and a commercial Volkswagen station wagon. According to…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, urged the state government to establish a Community College of Midwifery in a southern local government to improve maternal healthcare and tackle youth unemployment. Presenting the motion during plenary, Member representing Kiru, Alhaji Usman Tasiu, said: “This college will reduce…
Despite receiving billions of naira in federal allocations, primary healthcare centres (PHCs) across northern Nigeria remain in a deplorable state—crippled by poor staffing, lack of equipment, and administrative neglect—leaving rural populations to battle preventable diseases like malaria, cholera, and maternal complications with little or no help. Hussaini Kafi in Kano reports. An investigation by Africa…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that 430,000 Nigerian women died of cervical cancer in 2020 out of 600,000 recorded infections. Health Specialist at the UNICEF Bauchi Field Office, Dr David Audu, disclosed this in Bauchi during the launch of the 2025 first round of the Maternal, Newborn and…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano “We were shocked, but grateful when we heard he was okay,” said Halima Yusuf, a schoolteacher in Daura. “Seeing him speak in that video brought comfort.” The citizens and residents of Katsina state have expressed shock over the road accident involving the governor of the state, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda. In…
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