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Vanguard News World Malaria Day: Nigeria accounts for 24% of malaria death globally On James Ogunnaike ABEOKUTA – The Commissioner for Health in Ogun State, Dr. Tomi Coker at the weekend declared Nigeria accounts for about 24% of malaria deaths globally.  Coker, who disclosed this while addressing newsmen in commemoration of 2021 World Malaria Day (WMD) held at the Ministry of Health conference room, Okemosan, Abeokuta, said malaria is a disease that is  preventable, treatable and curable. The government also said the intervention will be in the area of distribution of free Long Lasting...

What FG must do to save the country – Nigerians On Kindly Share This Story: By Dayo Johnson, Akure; Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa; Festus Ahon, Asaba; Umar Yusuf, Yola; Jimitota Onoyume, Warri; Tina Akannam, Dutse; Peter Duru, Makurdi; Egufe Yafugborhi, Port Harcourt; Peter Okutu, Abakaliki; Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo; Charles Agwam, Bauchi; David Odama, Lafia; Ozioruva Aliu, Benin city; Shins Abubakar, Osogbo; James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta and Ibrahim HassanWuyo, Kaduna Agitations for self determination became pronounced in the south eastern part of the country in the eighties following perceived margin...

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Friday, said it intercepted and impounded a petroleum tanker used by vandals to siphoned 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), at Ifote village near Ipara in Obafemi Owode local government area. Disclosing this to newsmen in Abeokuta, the State Commandant of NSCDC, Mr. Hammed Abodunrin, said the command got information around 12 midnight that some vandals were stealing fuel from the pipelines and immediately swung into action. Abodunrin explained that immediately the vandals ...

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has warned the people of the State that they should never allow misunderstanding to descend into violence as recently witnessed in some communities in the State. Governor Abiodun, who gave the warning when the Committee on Farmer/Herders Conflict, submitted its report to him in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, noted that the recent farmers/ herders conflict in some parts of the State negatively affected the peaceful nature which the state was noted for. While saying urgent steps needed to be taken to address the menace, ...

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has described the reported intention of the main opposition party in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to take over the governorship of Ogun State in 2023 as “daydreaming, infantile fancy and political grandstanding devoid of practical reality” The APC, in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Friday and signed by its Publicity Secretary, Tunde Oladunjoye, described the reported unity of factions in the PDP as “a charade meant for photo-ops, camera lights and cheap publicity and also as ...