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1 week ago | 
gwg.ng | Benjamin Abioye |GIDEON AYENI |Marie-Therese Nanlong
Suspended Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, has been officially summoned by the Sole Administrator of the state, Vice Admiral (Rtd.) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, CFR, to appear before a panel of inquiry regarding all appointments made during his two-year tenure. In a formal announcement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof.
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3 weeks ago | 
gwg.ng | Benjamin Abioye |Marie-Therese Nanlong
In every society, people are often perceived to be living a “fake life”—projecting an image of wealth, success, or influence that may not accurately reflect their true financial or social standing. This phenomenon is not limited to any particular region or class of people; it exists across different cultures, professions, and social statuses. However, the critical question remains: is living a “fake life” always a bad thing? Could it sometimes be justifiable or even necessary?
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1 month ago | 
gwg.ng | Benjamin Abioye |Sebastine Ebhuomhan |Marie-Therese Nanlong
The petition accuses him of mismanaging a $20 million World Bank grant meant for healthcare development. According to the petition, dated March 7, 2025, Oyetola led a special Health Intervention Committee that oversaw the allocation of the grant. The committee, which included former officials such as Remi Omowaye, Dr. Rafiu Isamatu, and Bola Oyebamiji, allocated the entire sum for the renovation of 320 primary healthcare centers in the state.
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1 month ago | 
gwg.ng | Marie-Therese Nanlong |Emmanuel Aziken
Jos – The Plateau State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Sylvanus Dongtoe has lamented the rise of social vices in the state which he said is reflected by reports of married women abandoning their husbands and homes for young men operating illegal mining sites. He said the indiscriminate and illegal mining on the Plateau was breeding some social vices that should be nipped in the bud.
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2 months ago | 
gwg.ng | Marie-Therese Nanlong |Benjamin Abioye
He made these known in Jos, when the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR decorated him as a Patron of the Institute saying the decision was arrived in recognition of the Governor’s people-centered policies that have repositioned the state’s image as the “Home of Peace and Tourism.” The NIPR President and Chairman of the Governing Council, Ike Neliaku, who led others for the investiture described Governor Mutfwang as a “chief image-maker” of modern Plateau, carefully chosen for this...
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
gwg.ng | Benjamin Abioye |GIDEON AYENI |Marie-Therese Nanlong
The chairman and managing director of Agidigbo FM in Ibadan, Oriyomi Hamzat, has chosen to mark his recent bail in a deeply emotional manner. Instead of celebrating with grandeur, he decided to pay his respects to the children who tragically lost their lives at the Christmas funfair in Ibadan on December 18, 2024. The fair, which was meant to bring joy to children, became the site of an unfortunate incident that resulted in the loss of over 35 young lives.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Marie-Therese Nanlong
The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has resolved to ensure an enhanced pension package for retired officers and also sustain the deployment of relevant cutting-edge technology to improve border security. The resolutions were made at the weekend during the closing ceremony of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Comptroller-General Annual Conference 2024 with the theme: Enhancing Border Security and Migration Management in a Globalised World: Challenges and Opportunities for Nigeria.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | Barakat Sanni |Nusaiba Ibrahim |Racheal Abata |Marie-Therese Nanlong
HEADLINESCreating an African with high survival rate in Breast Cancer October is breast cancer awareness month and it has been established by a research that. Every year breast cancer claims more than 650,000 lives worldwide. However, Survival rates have been recorded to be as high as 90% in high income countries. In sub-Saharan Africa the rate is less than 40%.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | Melody Chikono |Barakat Sanni |Racheal Abata |Marie-Therese Nanlong
Childbirth is an important stage in pregnancy, and labour is its most crucial aspect. To prepare forthis life–changing event, women typically undergo medical and nesting preparations to ensure they are equipped before, during, and after delivery. According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, during labour, the uterus contracts continuously and with increasing force, facilitating cervical dilation and effacement (thinning). This enables the fetus topass through the birth canal.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | Iyabode Olorunsola |Habeebat Ajayi |Marie-Therese Nanlong |Olufisoye Adenitan
Early marriage is a major factor that leads to adolescent pregnancy, which carries serious health risks and often leads to gender-based violence (GBV) against the survivor. One of the health risks associated with early marriage is Vesico-Vaginal Fistula (VVF), an abnormal opening between the bladder and the wall of the vagina. VVF can form after childbirth if the delivery is difficult, after certain kinds of surgery, or following radiotherapy.
