Author: Tina George

ASHENEWS reports that female sex workers, trangender, men who have sex with men, persons in correctional centers and persons who inject drugs are the main drivers of HIV in Niger state, the Commissioner of Health, Dr Tukur Bello has disclosed. The state Commissioner of Secondary and Tertiary Health, Dr Tukur Bello stated this in a press briefing to commemorate the 2024 World AIDS Day in Minna, Niger state. According to him, early sexual debut, poor pre-marital screening for HIV before marriage, sub-optimal HIV testing services especially amongst children and adolescents, poor knowledge on prevention services alongside low condom use, transfusion…

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ASHENEWS reports that to enhance public understanding and accountability, the Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative, also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN), has organized a training session for journalists in the North-Central region of Nigeria. The training focused on the Police Act 2020 and related police regulations, addressing a critical gap in media and public awareness of the legislation. The initiative, held in Abuja during a Media Townhall on Human Rights, the Police Act 2020, and Police Regulations, aimed to equip journalists with insights to demand transparency and accountability from the Nigeria Police Force. The Executive Director of…

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The House of Representatives member for Aba North/South Federal Constituency (APGA), Honourable Alexander Mascot Ikwechegh, who assaulted a Uber driver, Stephen Abuwatseya on Tuesday tendered a public apology following the incident which happened on Sunday. A check ran by ASHENEWS revealed that less than 30 per cent of the public apology was written by human with about 70 per cent was AI/GPT generated. ASHENEWS placed the full note of the public apology on two AI dectectors known for a certain degree accuracy in checking for AI/GPT generated write ups and articles. The detectors are Quillbot and ZeroGPT. Zero GPT is…

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ASHENEWS reports that several farmers and fishermen across Niger state have died from snake bites as a result of the unavailability of anti-venom injections in public health facilities. These farmers and fishermen get bitten by snakes when they go about the demands of their occupation as they often go through bushy and swampy areas. ASHENEWS learnt that the victims are usually rushed to pharmacies and public health centers but they do not get to receive the anti-venom injections. Majority of the health centers do not have it while some pharmacies who have it sell it at exorbitant rate. Some of…

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