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Rakiya A. Muhammad The new Sports facility under construction by the Sokoto State government is an impressive investment, Minister of Sports and Youths Development, Mr Sunday Dare, has said. During an official visit to the facility in Sokoto, he said that with 68% of those involved in sports in the country being youths between the ages of 12-35, investing in such infrastructure is a futuristic and veritable avenue for earning huge revenue. He noted it would benefit the state and the federal government, assuring it would avail itself of the opportunity of the facility for national and international events. The…

Rakiya A. Muhammad 45-year-old Ali Sani hears cancer treatment, and his mind goes to the death of his 4year old son Ahmad, who had leukaemia, one of the most common types of cancer among children in Nigeria. Other common types of childhood cancer include brain cancer, Wilms tumour, lymphomas and neuroblastoma. “Ahmad was losing weight and having recurring fever. We thought it was Malaria and continued to treat him at home,” said Ali, a petty trader in Kano, Northwest Nigeria. “When the situation worsened, we took him to the hospital where they told us it was cancer and that he…

The Kogi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KSPHCDA) has denied reports of alleged demand for money from clients for the vaccine. An NGO, the Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), at a press conference in Bauchi state, alleged that vaccine administrators in Kogi were demanded money from clients before vaccinating them. A statement Agency director Dr. Abubakar Yakubu in Lokoja said the report was misleading and far from the reality of COVID-19 vaccination in the state. He stressed that the report was most likely not true, as the NGO was unable to back up its alleged findings with…

Rakiya A.Muhammad The Sokoto State Government has stressed commitment to enhancing the wellbeing of the people, adding that it prioritises the provision of primary healthcare services. Deputy Governor, Hon. Manir Muhammad Dan’iya spoke when he received Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shu’aib and his team, including WHO Deputy Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr Alex Chibani, and UNICEF Chief of Health Country Officer in Nigeria, Eduardo Celades. They were at the Deputy Governor’s office to brief him on the outcome of the 2-day meeting between Sokoto State Government, the agency, and donor agencies…

By Shafa’atu Suleiman Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ Sokoto, has stressed the need to intensify efforts towards eliminating female genital mutilation (FGM) noted internationally as a violation of human rights the health and integrity of girls and women. The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes FGM as “the partial or total removal of external female genitalia or other injuries to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.” It adds that FGM can cause severe bleeding and problem urinating, later cysts infections, complications in childbirth, and increased risk of newborn deaths. The UN General Assembly had in 2012 designed February 6…

The Dimaska ​​Village community in the Gombi Local Government Area of ​​Adamawa has started a project to build more than 250 toilets for its people. Mr. James Steven, Head of the Dimaska ​​Village Health and Development Committee, revealed this to the Nigerian News Agency, in Dimaska ​​on Friday. Steven said the project focused on improving the delivery of health care services to residents through the community’s self-sufficiency program. He said the development followed a health training offered to Community Ministries, an American NGO, under the umbrella of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN). “Before the training in Dimaska,…

Rakiya A. Muhammad  The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has decried the increasing wave of ritual killings and harvesting of body parts across the country and urged all to contribute their quota towards tackling the menace. NAWOJ also observed with dismay the rise in drug abuse and thuggery among the youth and emphasised the need to prioritise youth empowerment and sensitisation at various levels to stop the negative trend. These were contained in a communique issued at the end of the association’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria. The communique signed by NAWOJ National…

Rakiya A. Muhammad Federal Government is committed to deepening citizens’ ownership of policing endeavours and promoting inclusiveness for more proactive security measures, Minister of Police Affairs has assured. Dr Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi spoke at the Northwest Zonal sensitisation campaign on Police Public Complaints Committee, held in Sokoto State. It was the second sensitisation campaign for the Police Public Complaints Committee. The first edition took place in Lagos on 18th November 2021. Following the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister had inaugurated the resuscitated Police Public Complaints Committee in Abuja on 7th April 2021 to bridge the gap between the…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has signed the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Bill into law, exiting the club of 19 states long criticised for not domesticating the key human rights law. Kwara was until now one of the 19 states that have not domesticated the law which addresses domestic violence and other sociocultural and political issues such as genital mutilation, rape, unlawful restraint, spousal battery, attack with harmful substance, harmful widowhood practices, forced isolation or separation from family and friends, among others. VAPP is cited as a law to eliminate violence in private and public life, promote maximum protection and…

A new study by Canadian researchers has indicated that pregnant women who consume lots of artificial sweeteners could be more at risk of giving birth to children who end up being obese. The study, though carried out on rats, found that pregnant rats fed stevia or aspartame artificial sweeteners had pups that were fatter. The researchers who performed the experiment stated that their findings could be used to caution expectant mothers against consuming sweeteners, noting that other studies have found similar findings in humans. Explaining how the study was performed, the experts said that the pregnant rats were split into…