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Soludo’s wife, stakeholders laud donor agencies for intervening in healthcare delivery

Soludo’s wife, stakeholders laud donor agencies for intervening in healthcare delivery

By Vincent Ujumadu THE wife of the governor of Anambra State, Mrs. Nonye Soludo and some stakeholders in the state have commended the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, SIDA, and Central Emergency Relief Fund, CERF, for intervening in healthcare delivery in the state. Vanguard recalls that Mrs. Soludo solicited […]

Guber polls: Zamfara Gov concedes defeat, seeks forgiveness 

Guber polls: Zamfara Gov concedes defeat, seeks forgiveness 

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo  Executive Governor of Zamfara state, Bello Matawalle has conceded defeat after he failed to win the last governorship election in  the state, and thanked God for allowing him to spend 4 years on the mantle of leadership.  Speaking in an emotion laden voice, Governor Matawalle who was defeated by Lawal Dauda Dare […]

240,000 annual mortality rate: NTS tasks FG, states on eradication of TB

240,000 annual mortality rate: NTS tasks FG, states on eradication of TB

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Nigerian Thoracic Society, NTS, has urged the Federal, State Governments and various donor agencies to improve efforts so that Nigeria can at least be delisted from the group of high burden countries with Tuberculosis, TB, the world’s deadliest infectious killer disease. President of NTS, Professor PU Ele, gave the urge on Thursday, in Lagos in […]

Senate Presidency should be zoned to Southeast, says HURIWA

Senate Presidency should be zoned to Southeast, says HURIWA

By Fortune Eromosele, ABUJA Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Thursday, said that the office of the Senate President, should be zoned to the southeast. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, National Coordinator, HURIWA, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, drummed support for Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, saying that he was the best […]

80year-old man, 12 others pardoned in A’Ibom

80year-old man, 12 others pardoned in A’Ibom

THE Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaette Obot, has pardoned 12 inmates in Ikot Abasi and Eket Correctional Centres including 80- year-old man, identified as Ime Udoh, in Eket correctional centre.

Ogun Guber: Adebutu’s lawyers write INEC

Ogun Guber: Adebutu’s lawyers write INEC

The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ladi Adebutu, has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), through his lawyers saying that the margin of lead between Mr. Adedapo Abiodun, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, and our client was not in excess of the total number of voters who collected their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) in polling units.