Sunday, April 24, 2022 Nasarawa health commissioner Ahmed Yahaya [Photo credit: Facebook] The Nasarawa government says efforts towards eliminating malaria in the state have helped in reducing its spread to less than 14 per cent. The health commissioner in the state, Ahmed Yahaya, at a media parley on Sunday in Lafia, said the government recently…

As Angolans approach general elections in August, only one in five citizens say they trust the National Electoral Commission, a new Afrobarometer survey shows. While about half of Angolans say the commission does its job in a neutral fashion, trust in the election management body has declined from already low levels recorded three years ago.…

Jonah Larson, 14 is funding a science lab, a library, and plans more to come Jonah Larson is a 14-year-old crochet prodigy, who is giving back to his village in Ethiopia by raising a GoFundMe on his website and selling his items online. He was born in the small village of Durame in southeastern Ethiopia…

Community health workers take a leading role in preventing and treating the killer disease Delourice Shambala is nearing the final days of her pregnancy, and she attributes her malaria-free pregnancy and good health to a trio of community-based health workers. The trio includes David Smith Kange, a community health assistant and two community health volunteers.…

A new case of Ebola was reported by the Democratic Republic of Congo authorities, just four months after the end of the last outbreak. A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the National Institute of Biomedical Research said on Saturday. A 31-year old man died of the…

Saturday, April 23, 2022 National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives used to illustrate the story The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kaduna has said it  seized one kilogramme of cocaine and 511.3 kg of Indian hemp within the state  on Wednesday and Thursday. Its sector commander, Umar Adoro, told a news conference…

Saturday, April 23, 2022 Rt. Rev. Christian Onyia The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Nike, Enugu State, Rt. Rev. Christian Onyia, has urged Nigerians to make right choices of leadership in 2023. Mr Onyia said this while delivering his Bishop’s Charge at the ongoing first session of the sixth Synod of the Diocese, holding…

Saturday, April 23, 2022 Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi III and President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the government and people of Oyo state over the passing of the Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi III, aged 83 years, whose reign covered major historic transitions in the country. The president, in a condolence…

No fewer than 100 people are feared killed after a massive explosion ripped through an illegal refining facility in Rivers. Reuters cited the state’s petroleum resources commissioner Goodluck Opiah as confirming the incident on Saturday. “The fire outbreak occurred at an illegal bunkering site, and it affected over 100 people who were burnt beyond recognition,”…

Saturday, April 23, 2022 Nigeria Union of Teachers The Nigeria Union of Teachers has commended the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the harmonised retirement age of teachers’ bill into law. The NUT made the commendation in a letter of appreciation to Sonny Echono, Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). The letter was…

Why is the DRC president withholding details of the deal to recover assets from the controversial mining magnate? Many clues about what the enigmatic President Félix Tshisekedi is really about seem hidden in the secret deal his government signed on 24 February with notorious Israeli mining magnate Dan Gertler. Gertler was former Democratic Republic of…

Orlando Julius (Orlando Julius Aremu Olusanya Ekemode), who passed on 15 April 2022, lived the sort of life many had hoped fellow Afrobeat star Fela Kuti would. Julius was well-mannered, well-spoken and cultivated a reputation mostly devoid of raucousness and pyrotechnics. Born in 1943 at Ikole-Ekiti, south west Nigeria, his first major musical experience as…