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The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, has decried what he noted as a misuse of power in the name of religion. “It is only in Nigeria that religion matters in politics; hence, we have seen misuses of power in the name of religion,” he stated at the commissioning of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Guest House in Sokoto State. He noted religion seemed to have gradually become the citizenship rather than the nationality in Nigeria, adding the misuse of religion had made it a subject of interest in the polity. The bishop also spoke against…

By Rakiya A.Muhammad As Muslims celebrate Eid Fitri, the President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Sultan of Sokoto Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has urged them to pray for the peace, unity and progress of Nigeria. The royal father also reiterated the need to pray for the nation’s newly elected leaders towards the success of their administration. He stressed this at his palace shortly after the two units’ prayer to mark the Eid-El-Fitr at the Sokoto state central Eid ground. The Sultan, who addressed a multitude of Muslims on Sallah Homage led by the State Deputy…

Rakiya A. Muhammad When Maryam Abdullahi’s health deteriorated, her husband carried her piggyback to the health centre in the Dange area of Sokoto State, North-west Nigeria. They travelled for miles across their inhospitable terrain to get to the facility. “Initially, we thought it was the normal pregnancy dizziness and pulling sensations,” she recounts. “The situation worsened with severe abdominal pain and difficulty in breathing. We can hardly get a vehicle in this hard-to-reach area, and my husband had to carry me on his back to reach a health facility. That was about five years ago.” Malam Musa Abdullahi resorted to…

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, has said the incessant farmers-herders crisis threatens food and national security. Abubakar stated this in Abuja at the Regional Summit on Human and Climate Security Challenges and Farmers-Herders Conflict Resolution in the Livestock Sector. He said the regional summit with the theme, ‘Promoting Peace and Climate Security in the Crop and Livestock Farming Sectors’, became necessary as it has provided the opportunity for dialogue and discourse on the way forward for achieving peaceful coexistence between crop farmers and livestock herders whose incessant conflict in the region is threatening food and national…

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Director General, Dr. Mohammed Sambo has advocated for an oil block to be given to the agency to fund the over 83 million vulnerable Nigerians. He opined that if the government could give oil blocks to individuals, why can’t it give them to 83 million vulnerable Nigerians? Saying, a retired General told us some time ago how he sold his oil block for $500 million.” He made this known while addressing the Association of Nigeria Health Journalists (ANHeJ) at its 6th Annual Conference in Akwanga, Nasarawa State. The National Health Insurance Authority boss who…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Thursday reported 123 new COVID-19 cases across 12 states. Six COVID-19 related deaths were also recorded by the agency. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website. According to data from the agency, Edo recorded the highest figures for new infections for the day with 38 cases. Osun reported 25 cases of the virus, followed by Rivers – 22, Kaduna – 12, Oyo – 10, Kwara – 6, Ogun – 3, Bauchi – 2, Kano – 2, Borno – 1, Delta – 1 and Ekiti-1. The reported 123 new infections have brought the…

By Shafa’atu Suleiman Clean Up Nigeria (CUN), an international nongovernmental organization (NGO) on Thursday announced that performance indicators from its December 2021 to November 2022 studies showed that over 176.3 million Nigerians are living in unclean environments. Delivering its 2022 report in Abuja, the NGO also named Akwa Ibom state as the cleanest state in Nigeria. According to the CUN report, Akwa Ibom state scored 54% to emerge as the cleanest state in Nigeria followed by Ebonyi and Bauchi states respectively. The founder of Clean-up Nigeria Prince Ene Baba Owoh Jr. while speaking at a press conference organized to announce…

By Shafa’atu Suleiman  A former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has called for enhanced strategies to curb the spate of insecurity, which has continued unabated with the threat to food security and other negative consequences. “We have to put more effort in halting the disturbing insecurity because it will lead to food security, force millions from their ancestral homes, increase rural-urban migration and jacked up out of school by over half a million,” he stated. “Now, it has got to where farmers are levied, disallowed or banned completely from accessing their farms if they cannot meet the…

Rakiya A.Muhammad, Sokoto The federal government’s healthcare interventions have bolstered service delivery at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Sokoto, the Medical Director, Prof. Shehu Sale, disclosed. He noted the interventions would deliver improved healthcare to the hard-to-reach communities in line with the Federal Government’s commitment to providing essential healthcare services. The projects include construction and equipping of intensive care unit, construction and equipping of molecular laboratory, construction and equipping of isolation centre and procurement of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). ” We really appreciate President Muhammadu Buhari for bolstering and funding healthcare delivery by these interventions meant to serve Nigerians, especially those…

Five months after the alleged murder of a 34-year-old man Mohammed Danjuma in Sokoto State, his family has called on relevant authorities to ensure justice prevails in the case. “I am using this opportunity to call on the Sokoto State and Federal Government, Inspector General of Police, IGP, Human Rights organisations and the Media to help get justice for the departed soul of my son,” appealed the deceased’s father, Danjuma Sidi. He alleged that Mohammed, a graduate of Nigerian Maritime Academy, Oron, was killed on July 7, 2022, in the neighbourhood of Clapperton Road, Sokoto. “There is the evidence of…