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The Kebbi State Commissioner for Information, Yakubu Ahmed, says the video showing patients inside a flooded hospital in the state is old footage. Ahmed said this during an interview on Arise TV on Saturday 12 june, he however, said the video showing a patient at Kangiwa General Hospital lying on a bare metal bed without a mattress is true. Recall, videos were posted by Hassan Mai-Waya Kangiwa, a journalist in the state. Although, the videos attracted public outrage and renewed concerns over the state of healthcare facilities in Kebbi. After…

By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar The Bauchi State Gobvernment is on the brink of adopting the Federal Government’s Alternative Child Care Policy, after stakeholders gave the green light to a freshly validated set of guidelines. At the close of the review session on Friday, 12 September 2025, Ahmad Umar Muhammad, Director of Child Development at the Ministry of Women Affairs and Child Development, said stakeholders combed through the document “page by page,” striking out anything that could stall smooth implementation. He praised the Child Protection Network (CPN) and officials from key…

The immediate past Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kola Kyari, on Wednesday decided to break his silence after he honoured an invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over alleged financial improprieties during his leadership. He arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Jabi, Abuja, at about 2:15 p.m., where it was reported that he was grilled by investigators over allegations of conspiracy, abuse of office, and money laundering. Addressing the Press briefly as he left the EFCC premises, the former…