The star is not John Dramani Mahama, who has just been sworn in as the President of Ghana even if he too is a winner. The star is Ibrahim Mahama, no relation to John, a spectacular young artist we discovered in Tamale, northern Ghana. If Mungo Park discovered the river Niger, then we can claim we travelled from Nigeria to Tamale and discovered Mahama. Charmaine Pereira, Siddique Abubakar Mohammed, Massoud Omar and I have just spent three weeks travelling thousands of kilometres in Ghana, using commercial transport in motor parks and going through Tema, Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, Bolgatanga and ending…
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Health stakeholders have explained the importance of antenatal care in promoting the well-being of pregnant women and their babies.
China said on Thursday it had recorded five cases of a new mpox strain, but that the “outbreak has been effectively handled.”
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State, Governor Umaru Bago has directed that all casual staff in General Hospitals be paid N80,000 monthly. The state governments decision, which aims to improve the welfare of health workers and enhance the quality of care provided in state-run medical facilities was announced on Thursday in Minna. Speaking while addressing a group of casual workers from Minna General Hospital who had expressed grievances at the Government House in Minna, Bago stressed that the welfare of health workers is critical to achieving better health outcomes for the people of Niger State. The Governor while acknowledging the…
ASHENEWS reports that Fidelity Bank Plc has donated maternity kits to 30 pregnant women at the Mushin Primary Health Centre (PHC), Lagos, in a bid to improve maternal health in the area.
An environmental advocacy expert, Mrs Temitope Okunnu, has highlighted ways of mitigating the effects of climate change to boost food security.
Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum has inaugurated three boards in the health sector
and ordered a comprehensive overhaul of the state’s healthcare system to address pressing challenges.
A Consultant Cardiologist, Dr Gerald Edeh, has identified ‘stress’ as a major cause of high blood pressure and sudden death among Nigerian adults.
The need for security has indeed been one of the most important needs of man since time immemorial. Security refers to protecting people, properties, and assets from various threats, risks, and vulnerabilities. It involves measures taken to prevent, detect, and respond to potential harm, danger, or loss. By Bashir Rabe Mani Security can be categorized into different types, including physical security, referring to protecting people and properties from physical harm or damage. There is also cybersecurity, referring to the protection of computer systems, networks, and data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction. The above is related to…
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state government on Thursday launched the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem Appeal Fund with a contribution of N50 million.