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FCTA Implementing Interventions To Upscale Emergency Obstetrics, Newborn Care -Mandate Secretary

FCTA Implementing Interventions To Upscale Emergency Obstetrics, Newborn Care -Mandate Secretary

Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environmental Secretariat (HSES), Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Dr Dolapo Fasawe, said that the Administration has implemented several strategic interventions to scale up both basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care across all levels of healthcare in the nation's capital. The Mandate Secretary spoke at a vital dissemination session in Abuja, hosted by FCT Hospital Management Board (HMB), for the unveiling of the final report on the Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (CEmONC) assessment. It held in collaboration with key partners such as World Health Organization (WHO), Johns Hopkins Program for International Education…
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Oyo Seals Collapsed Building, As Osun Police Nab, Charge Cultism Suspect

Oyo Seals Collapsed Building, As Osun Police Nab, Charge Cultism Suspect

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State government has sealed off a collapsed building under construction located in Dugbe area of Ibadan,the state capital. The building is owned and set to be occupied by a popular restaurant chain. Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Mr. Williams Akin-Funmilayo, who spoke with newsmen after an on-the-spot assessment of the collapsed building, said the action was to ensure safety of lives and properties. He added that sealing off of the collapsed building would allow the government to assess the situation and come up with an adequate report on the cause of the incident.…
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I Don’t Support State Of Emergency On Rivers -Wike, Slams Bode George Over Lagos

I Don’t Support State Of Emergency On Rivers -Wike, Slams Bode George Over Lagos

By our reporter A startling revelation has come from Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, a major player in the protracted Rivers State crisis which pitched him --the state's immediate past governor --against his political godson and incumbent governor of the petro-dollar-rich Niger Delta State, Sim Fubara. High tension emanating from the crisis boiled over with President Bola Tinubu on March 18,2025, declaring a state of emergency on the State, subsequently suspending Gov. Fubara and all democratically elected officials for an initial period of six months. The President then appointed a Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ekwe Ibas,…
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2027: In Performance, Others, Tinubu Far Better Than Those Seeking His Position, Will Govern Till 2031 -Olaosebikan

2027: In Performance, Others, Tinubu Far Better Than Those Seeking His Position, Will Govern Till 2031 -Olaosebikan

Robust politician, successful journalist, former Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to a former all-action Governor of Oyo State, former Chairman of Oluyole Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State, Global Public Relations guru, Kehinde Olaosebikan, is known to say things as they are: in a frank,sincere, no-axe-to-grind manner. In this interview with People&Politics' Stephen Gbadamosi, Olaosebikan fielded questions on several burning issues of national value, including President Bola Tinubu's often thumbed down performance so far, the raging insecurity in the land, the seeming political tsunami of Govs, senators, others (even opposition ones) thumbing up Tinubu for a second term in 2027,…
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Enugu SWAN Commiserates With Kano, Calls On FG To Immortalize 22 Dead Athletes

Enugu SWAN Commiserates With Kano, Calls On FG To Immortalize 22 Dead Athletes

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Enugu State chapter, has expressed deep shock over the loss of 22 athletes and officials of Kano State contingent to the just concluded 2024 National Sports Festival in Ogun State. In a statement issued on Sunday, SWAN Enugu Chairman, Comrade Gideon Iwueke, described the untimely death of the sports men and women as tragic, saddening and a big setback to the growth of sports in Kano State and Nigeria at large. Comrade Iwueke, while consoling the Government and people of Kano State on the huge loss, also consoled with the…
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22 Dead Athletes: Yusuf Declares Monday Public Holiday To Sympathize With Families

22 Dead Athletes: Yusuf Declares Monday Public Holiday To Sympathize With Families

By Sani Bala Karo, Kano Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has expressed deep sorrow and extended his heartfelt condolences to the families of victims who lost their lives in a tragic auto accident that claimed 22 lives and left several others seriously injured. The victims, who were mostly in their youthful age, were returning home as Kano’s contingent from the National Sports Festival held in Ogun State, South-West Nigeria. In a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the state declared tomorrow, Monday, June 2, as a public holiday to symphathize with the victims’ families.…
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NARD Lauds Alia On Healthcare

NARD Lauds Alia On Healthcare

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has lauded what it described as the proactive and unprecedented efforts of the Benue State Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia in advancing the health sector, citing the governor's adequate care for the welfare of medical doctors in the North-Central state. NARDS disclosed the position at the end of its May 31, 2025 Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) and Scientific Conference, held in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. A communique released at the end of the conference, and dated May 31, quoted the association as noting that Gov. Alia was the first…
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Akpabio, Oguntoyinbo Condole With Kano Gov, Families Of 22 Dead Athletes

Akpabio, Oguntoyinbo Condole With Kano Gov, Families Of 22 Dead Athletes

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has commiserated with the governor of Kano State, Mallam Abba Kabiru Yusuf, and families of 22 members of the state's contingent to the just-concluded National Sports Festival in Ogun State. A bus conveying the athletes was said to have been involved in a crash which occurred at the Dakatsalle Bridge in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State. About 30 athletes were said to have been the vehicle. The vehicle reportedly plunged off the bridge, leading to multiple fatalities and injuries. Akpabio, who represented President Bola Tinubu at the closing ceremony…
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Endgame For Inter In Bitter Champions League Humiliation

Endgame For Inter In Bitter Champions League Humiliation

*A post-game analysis By Jonathan Liew (who was at the Allianz Arena) After losing two finals in three seasons to state-owned investment funds, this ageing team reduced their fans to tears at end of proceedings on May 31, 2025. They stay just long enough to see the trophy lifted. Most have discarded their losing medals by the time the pyrotechnics go off and Marquinhos raises the European Cup into the muggy Munich night. There is a watery smattering of applause. Then, with a turn of pace so sadly lacking during the game itself, they turn and head for the tunnel,…
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Israel Approves Biggest Expansion of West Bank Settlements In Decades

Israel Approves Biggest Expansion of West Bank Settlements In Decades

Israel has approved a massive expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank in a move described as a continuation of de facto annexation of the territory. Peace Now, an Israeli non-governmental organization that tracks settlements, said it was the largest expansion of settlements since the signing of the Oslo Accords more than 30 years ago. Israel will establish 22 new settlements, including deep within the West Bank and in areas from which the country had previously withdrawn, as part of the new security cabinet decision, according to a joint statement from Defense Minister Israel Katz and far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. “All…
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