By Clara Egbogota The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA),an NGO, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to ensure his administration worked to protect and defend citizens’ democratic rights. Mr Oluwafemi Akinbode, Executive Director of CAPPA, said this in a statement signed by Mr Zikora Ibeh, PolicyContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha The National Coordinator, Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, has commended Rep. Aliyu Betara and Yusuf Gadji for aligning themselves by stepping down for Tajudeen Abbass. Nnam told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday that their action wasContinue Reading
By Oluwatope Lawanson/Florence Onuegbu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has urged Nigerians, irrespective of tribe, religion and colour, to unite and build the country. Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, made the call at the 30th Anniversary of June 12, 1993 Election atContinue Reading
By Doris Esa The Federal Government has alerted the public on the outbreak of Anthrax disease in some neighbouring countries within the West African sub- region. Dr Ernest Umakhihe, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. He saidContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, National Coordinator, Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), has called on Nigerians to show solidarity with President Bola Tinubu’s anti corruption efforts. Nnam told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday that President Tinubu deserved accolades for investigating and unravelingContinue Reading
By Sairat Shekoni/Grace Alegba The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Freedom Court Parish, Idi-Araba, on Saturday took its medical outreach to Surulere area of Lagos with various health experts attending to different ailments. The programme, organised by RCCG in partnership with Medplus Pharmacy, was tagged “Deliberate Acts of KindnessContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) According to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. Over the years it hasContinue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu Prof. Isaac Adewole, a former Minister of Health, Nigeria, says many people are unaware that contact bleeding especially during bleeding or just after sexual intercourse can be early sign of cervical cancer. Adewole, Co-Founder, African Cancer Coalition, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in LagosContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha Some population experts say there is need for increased investment in health, education and well-being of women and girls as well as critical population groups for global development. They made the call at the launch of the State of the World Population (SWOP) in Abuja onContinue Reading
A News Analysis by Vivian Ihechu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer affecting women in Nigeria and the fourth most common cancer among women globally, according to World Health Organisation (WHO). Cervical cancer develops in a woman’s cervix (the entrance to the uterusContinue Reading
