E4A-MamaYe
29 Feb 2024
The Country Lead, Evidence for Action (E4A-MamaYe) Programme, Esther Agbon has advocated a community-centered approach in addressing the high maternal and child death in the country by supporting communities to develop workable homegrown solutions which are acceptable and owned by them.
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Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has inaugurated a 7.3 kilometre road and a solar-powered streetlight project worth over N4 billion in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area. This is contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature. According to him, the project was originally initiated by the administration of Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso…
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Troops of Nigerian Army have destroyed 23 illegal artisanal refineries and apprehended 25 suspected operators during an anti-bunkering operation conducted in Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers. Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma spokesman for the Nigerian Army 6 Division in Port Harcourt, disclosed this development in a statement issued on Monday. He revealed that soldiers also seized 14 boats…
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Chinese people on the streets of Beijing said Monday they were keeping expectations low ahead of the inauguration of Donald Trump, as his second White House stint could push China-US ties into a new era of uncertainty.
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The Military High Command has confirmed the killing of the son of Bello Turji, a notorious terrorist leader in a recent clearance operation on his stronghold on Fakai high ground in Zamfara. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Monday in Abuja. Buba said the terrorist…
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Counsel to the Chairman of the Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, charged with N12.3 billion fraud, on Monday appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos in protest of the charge. Mr Bode Olanipekun (SAN) told the court that he was protesting because the charge had not been served on Otudeko and two others charged along…
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Defending champion Jannik Sinner battled dizzy spells on Monday in energy-sapping heat to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals, admitting a long interruption when he accidentally broke the net was "big, big luck".
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Political activist, Omoyele Sowore, has said the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is being held by feudal characters. Sowore said this in reaction to a statement by former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, who cautioned against calls for Kanu's release. Kanu is being held in the custody of the Department of…
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The Nigerian Armed Forces have dealt a significant blow to terrorism in Zamfara State, killing scores of terrorists and rescuing several hostages in a coordinated operation. The raid, conducted by troops of Operation Fansan Yamma on January 17, also destroyed notorious terrorist Bello Turji’s logistics hub and forced the bandit to flee. In a…
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Between January 9 and 14, 2025, no fewer than 18 transmission towers were destroyed by vandals and thrown residents of communities in Rivers, Kano and Abia states into darkness. The General Manager of Public Affairs of the TCN disclosed in a statement said the destruction of the electricity infrastructure continues to be a challenge to…