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Aside from the heat in Abuja, Madam Victoria endured an intense, stifling smoke emanating from cooking with firewood, the third greatest killer of women and children in Nigeria, according to the World Health Organization. It was in early September and I watched her singing Timaya’s “I can’t kill myself oo” as she dismantled her gas burner from the cylinder. “I go pack this …

The Minister of Interior of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Friday in Abuja said anyone or group who, henceforth, tries to break out prisoners from any correctional centre in the country, is on a suicide mission. Mr Aregbesola, who spoke through an aide at an event organised by the British Nigeria Law Forum (BNLF), also listed measures the government has taken to tackle …

The federal government has commenced Airborne Geophysical Survey in Ogun and 17 other states, including the Federal Capital Territory. The Director of Special Duties in the Ministry, Mr. Yisau Adepoju, who disclosed this at a press conference in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, said the survey, which commenced in Kwara State on Wednesday, will last for about six weeks. He …

A magistrate court sitting in Egor Magistrate Court II has sentenced two brothers Ikechukwu Sunday and Ikechukwu Lucas to three months imprisonment for assaulting a staff of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH)and destroying some facilities at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital over the death of their father.   They were found guilty on a two …

At the Paralympic Games, physically challenged athletes exhibit their sporting prowess and fight for honours for their countries and personal fame. The path to the medals at global sports fiestas is paved with years of physical and mental exertions. This is doubly so for the Paralympians who must first overcome their physical disabilities and the social conditions attached to participate in …

The Anti-Piracy Society of Nigeria (APSON), Anambra State Sector, in collaboration with Tavbt software developers, on Saturday unveiled a mobile application to track fakery and fake products before purchase. The App, known as ‘TaVbt’, was unveiled at the Inauguration and Induction of Anti-piracy Agents into APSON, in Awka, to help individuals detect fake or original products using their mobile phones. …

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has taken a swipe at the Arewa Consultative Youth Movement, describing them as the most ignorant of what is happening in the Niger Delta for saying that he was over politicizing the Nembe oil spill. Diri, who was speaking as the guest of honour at the All Ijaw Summit, organised by the Ijaw …

Citizens of The Gambia have thronged out to participate in the country’s presidential election. However, a majority of them failed to comply with COVID-19 safety guides. The election process commenced by 8 a.m. in many polling stations in the country. Many voters were seen crowded and without face masks in some polling stations visited by PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday morning. …

A common criticism of Nigeria’s democracy and politics is that it is unrepresentative. For a country’s leadership to achieve social justice, its composition must largely reflect the populace. In the case of Nigeria, young people, who account for the majority, are often on the margins of power, if at all they are accounted for. This exclusion is a significant drawback …

• Mass Vaccination Begins January 2022• States To Tackle Vaccine Skepticism• Govt Pledges Support For Local Medical Industry• Germany Gives Nigeria 5.1m Vaccine Doses• USAID Commits $73m To Anti-Virus Response As COVID-19 continues to ravage humanity across the world, Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has stressed the need to strengthen Nigeria’s health security architecture to ensure that the nation …